SOVIET RAIL SHIPMENTS OF AMMUNITION AND WEAPONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005900520001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 21, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 13, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET
COUNTRY East Germ v REPORT
TOPIC Soviet Rail Shipments of Ammunition and Weapons
EVALUATION.
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
On 9 December, a train of 25 B and 10 crash cars went from Hohenleipisch
to Dresden. j
1. A train of 27 B and 1 CB went from Wulkow to Torgau on 22 November;1
a train of 17 B and 20 crash cars went from Neustadt/Dosse to Schwerin
on 26 November; and a train of 21 B, 1 CB and 14 crash cars went from
Wulkow to Torgau on 30 November.
2. A train of 30 B went from Wulkow to Torgau on 2 December, and another train
of 25 B on 3 December.
Trains between 13 and 28 November included:
Date in Number of
November Cars From To
13 12 B
18 18 B
19 6 B
23 4 B
28 15 B
PLACE OBTAINED
DATE PREPARED 13 January 1955 25X1
Gardelegen Altengrabow
Pfaffendorf to
Altengrabow Rosslau
Magdeburg
zerstenwalde Altengrabow
On 9 December, a train of 25 B and 15 crash cars went from Wulkow to
Torgau.
6. On 17 December, a train of 28 S and 14 crash care went from Wulkow to
Torgau.
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7. On 1 December, a train of 15 F with 30 x 100-mm AT guns went from
Burg to Frankfurt/Oder.
8. On 13 December, a train of
Frankfurt/Oder to Rathenow.
Each rocket launcher was mounted on a 6 x 6 truck with pneumatic
tires, a cab which had metal shields with eye-slits instead of windshields
and a launching frame of about 1.5 x 1.8 x 0,8 meters with about 32 rails.
On 20 December, a train of 7 F with ,7 x 57-mm AA auras went from Jueterbog-
-Altes Lager, Darsaki, to Neuzuppin,
9. On 19 December, a train of 1 B and 5 F with 5 x 85-mm A.A. guns went from
Frankfurt/Oder to Neuruppin.
Comment, The ammunition shipments from Wulkow to Torgau are noteworthy. 25X1
Although Wulkow is the only GSFG ammunition depot north of Berlin, and
Torgau and Mockrehna are located on the same railroad line from Leipzig to
Falkenberg only 15 kilometers apart, a transfer of the Wulkow ammunition
depot is possible.
Comment. The shipment was previously reported.
Comment. The shipment of new rocket launchers was consiged to the
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Z5th -Gds RL Brig. The unloading at Rathenow as previously reported.
Comment. Darski (fnu) is listed as chief of the GSFG ordnance depot
a ueterbog-Altes Lager. AAA unit
at Neuruppin.
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