MILITARY SHIPMENTS IN THE EIGHTH GDS ARMY AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006400660004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 5, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 11, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY'
TOPIC
CLASSI FICATION._..~
East Germstiy 3-1.0- 'UNCODED~
:.:ititary Shipments in the righth We Army Area
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONT
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.DATE PREPARED,
11 arch 1955
ENCLOSURES Mo. a TYPE)
trucks, l field kitchen and 6 boxcarloads of soldiers were entrained
at the Saalebahnhof in Jena and left toward Naumburg at 2300.
2. on 20 February. 2 J5-2 tanks, 1 T-34/05 tank, 5 trucks, 1 field
fitohen and'6 boxearloads of soldiers were detrained at the Saalebahnhof
in Jena. 1
medium SP guns ~ 3 heavy SP guns, 2 salve an s,
1. At 1730 on 1313 February 1955, T734/85 lama
3. The followin, shipments passed through the :leimar railroad station
and proceeded to Ohrdruf:
19 rebAt 0330, a shipment of 15 flatcars with sideracks and
8 boxcars carrying 6 T-34/65 tanks, 2 AT guns, 11 trucks
and, on 6 boxcars, soldiers wearing
red-bordered black epaulets with tank insignia. The train came from
:;eissenfels. 2
4. At 2330 on 20 February. a train carrying 6 x 85-..nn AT d ns, 6 x 57-v a
AT guns, 4 x 120-ram mortars, 21 trucks and 8 boxcars occupied by
soldiers wearing; red-bordered black epaulets was seen at the Erfurt
railroad station. 3
between 13 and 20 Feb
1. this was a tank
detail of the 66th Ode Ltees Mgt of the 20th Gds :secs Div which
presumably transferred to the Wits 1brest for firing practices
le Febxwm. At 2315, a shipment of 5 flatcars with sideracks and
3 boxcars carrying trucks
with assault boats and 2 boxcars occupied by
soldiers, which came from flaumburg.
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2. , F__1,Dp ;;, " Acoordir.j to 1 weapons,
a detail of the 67th ..ngr n from $aumburg and a Upk dew*l of
the 17th Gds Tank SP Regt of the 57th Gds Utz iUifle v from
reiseenfels apparently moved to Ohrdruf on 19 and 19 February
respectively for short-term exercises.
3. Cwmt. Artillery units of the Eighth Gds Armor, which
apparently transferred to firing practices at Ohrdruf and Kindel
on 9 and 13 February, may have returned.
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