MILITARY ACTITIVY AND MOVEMENTS IN THE TRAINING AREA OF THE THIRD SHOCK ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005400820007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 29, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE PREPARED 29 October 1954
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On 4 Qatober 12,5., an overhead telephone line was seen east of Burg.
It ran along the R:.eesen-Rohenseeden road toward the northwest via the
Ihle Kama!, proceeded east of Ihleburg and, free there, ran to the
ferrying point near Parchau and on toward Kobbel. A second line
brahed off at the ferrying point near Parchau and ran via Kehnert
and south of Mahlwiskel, crossed the railroad line and turned toward
the northeast. Another line ran from Kobbel along the Birkholz-
Tangerhuette road, crossed the railroad line south of Tangerhuette
and went toward the west. A bridge was built over the Elbe River
between Parchau, Kehuert. Numerous tracks of motor vehicles which
ran in all directions along the western bank of the river indicated
that a bridge head was formed on the western bank in the course of the
attsek which was directed westward across the Elbe. 1
trucks
ong the Ta erhuette-- ued 'tz road (15 ' southwest
of Stendaly; 10 trucks drove along the road
the north. Twenty other trucks L
pero-r el carrier followed. 2
25 trucks and 4 Y-13 rocket launchers
free Tang. huette toward Dolls. At about 1400, many vehicles and tanks
were seen in the woods southeast of Tuederitz, on either side of the
L 'taa-4iolle road. About canouflaged trucks were parked in a -30 woods west of Mahlpfuhl (west of Tangerhuette). At about 1500, aho -t
passed through Luederitz toward
and 1 armored
3- The foll.ewin movexaents were noticed on 5 October:
Mahlwinkel railroad station: about 30 trucks including
troops with red-bordered
entraining stood in a woods near the station. 3
black epaulets were entrained. Several guns, apparently ready for
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At 020: At Stendal railroad station: 8 medium AA guns and about
30 trucks were entraine
The train left toward the east at 141C.
At I&IL; At Stendal railroad station_ a train passed through the
eight S?'-100s,
5 trucks and 1 armored
scout car. 6
tA 1415: At Stendal railroad station: 6 light AAA guns and about
15 trucks were entrained. During the entraining, a Jeep with portable
radio set was parked near the station. It seemed that the individual
units were directed from the assembly areas to the entraining station
by radio. 5
At l5 O: At Tangerhuette railroad station: two trains with steaming
locomotives were sidetracked with their engines headed northward. They
carried a total of approximately 70 trucks
At 1535: Ilahlwinkel railroad station: 4 Bans, presumably field I ouritzers,5OX1-HUM
and 8 trucks were entrained.
A large number of trucks was pare in ne woods near the station. 7
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4. At 1 O o 7 Oetot er about 20 SF guns I
jeep and radio truck were detrained at Eurg.rai?roaci sfiation.
Empty flatcars at the station indicated that other materiel had -oon
detrained earlier. 6
At 1620 on 7 October, a column with 6 tuns and about 30 trucks passed
through Genthin toward the south.
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Third Shock Army were entrained.
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5. Count. 4 trains with units of
the 32d. AAA Div were either seen at Stendal railr ad station or were seen
en route toward Berlin on 5 October. These
units alm weed to have 'ti f 1 a mew If t**
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Magdeburg.
train with units
shook Army.
tv Burg of units
went.
of the 136th Gds Hv Tank SP Regt of the Third
on 7 October F] a
of the regiment went cram Hillersleben oward.
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4th Gds Arty Brig/IX Mtz Rifle Corps or of the 304th Arty Brig/LXXIX
Mtz Rifle Corps.
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