SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 31, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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C'B-converted boxcar? B -car? F-flatcar! 40,gondola -car-
SSy - heavy-duty flatcar- RRym - heavy-duty flatcar
Troop trr inns identified
and 8 Januar,., 1955 inc'uded a train
rhich went from Torgau
and another train of 14 C.'B, I B. 45 F,
on 24 December 1954
5 C 'B, 6 B, 3 F.
to 7.1i'dpark on 24 December,
which -ent frog Altengrabow to Dallgow on 8 January.
2, At 1^70 on 9 January, a troop train of about 50 cars arrived at the
is'lgow railroad station. About 150 soldiers, 6 AT guns, and 25 trucks
were detrained.
3. "'roon trains leaving the Da'1gow railroad station for Altengrrbow
on 13 January included: a train of 12 CB and an ur;determined numbs r
of F with six AA guns and trucks which left at,1830, and another tr"in
of 10 CX13 and an undeterm_ned number of F with u4 guns and trucks which
left at 2200. 2
4. Troop tr,,~ins from Kuestrin - Kirtz to Krc~epelin
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on 10 acid 11 January ir.c& u e? : a train of 25X1
20 B, zi F, a train of 1 B, 4 F on 10 January,25X1
and a train of 12 B, 27 F on 11 anuary.3
5. On 14 Jana.: ry. a tro-p train of 10 C!B. 8 B, 42 F with soldiers and
AA suns teas observed at the 'rittenberge railroad station. The train
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6. Troop trn ins
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Date in Composition of
January Troop Tr^ins From To
13 15 B, 24 F Fuerstenwalde Neubukow
14 7 B, 30 F Frankfurt10der Jueterbog
15 10 C'B.5 B, 32 F Dresden
7 CB, 31 F. Dresden
10 C/B, 2 B, 37 F Wildpark
Jueterbog
Jueterbog
-Jueterbog
7. The following troop trains from Fuerstenwalde were
Date in Composition of Receiving
8. Troop trains with soldiers., artillery pieces, equipment and trucks
which were dispatched from the Fuerstenw-lde railro^d stc?tion on
13 January included a train of 1 G, 15 B, 23 F which ?-ent to Neubukow.
and arothcr train of 1 0, 16 B. 41 F which went to Kroepelin.5
9 C'B, 11 B. 27 F Neubukow
It w^s observed th^t most of-the boxerrs of the troop trains on 14
January were loaded with ammunition.5
9. On 7, 8 and 9 January, empty train ~ with 25 SSy went to
Ziltendorf near uerstenberg-Oder. The cars came from Holthusen,
Strohkirchen and Hagenow-Land respectivety.9
10. Empty trains to Zi'tendorf on 14 and 15
January included a train of 11 CB. 32 F which came from Kroepelin,
a train of 9,RRym, 33 F which came fr-sm Jueterbog-Altes Lager on
14 January, and - train of 50 F which came from Jueterbog-Alter Lager
on 15 January.9
on 12 and 14 January:
Troop Trains Station
12 7 C'B, 4 B, 25 F Jueterbog-
Altes Lager
5 C'B. 6 B,.28 F
14 8 C'B. 10 B, 32 F Kroepelin
Comment. The troop train on 8 January 1955 carried contingents
of the 2d Light Arty Brig which returned from firing practice at
2. I IComrant The troop trains probably carried AAA units of the
1st llecz JUNCODED
Comment. These troop trains have been repeatedly confirmed.
Comment. Between 0900 and 1300 on 12 January 1955, the entr-fining
f a unit irc'udinf 1' x 76-mm AA guns was observed at Koeniysbrueck.
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L Corj',er,t. One of the troop trains was previously reported.
6 Cocrcnt_ The troop trrin probably carried ii-ht AAA units of
the z?d AAb UNCODED) ss
Com-e?.t. T-'e troop train carried a light A" unit of the
8. Comrent. The troop trains probably carried '_irht AAA units
of thr 63d. AA4
CoTM?gent. Since it is rrthcr unusual for the Ziltendorf
Combinrt to be in need of flatcars, the cars were probably
assembled for troop shipments.
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East Germany
Soviet Troop Trains'
EVALUATION PLACE OBTAINED,
DATE OF CONTENT.
