SOVIET RAIL BORDER TRAFFIC AT FRANKFURT/ODER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006700080011-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Rail Border Trai'f
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
ARED
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CB - converted boxcar
B - boxcar
F - flatcar
T - tank car
SSy~ - heavy-duty flatcar
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1. The following Soviet rail shipments passed through the Muelirose railroad
station between 28 1 bru and 17 March 19.5:
Date shipment From To
28 February 15 F with direction of. Reinsdorf
15 T-34 tanks Frankfurt/Oder
2 March 10 F with Brest Litovsk toward Cottbus
10 crates probably with
aircraft parts
4 March 2 B, 10 SSy with
10 tanks, probably T-54
7 March 20 F with
20 crates probably with
aircraft parts
9 March 20
20 t aannks , ith
T-54
13 March 22 SSy with
22 tanks, probably T-54
17 March 20 SSy with
20 tanks, probably T-54
On 1 3 March, a shipment of 2 (2, 22 Rim
1 went from Brest Litovsk to Xeina4O
24 March 1955
Meinsdorf
toward Cottbus
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exceeaing
17 March.
4. Between 1 and 10 March, about 150 empty tank cars were aaembled at the
Frankfurt Oder marshaling yard and dispatched to Brest Litovsk in
trains of 20 to 30 cars each. 8
5. On 16 March, the assembling of a shuttle-train,of 3 four-axle coaches,
1 kitchen car and 31 two-axle flatcars at the Frankfurt/Oder railroad
station was given priority. The empty train was to be dispatched to'
Brest Litovsk. Since another three coaches of the same type were to
be made available, it was believed that a second shuttle-train of
a similar composition was to be assembled at Frankfurt/Oiler. 9
6. Since midi March, only every second day a train-of 50 empty tank cars
has been dispatched toward Brest Litovsk. Colonel Revyuk (fnu) had to
be given current information on the number of empty tank cars arriving
from the GDR and tl4ir movement. The return of an unusually large
number of tank cars from Brest Litovsk was not yet observed. 8 25X1
7. The following shipments were dispatched from Frankfurt/Oder between
8 and 14 March:
Date in Shipment
March
8 7 T with gasoline
11 5 T with "
13 5 B with military
goods
1 T with gasoline
14 1 T with
Comment. It could not be determined if the shipment came from
the USSR or was an intersonal shipment from 'Frankfurt/Oder. If the
shipment actually came from the 'USSR, it would be worth noting that 25X1
T-34 tanks are still dispatched from the USSR. There are several
Reinsdorfs in the GDR. The Reinsdorf in the pmesent report is probably
identical with Reinedorf near Wittenberg where the 6th Gds Tk Div is
stationed.
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Comment. The shipment was previously a~epar ted and contained
aircraft w# es which we- consigned to ,GYP airfields Cnttbu
and Drewitz.
Comment. The shi n was revious~ly observed.
Comment. A previo re ort ;Lndleat that the shipment went to
Jueterbog. The arrival of an
aircraft shipment was ltporbed from Juat . e g.
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W shipment of 22 F with military goods
t from Frankfurt/Oder to Satzkorn on
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Comment. The shipment is observed for the first time. Since no
rece wing station was reported, the consignee cannot be determined.
Comment. The number of cars with military goods exceeding the scheduled
load and the. receiving station indicate that the shipment contained new 25X1
tanks of the T-54-
have also consisted of prime movers.
Comment. According to an order by the Soviets, 1,040 empty tank
the shipment may
cars for gasoline were to be dispatched to Brest Litovsk,.
9. L____I Comment. The composition of the train indicates that a unit
(air force unit ?) from the USSR will be transferred to the GDR on
several shuttle-train trips.
Comment. According to the receiving stations, the Twenty-Fourth
Air Army is probably coasixaee-~
Comment. The shipments contained ration supplies.
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