MILITARY ACTIVITIES AND SHIPMENTS IN THE AREA OF THE FOURTH GDS MECZ ARMY

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CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180007-3
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3
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December 21, 2016
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March 18, 2008
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7
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Publication Date: 
April 20, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180007-3 Ci.,AS~IFI'CAT10N COW TOPIC, REPOR Military Aotivities a~ad i~eeats ~n the Area ~f the EVALUATION LACE OBTAI~tED DATE OF CONTE DATE OBTAINED t~4TE PREPARED 20 Aril 1955 REFERENCES PAGES ~ ENCLOSU~2ES (NO. & 71rPE) REMARKS This is UNEVALUATED Information with some 300 soldiers, 5 radio trucks, 2 searchlights and 4 field 25X1 1. At about 1700 on 30 March 1955, a column of 4 x 3~-mm AA guns, 25 trucki25X1 kitchens left the Artillerie Kaserne (4442) in Frankfurt/Odor and went toward the railroad station. The unit was entrained at the station. On that entered the Artillerie Kaserne in Frankfurt~Oder from the direction of during the preceding, night. 21 At 1315 on 4 April, a column of 10 trucks towing 10 x 37-mm AA guns, 16 trucks with some 160 $oldiere, 1 generator and 1 field kitchen 25X1 500 soldiers. Additional units were assumed to have left the installation day, the installation was not more than 50 percent occupied by 400 to installation was fully lighted. 1 At 2000, the 25X1 3. Military shipments from Brest-Litovsk unloaded at the Sa.tzkorri railroad station included: ~0 March. At 1520, 18 T-54 tanks, 2 boxcarloads of equipment and an escorting de*ail. 8 April. At 0425, 20 '~-54 tanks, 3 boxcarloads of equipment and an escorting detail. 2 !~1 APOICI/~ATIf1A1 '- Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180007-3 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180007-3 Comment. 4. The following shipments were entrained at the Sat$korn railroad station.: ~. April. At p115, a shipment of 12 T-54 tanks, 4 JS~1 tanks, 2 JSII~122 guns, 3 repair shop trucks, 1 tank truck, 2 ambulances, 1 field kitohen, 10 tstueks 10 boxcars with soli~ars and 5 boxcars with ammunition, which left for Hilleraleber~ 1 A ril. At 191 5, a shipment of 9 T-54 tanks, 1 JS-1 tank, 2 JSIIw122 gone, 1 repair shop truck, 1 ambulance, 5 boxcars with soldiers, 4 boxcar8 with ammunition and equipment and 5 trucks which left for Haldensleben at 0045 5. Between 1500 and 1700 on 9 April, 2 T~34/85 tanks, 2 SU~249 gone, 2 x 85-.mm AT guns, l x 120-mm mortar, 2 x 82..mm mortars, 1 repair shop truck, 1 radio truck, 25 trucks and 2 field kitchens were unloaded at the Berlin-Schoeneweide railroad station and left for the VPuhlheide cantonment (4161), south of the Karlshorat race course, 32d AAA Div transferred from Frankfurt/Odor to Baruth on 3 trains on 31 March/1 April. They returned from Jueterbog on 4 trains on 2/4 April. pncludi,ng the shipments mentioned #~n the present report, the 10th Gde Tank Div received a total of approximately 110 T..54 tanks. 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1:1 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180007-3 Approved For Release 2008/03/18 :CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180007-3 Tank Div which R~ti transferred to Letaling Heath for firing practices. / ~ SEC1~~ Approved For Release 2008/03/18 :CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180007-3