SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006000670002-3
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 28, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION ay~`Fast Germam
Soviet Troop Train
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OF j 'it
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.ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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..DATE PREPARED 20, January 1955
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B.Converted Boxcar; B-Boxcar; Flatcar; G.-Gondola Car; 30Y-Heavy-Duty Flatcar;
MML-Heavy-Duty Flat car
:1a to in Composition of
~sruary ~'roop Trains
4 3 S5Y
10 5 CB22B, P,
aSY
6 10CB 43 F
d 14 CB, 1Br, 45F
3 CD, 1 B, 10 F,
2 P YI.I
11 12 CB3 7D? 39F
6CB,, 7B, 21 F,
L: G
12 undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
13 15, CB, 2 B,, 43 F
14
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
10CDx 1B, 34F
6CDI , 2BQ 43F
IC CB;, 2 B, 32 F
undetermined
undetermined
9. CBS, 3 B, 29 F
3 CBS: 11 F
I.:einsdorf Dessau
LIaGdebur Altenrrabow
Drueckfeld
Da11Gov-Doeberitz Altenorabow
AltenGrabow Da1lGorr-Doeberitz
is
b
B
1iaGdeburG-
Bnteckfeld
LlaGdeburg
Brueckfeld
Chemnitz
Weimar
6'einar
Stcndal
Koeni,;cbrueck
Lleissen
KoeniGsbrueck
Hagenow-Land
Wismar
Ha vnon-Land
Dal1Gow-Doeberitz
DallGov-Loeboritz
Ileum)-pin
Halberstadt
ran en
ur lilt
stadt
Kroepelin
Kroepelin
A1tenr rabow
Kroepelin
Kroepelin
AltonE,rabori
Al.tonCraboa
Al ton ;a oc1
I1'eubukov
Gardele~,en
GardeleC,vn
Garde le{;vn
A1tenrjrabor.
A1teni rabow
Al tenC,-raboc7
AltenGrabow
Commer..to The troop trains carried elements of the
}. ~bcx ~oeberi~z to AltenKiaboii and back to Doeberitz.,
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2, ~Corznentp The troop train probably carried a~i element of the 121.th 25X1
liv L.orr Art" Drig, including a tcro-load heavy field hotiitzer of 203 mrm, which
moved to Llten(raboa on 5 January 1955 and ro tui-ned to its hona station F-=
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Com.tent, The troop t
rains were confirmed by previous observations
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Coi:ment? Observation
c at Dooboritz indicated that all troop train
probably carried light ALL units.
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Cos:ent, The troop
train was confirmed by a previous report,
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COUNTRY
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
East Germany
Soviet Troop Trains
EVALUATION Pt ar-E OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES-
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
REPORT NO,
LDATE PREPARED 28 January 1955
This is UNEVALUATED
Information
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CB-Converted Boxcar;
B-Boxcar; B 1atoar; G-Gondola Car; SSY?.Heavy-Duty Flatcar;
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troop trains
1955s
Date in Composition of
anuarv Troop Trains
4 3 SSY
5 3CB, 2B, 10 F,
2 SSY
6 1008, 43 F
8 14 CB, 1B, 45F
3 CB, 1 B, 10 F,
2 RRYM
11 12 CB, 7B, 39F
8 CB, 7 B, 21 F,
2 G
12 undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
13 15 CB, 2 B, 43 F
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
10 CB, 1B, 34 F
6 CB, 2 B, 43 F
10 0B9 2 B, 32 F
undetermined
undetermined
9CB, 3B, 29 F
14 3CB, 11 F
Meinsdorf
Magdeburgs-
Brueokfeld
between 1 and 14 January
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Dessau
Altengrabow
Daligow-,Doeberitz Altengrabow
.Altengrabow Dallgow-Doeberitz
-+ Brandenburg-Alt-
Magdeburg-
Brueokfeld
Magdeburg-
Brueokfeld
Chemnitz
Weimar
Weimar
Stendal
Koenigsbrueok
Meissen
Koenigsbrueok
Hagenow-Land
Wismar
Hagenow-Land
Dallgow-Doeberitz
Dallgow-Doeberitz
Neuruppin
Halberstadt
stadt
Kroepelin
Kroepelin
Altengrabow
Kroepelin
Kroepelin
Altengrabow
Altengrabow
Altengrabow
Neubukow
Gardelegen
Gardelegen
Gardelegen
Altengrabow
Altengrabow
Altengrabow
Altengrabow
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moved to Altengrabow on 5 January 1955 and returned to its home station,F_~
Comments The troop train probably carried an element of the 124th 25X1
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Comment The troo trains were bo firmed by previous observations,
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`Comment. Observations at Doeberitz indicated that all troop trains
probably carried light AAA units,
confirmed by a previous reportd
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