SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006500620004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006500620004-1
-- CLASSIFICATION SECRET
COUNTRY. East Germany REPORT
TOPIC
Soviet Troop Trains
EVALUATION
25X1
PLACE OBTAINED 25X1
OF CONTENT 25X1
DATE OBTAINED LDATE PREPARED 24 March 1955
REFERENCES 25X1
PAGES 5 ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE)
REMARKS
25X1
CB - converted boxcar B - boxcar F - flatcar SSy - Heavy-duty flatcar
The following troop trains
February and 12 march 1955:
Approve
Composition of From
Troop Trains
undetermined Wildpark Altengrabow
17 CB, 44 F Altenburg if
7 CB, 4 B, 49 F "
8 CB, 5 B, 46 F Meuselwitz It
7 CB, 4 B, 44 F Altenburg it
9 CB, 2 B, 37 F Burg Gardelegen
6 CB, 1 B, 22 H Barby Mahlwinkel
2 CB, 1 B, 7 F Altengrabow Glauchau
10 CB, 4 B, 35 F Magdeburg- Letzlingen
Brueckfeld
8 CB, 2 B, 45 F Burg Jaevenitz
7 CB, 3 B, 44 F If Gardelegen
11 CB9 1 B, 34 F Quedlinburg Moehringen
12 CB2 1 B, 38 F " Vinzelberg
5 CB, 2 B, 29 F "
12 CB, 1 B, 33 F " Moehringen
7 CB9 4 B, 46 F Guesen Gardelegen
1 SSy with a Barby Mahiwinkel
trench excavator
and a 150-ton crane,
exceeding the
scheduled load
7 CB9 4 B, 49 F
Altenburg
Altengrabow
12 B, 23 F
It
It
16 B, 47 F
It
9
B, 38 F
"
If
3
CB, 10 B, 44 F
"
it
7
CB, 3 B, 23 F
Zeitz
11
CB, 2 B, 47 F
Meuselwitz
5
B, 19 F
Meininaen
11ten--rabow
d For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006500620004-1
betwen 28
25X1
25X1
 Approved For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006500620004-1
25X1
25X1
25X1
undetermined
2 B, 7 CB, 51 F
7 CB, 4 B, 40 F
9 CB, 2 B, 47 F
3 CB, 12 B, 38 F
6 CB, 2 B, 23 F
6 CB, 1 B, 12 F
8CB9 2B, 29 F
8 CB, 2 B, 26 F
6 CB, 32 F
8 CB9 9 B, 45 F
8 CB, 4 B, 45 F
8 CB, 3 B, 44 F
12 CB, 3 B, 36 F
8 CB, 3 B, 42 F
8 CB, 3 B, 34 F
undetermined
undetermined
7 CB, 2 B, 37 F
7 CB, 34 F
Kroepelin
Neuruppin
Zerbst
Altengrabow
it
Halle-Sued
Merseburg
Markranstaedt
Merseburg
Markranstaedt
Koenigsbrueck
three additional
troop trains of an
undetermined number
of cars from
Koenigsbrueck to
Genthin
Chemnitz
Altengrabow
Altenburg
Zeitz
Gera
Arnstadt
to
to
it
Dallgow-
Doeberitz
III
Altengrabow
it
Genthin
to
CB, 2 B,
Altengrabow
2 CB, 3
B,
31
F
Altengrabow Saalfeld
6 CB, 4
B,
28
F
it 11
8 CB, 2
B,
43
F
Jaevenitz Burg
4 CB,
8 B, 48
F
Gardelegen Burg
7 CB,
3
B,
44
F
8 CB,
1
B,
18
F
7 CB,
3
B,
45
F
Jaevenitz
8 CB9
3
B,
50
F
to
4 CB,
2
B,
20
F
Altengrabow
8 CB,
2
B,
34
F
Altengrabow Merseburg
8 CB,
2
B,
36
F
f
9 CB,
3
B,
46
F
Tangerhuette
9CB9
3
B,
45
F
it
9 CB
3
B,
42
F
to
9
9 CB,
3
B,
28
F
to
8 CB,
3
B,
36
F
Ammendorf
7 CB9
2
B,
39
F
Koenigsbrueck
6 CB,
2
B,
41
F
Rossleben
12 CB, 3 B, 32
F
Halberstadt AngernQRogaetz
8 CB, 6
B,
28
F
to
10 CB, 4
B,
20
F
Approved For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081OA006500620004-1
 Approved For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006500620004-1
1. Comment. The troop trains probably included 10 trains carrying
an artillery brigade from Altenburg to Altengrabow and 10 return
s1-ipments. On 5 March,1955, on of the return shipments containing
12 artillery pieces of 100 to 120 mm was observed on the Leipzig-
Altenburg railroad line. The reshipping of troops from the Zerbst
railroad station indicates that the loading stations in the
Altengrabow area were being used beyond capacity during this period.
Comment. The troop trains probably belong to a movement of
contingents d'the 207th Mtz Rifle Div with corps artillery and
corps AAA units from Burg and army engineer units from Barby to a
winter field exercise in the northern sector of Letzling Heath between
1 and 5 March 1955. Another report indicated that components of the
207th Mtz Rifle Div and elements of the corps engineer battalion from
Stendal also participated in the field exercise. It is noteworthy
that contingents of engineer troops were previously observed in
the Guesen area, and that corps AAA units or artillery units went
to Altengrabow after termination of the field exercise on three
troop trains on 5 and 10 March 1955?
