SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005500520008-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY.
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
East Germany
Soviet Troop Trains
EVALUATIONS
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 1 ENCLOSURES (NO'. & TYPE)
REMARKS
REPORT
16 November 1954
[This is UNEVALUATED Information
CB - converted boxcar
B - boxcar
F - flatcar
1. During the morning of 16 October 1954, numerous soldiers and officers
arrived at Haldensleben on regular passenger trains and were picked
up by trucks which left toward Planken. 1
2. At about 1130 on 19 October, a troop train with numerous soldiers and
30 trucks
was unloaded at Haldensleben. The troops left toward Planken. 2
On 20 October, a troop train of 10 F with ten JS-2 tanks was observed
at the Meitzendorf railroad station. The train was headed toward
Haldensleben. 2
4. On 22 October, a troop train of 12 B, 16 F, weighing 846 tons
passed through the Rathenow railroad station.
The train came from Haldensleben and went to?Bernau. 3
troop trains leaving Wuensdorf on
which went to Dresden, and another train of 15
31 October included a train of 13 CB, 4 B, 6 F
which went to Wittenberg.
U-B, 2 13, 4-F
Comment. Previous reports also indicate that a personnel processing
r of the Third Shock Army is located in the Letzling Heath area.
omment. These troop trains have net been identified.
on 14 October.
from Templin to Letzling Heath
probably carried a tank detail of the 6th Gds Mecz Div which mnvP1
Comment. The troop train has been repeatedly confirmed. The train
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