SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006500590004-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
CLASSIFICATIO
East Germany
TOPIC Soviet Troop Trains
Templin - Fuerstenberg area.
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EVALUATION PLACE OBTAINED
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DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 17 March 1955
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PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) I
REMARKS
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CB - converted boxcar B - boxcar F - flatcar
1. Troop trains on 6 March 1955 included 25X1
19 trains totalling 105 CB, 575 F and a small number of B whiohwwere
loaded in the Wustermark loading district at the Wildpark, Satzkorn
.nd Priort raii1oad stations. Receiving stations included Templin, J
Joachimsthal, Fuerstenberg and several small railroad stations in the
Schorfheide area. Colonel Revyuk (fnu) and President Decker attended
the loading operations. The movement was centrally directed by one Funke,chief
diapatcher,and a time table expert for security reasons. Troop trains
loaded in the 'ernau loading district included 19 CB and 108 F. The trains
had the same destinations as those dispatched from the Wustermark loading
district. 1,, 3
6 March. 2
2. Information from Cottbus indicated that large rail movements from the
Cottbus railroad district to Dresden and Koenigabrueck took place on
3. Railroad cars to be assembled at Moabit and Tempelhof included 250
two-axle flatcars on 12 March and 600 two-axle flatcars on 13 March. 2
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Comment. The troop trains carried large contingents of the 10th 25X1
Gds Tk Div from Potsdam and 71st Light Arty Brig from Bernau to a
winter field exercise probablg at *~yj&441 level in the Schorfheide -
Oomment. The assembling of cars indicates that another winter field
exercise is being prepared.
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r .?-)op trains on 6 March 1955 includcd 25X1
a small number of B which -.r:rr?e
t'yins totalling 105 CB 75 r^ and
lcadcd in the Wusterrark loading; district the Wildpark, Sat- korn
^;i Prior t railroad stv.tions;, Receiving st:'.- i ons included Templin,
to:?.c:?imstha]., Fuer3t-er_'?)erg and several smal'. ra'i,.lrctO stations in the
chorfhelde area. Colonel }' vyl:t}C (fnu) and a':i"? it en Decke attended
ti-e loading operations. The movement was centrally directed bY one F'tliikr ; C;11r`7:
.:(spatche.; an(' a time `able expert for sects::"ity reasons. Troop trairitl
I.,ailed in the Bernau loadint, District tnc7uu.cd 19 C,3 and 108 j'The trait: s
t e same destinations as those di snatch,?d from the Wustermark loa6in,
=.st..ict. 1s 3
:irc i Cottbus Lndic:.ty''..d th:3c 713' c rail moerernents fron the
Coc,,.r: s r a ilrosd district to Dresden -v !d Xoonigsbrueck took place on
a March 2
:_ .lroad cars to be assembled at Moabit and Tempelhof included 250
March.
:_.o-axle l tears or.. 12 :is:rc l ani 600 Gtro?-*~:. `_e flatcars on
Co. ;gent;., The troop trains carried l a ? e :-ontir ;er.ts of the 10th
1"11- Div Po yz,datn and 71 s?t Light Arty Brij -front Berriau to a
r field exercise probably at division level in the schorf'heide
7: ^'~liFl uerstenberg area.
--excise is s being prepared..
C a mnents Decker is President of RBD Berlin.
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