SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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CIA-RDP80-00810A005900830009-0
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 21, 2016
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February 28, 2008
Sequence Number: 
9
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Publication Date: 
January 19, 1955
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/02/28: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005900830009-0 CLASSIFICATION COUNTRY TOPIC EVALUATION DATE OF CONTENT DATE OBTAINED REFERENCES PAGES 1 REMARKS East Germany Soviet Tro)2 Tr _-ins P ABTAINED, REPORT DATE PREPARED. .ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) 19 January 1955 25X1- 25X1- '25X1- CB - Converted Boxcar; B - Boxcar; F - Flatcar 25X1 25X1 Date in Composition of From January Troop Trains 14 CB, 8 B, 21 F Kuestrin 9 CB, 7 B, 24 F TM 12 CB, 4 B, 25 F Frankfurt/Oder Jueterbog 15 CB, 3 B, 27 F 10 2 CB, 15 F Velten Fuerstenberg/Havel 5 5 CB, 2 B, 38 F Dallgow Altengrabow probably four-barreled, and trucks, was seen. The 25X1 train came from Finsterwalde and went to Kroepelin. 25X1 25X1 25X1 Kroepelin it a troop train which consisted of 8 B with soldiers, 3 B with 25X1 equipment, and an undetermined number of F with 8 x 85-mm AA guns four other AA gum. Comment, The troop train carried an element of the 2d Light Arty Brig. C entQ Th V t and uerstenwalde. 125X1 25X1 C ent The troop trains probably carried light AAA units of the 32d AAA Div25X1 to Jueterbog for firing practices. 25X1 25X1 Comment, The troop trains from Kuestrin to Kroepelin probably carried AAA unite of the 32d AAA Div, while the troop train reported in paragraph 2 carried an air force AAA unit. All units went to Wustrow for firing practices. In 1954, the regular AAA firing practices at Wustrow 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/02/28: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005900830009-0 Approved For Release 2008/02/28: CIA-RDP80-00810A005900830009-0 DATE OF CONTENT) DATE OBTAINED.-_...J REFERENCES PAGES REMARKS ENCLOSURES 2;, uB ,- Ccnverte3 Boxcar; (io. & TYPE]--,.., .. ~. _ 25X1"" 19..January 'DATE PIREPARER i' ; F .:''ctce~r Ante in Compooit of January Troop Trains 5. CBS By 38 F 30 2 CB, 15 F -- rL CB, .4 BB 25- F 15 CBs, ? -B_~- 27 F 1/+. CB9' B, 21 F C , probably- four-pre ,,.arid tits AAeuo 'he 25X1 train came f rcm Finsterwa1 a ate wit r I `Prom ?Da11gow 4eiten ~a~tiitj9der 'e'Eria ? 1 4i tongrabow #F stbnbacg/~lave1 J gterbog frpep pin 25X1 a' oo' rat which 25X1 p aps isted :of 8 Ji with soldiers 3 B with u pmentr and .an iznd ter in d ~ia 'Of-'t`with 8.x. 85-mm AA it n : -V21- other AA 25X1' 25X1 Iu -?~ ? q .: ~'. -..-? --- t.?-- ~4`rwwaaa ? v v~. w.wa nca.&i U u ween V e.L1 Ui and Grstenwaliieo 3Q COfl1fl flt , he ti'e~r LrAjn ~!n?`M ~ i1l~1 ~M a~l~in~w+ w~ +K.. 7a T4-1-46 A.-A.- 25X1 - ir. 25X1 CeminenCo IliaJtroRj, traino prob&U7- Denied light? 1 A units of the 32d AAA Div25X1 Comm u Th tr trains from R'uestrinto elin 25X1 >~ p,w ,KrQep probably carried AAA units 32d'*AA`.; i ? U1.0AN in nftrakranh -2 Awrriafq ;n_aiw P.v.. firing practices a ~du..yru~ryo'_. t- .,,, 1 Approved For Release 2008/02/28: CIA-RDP80-00810A005900830009-0