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 31 January 1955
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C'B-converted boxcar: B - boxcar; F-flatcar: G-gondola car-
SSy - heavy-duty flatcar- RRym - heavy-duty flatcar
Troop trains identified) Ion 24 December 1954
and 8 January 1 255 included a train of 5 C'B, 6 B, 3 F,
which went from Torgau to 'Xi'.dpark on 24 December-
and another train of 14 C'B, 1 B, 45 F,
w%i ch "^ent from Al tengrabow to Dallgow on 8 January,
were detrained.
2. At 1'70 on .9 January, a troop train of about 50 cars arrived at the
Da,lgow railroad station. About 150 soldiers, 6 AT guns, and ?5 trucks
root trains leaving the Da'lgow railroad station for Altengrrhow
on 13 January included: a train of 12 CB and an undetermined number
of F with six kA guns and trucks which left at 1830, and another twin
of 10 CAB and an undetermined number of F with AA guns and trucks which
left !?t 2200. F---]2
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4. Troor tro_ins from Kuestrin - Kietz to Kroepelin which were identified 25X1
20 B, 71 F,
AA guns was observed at the 0iittenberge railroad station. The train
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a train of 1 R, 4 F on 10 Janusry
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B, 27 F on 11 January.3
5. On 14 January, a tro p twin of 10 C'B, E B, 42 F with soldiers and
and 'rent from Koenigsbrudck to Neubukow.4
6. Troor trains
.c'uded:
on 13,14 and 15 January
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Date in Composition of
January Troop Trains From To
171 15 B, 24 F
14 7 B, 30 F
15 10 CAB. 5 B, 32 F
7 C'B, 31 F
10 C /B, 2 B, 37 F
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on 12 and 14 January:
Date in Composition of Receiving
Fuerstenwalde Neubukow
Frankfurt 'Oder Jueterbog
Dresden Jueterbog
Dresden Jueterbog
Nildpark Jueterbog
nwalde we,, e
troop trains fror^,T~/' ,l?/ll"1 C ora+I"'
12 7 C'B, 4 B. 25 F Jueterbog-
Altes Lager
5 C'B 6 B, 28 F it
14 8 C'B 10 B, 32 F Kroepelin
9 C'B, 11 B. 27 F Neubukow
It wps observed thr+ most of the boxcars of the troop trains on 14
January were loaded with ammunition.5
8. Troop trains with soldiers, artillery pieces, equirment and trucks
w'-ich were dispatched from the Fuerstenw-lde railro--d station on
17, January i cluded a train of 1 G, 15 B, 23 F w1rich ent to Neubukow.
and a .oth' r train of 1 G, 16 B . 41 F which -Tent to Kroepelin. 5
q. On 7, 8 and 9 January, empty trai with 25 SSy went to
Ziltendorf near F uerstenberg-Oder. e cars came from Holthusen,
Strohkirchen and.Hagenow-Land respectively.9
10. E'pty trains to Zii tendorf I I on 14 and. 15
January included a train o. F w'-ich came from Kroepelin,
a train of 9 RRym, 33 F which came frlm Jueterbog-Altes Lager on
14 January, and - train of 50 F which came from Jueterbog-Altes Lager
on 15 January.9
1. Comment. The troop train on 8 January 1955 carried contine-ents
of the 2d Light Arty Brie which returned from firing practice at
Alteno-rabow. The same unit Woved to Altengrabow on 5 January 1955.
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Comment. The troop trains probably carried' AAA units of the
1st n"ecz iv.
Comment. These +r +,. ins, hive been -relkeatedly confirmed.
UNCO CODED1
Comment. Between 0900 and 1300 on 12 January 1955, the entraining
a unit including 1' x 76-mm AA guns was observed at Koeni,gsbrueck.
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Comment. One of the troor trains was previt)u
Comment. The troop tr=-in probably carried ii
sly reported.
TI- troon tra arried a. li ht Init of the
Comment. Thd troop trains probably carried 7i-ht AAI units
of th 63 AAA Div
9. I I Com::,ent. Since it is r~-thi r unusual for the Ziltendorf
need of flatcars, the cars -,,ere probably
Comb in== t to T e-
assembled for troop shipments.
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