SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORII
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
East Germany DATE DISTR.
v-,'arY 1955
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Soviet Troop Trains NO. OF PAGES
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1. The following troop trains were observed between 5 and 18 October 1954:
Date in Number of From
October Troov Trains
ARMY IV Al- v
Approved
5, 6 9 undetermined Schwerin
and 7
6 and 7 3 Dranse Ludwigalust,
Techentin
8 and 9 11 CB, 69 Dranse Ferleberg
69 B,
45 F
]3 and 15 . 4 Neubukow Dresden
Kroepelin
16 and 15 2
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a troop train of 7 be sara with rsplace nta arrived
railroad station.
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2. The following troop trains passed through Muellrose between 11 and
21 Octobers
October Cara
11 49 B Frankfurt/Oder Rehagen-Klausdorf
12 54B n--
3 B, 9 F Roenigswusterhausen toward Frankfurt/Oder
with 2 JS-2
110119kno 4 T-34
tanks and 3
vehicles,
15 50 B
49 B
52 B
17 55 B
18 54 B
19 53 B
Frankfurt/Oder
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Cottbus
Frankfurt/Oder
54 B
21 23 B
All troop trains were occupied by soldiers
3. Troop trains
included:
Date in Number of
October CB
18 54 with
soldiers
night 54 with
of 19 soldiers
54
54
Jueterbog
a
Brest Litovsk
r
toward Cottbus
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M
A Frankfurt/Oder
" Cottbus
n
between 18 and 21 October
Jueterbog via
Frankfurt/Oder
Cottbus via
Kuestrin
Eberswalde via
Frankfurt/Oder
Cottbus via
Kuestrin
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the personnel exchange movement completed d-
December. The Soviet transportation control officer issued strict
orders to the German railroad offices rggarding an exact execution of
.railroad traffic according to schedule.3
to Kaulsdorf on 17 October.4
5. Troop trains ~on 23 and 17 October included
a train of 2 CB, 10 F, RRgm whioh went
from Kaulsdorf to Strausberg on 13 October, and another train of
2 CB, 14 RRym, which went from Eberswalde
6* At 0015 on 17 October, the troop train
arrived at Kaulsdorf from Kuestrin. The train carried
artillery piece which were unloaded during the night.
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55 with soldiers Frankfurt/Oder Wustermark
14 tanks and one
55 " Jueterbog Frankfurt/Oder
55 " Fr
55 with Guben Jueterbog
Receiving
October of Troop Trains Station
18 5 C, 6 F, 15 SSy Baruth
2CB,3F,7SSy "
6 CB, 6 F, 16 SSy "
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55 empty
between 16 and 20 October:
huttle-trains
Date in Number of Fr
October Cars
16 55 with Frankfurt/Oder Jueterbog
soldiers
17 55 empty j
18 55 It W
terbog Wustermark
termark Jueterbog
ankfurt/Oder Jueterbog
20 55 empty Jueterbog Kuestrin
terbog Wustermark
8. Troop trains from Jueterbog
October included:
Date in Compgsition
18, 19 and 20
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19 5 B, 2 F, 15 SSy tt
5 B, 5 F, 15 SSy "
5 B, 8 F, 12 SSy a
5 B, 8 SSy
18 3 CB, 19 F Baruth
3 CB, 18F
5 B, 2 F, 15 SSy Wittenberg
split up into two trains
Comment. The 12 troop trains probably carried components of the
Mth ecz Div which returned from the Wittstock troop training grounds.
Comment. The troop trains which were confirmed by another report
carried a tank unit of the 68th Gds Tk Rekt of the 6th Gds Mecz Div
from Kaulsdorf to Strausberg and batk=*
uunent. The seven troop trains probably carried components
o e 14th Gds Mecz Div to a maneuver which begun on 12 or IL. netobar
199A in tha nrqa of Crinitz - Calau - Luebbenau - Luckau.
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