Comment. The troop train probably carried a firing detail of
the 220th Hv Tank SP Regt of-the Eighth Gds A{y.
Comment. Four troop trains-carried of th# t9
39th Gds Mtz Rifle Div auto Altengrabow, p trains returned
to the Ohrdruf billeting area of the div ' entraining of
troops at Plauen on 3 March and the unload` at lnstadt on 6 March
1955 were confirmed by other reports.
Comment. Six troop trains probably carried elements of the 308th
Arty Brig of the XXVIII Gds Mtz Rifle Corps to Altengrabow. The troop
train on 6 March 1955 was a return shipment.
Comment. Another report indicated that three troop trains carrying
medium AAA units of the 62d AAA Div went to Wustrow during the night of 1
March 1955. The troop trains were followed a shipment containing a
firing director on 5 March 1955.
Comment. The three troop trains carried components of the 6th Gds
AAA iv. On 13 February 1955, three other troop trains of the division
also returned from Altengrabow.
Comment. The troop trains probably carried elements of the corps
RL regiment of the )eOaVIII Gds Mtz Rifle Corps.
Comment. The troop trains probably belonged to the 13th AAA Div.
Comment. According to another report, 14 medium AA guns of the 31st
. The unit of this train has been stationed at Altengrabbow
since 14 February 1955 ?
AAA 91v were entrained at Velten on 5 March 1955
The troop train on 4 March 1955 was also confirmed
Comment. These were probably six troop trains of the 76th Arty
f the XXIX 'Gds Mtz Rifle Corps which went to Altengrabow, and
two troop trains of the above unit which returned to Merseburg.
Approved For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006500620004-1
 Approved For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006500620004-1
10 CB, 1 B, 45 F
8 CB, 3 B, 44 F
8 CB, 4 B, 34 F
6 CB, 3 B, 41 F
undetermined
7
CB,
3 B,
41 F
10
CB,
8 B,
42 F
10
CB,
4 B,
45 F
8
CB,
1 B,
54 F
4
CB,
3 B,
16 F
3
CB,
1 B,
7 F
2
CB,
2 B,
15 F
3
CB,
1 B,
20 F
6
CB,
2 B,
16 F
11 CB, 7 B, 30 F
undetermined
n
9 CB, 1 B, 41 F
8 CB, 2 B, 26 F
undetermined
10
CB,
2
B,
44 F
7
CB,
4
B,
49 F
10
CB9
2
B,
34 F
3.CB,
1
B,
37 F
12 CB,
1
B,
33 F
9 CB,
2
B,
49 F
7 CB, 4 B, 49 F
7CB,4B,49F
7 CB, 4 B, 42 F
10 CB9 1 B, 37 F
5 CB, 1 B, 16 F
8 CB, 1 B, 38 F
8 CB, 2 B, 15 F
8 CB, 1 B, 35 F
13 CB9 1 B, 30 F
13 CB, 1 B, 29 F
15 CB, 1 B, 16 F
11 CB, 4,B, 30 F
10 CB, 1 B, 38 F
12 CB, 34 F
8 CB, 1 B, 32 F
8 CB9 2 B, 37 F
8 B with
ammunition
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
Ohrdruf
Burg
Dessau
--
Brandenburg
Altengrabow
Gera
n
Plauen
Al tengrabow
-,
Saalfeld
11
Zerbst
Altengrabow
+,
--
Zerbst
n
-,
Jaevenitz
--
Tangerhuette
Osterburg
Velten
Merseburg
--
Frankfurt/Oder
Weimar
it
Kroepelin
Gardelegen
Neubukow
Kroepelin
Tangerhuette
Klausa
Erfurt
Wildpark
Chemnitz
Aue
Altengrabow
it
it
Magdeburg-
Brueckfeld
M
Altengrabow
-,
Altenburg
eimar
--
Velten
Hal densleben
Altenburg
--
Brandenburg-
Altstadt
Altengrabow
Burg
Barby
Quedlinburg
it
it
it
Altengrabow
-,
25X1
25X1
Approved For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006500620004-1
 Approved For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006500620004-1
Comment. The troop trains probably carried comi,onents of the
th Arty Div whi e division field exercise of
the lst MeczDiv.
25X1
-25X1
Comment. The troop trains probably carried RL units of AAA units 25X1
of the Eighth Gds Army from Halle and Leipzig respectively.
to Altengrab*w. The troop train on.12 March 1955 was a return shipments.
Comment. Other reports indicated that the five troop trains 25X1
carried artillery units with 122-mm field howitzers from Koenigsbrueck
two batteries of 4 x 122-mm artillery 25X1
piecoeach were. detrained in Dresden on 13 March 1955.
SECRET -
25X1
25X1
Approved For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006500620004-1
 I CLASSIFICATION 1r-_i
eOU'dWY East Germany ,:.
TOPIC
`,oviet Troop Tr4ins
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTEflt
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES
REMARKS
Approved For Release 2008/03/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006500620004-1
REPORT
DATE PREPARED 24 i,farch 1'55
25X1
25X1
-1
25X1
25X1
February and 12 i