RAIL FREIGHT TRAFFIC THROUGH EAST GERMAN BORDER STATIONS AND INTRA-ZONAL SUPPLY SHIPMENTS

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CIA-RDP80-00810A007200700002-6
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RIPPUB
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7
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December 21, 2016
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March 19, 2008
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2
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Publication Date: 
June 2, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 C ASS9FICATODM Rn COUNTRY East Geraa lr SPORT TOPIC Rail Freight 'Traffic .thronch East German Border Stations and Intra-Zonal Supply Shipments EVALUATION ---PL~CE 0WWIED----E-::::= DATE OF CONTENT DATE OBTAINED REFERENCES PAGES 7 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) p r REMARKS. the 25X1 following shipments passed through East German border stations between 12 and 22 May 19551 B - boxcar, BB- heavy duty boxcar, F - flatcar] R - refrigerator car, T - tank car, TT - heavy duty tank car F Date in Number and Load May Type of Cars 12 2 B military goods Muellrose This is UNEVALUATED Information DATE PREPARED 2 June 1955 1 B, 1 F 2 AA guns Dallgow 54 T empty grumps 13 7 B ammunition Brest 2 B 2 B trucks 2 R military goods new trucks 58 T empty 30 F Frankfurt/ Oder Oder Koenigswu- sterhausen Wildpark pa Altlueders dorf Ziesar Eberswalds Strausberg Brest Torgau Fuersten- walde Sued Leipzig- Eutritzsoh 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 15 47 T empty Krumpa 52 F military goods Brest 9 B, 1 F 5B 14 B 35 F 11 TT 11 TT 7 TT 4 TT 4R 1 T trucks military goods Brest H q 45 T military goods 7 TT benzol 46 B uranium ore 1Lue 52 T empty Krumpa 20 F 7 wheel sets Dessau 23 R new 2 TT military goods Brest .3 TT 2 TT 1 TT 1 TT 1 TT 1 TT 1 TT 1 TT 3 TT 6 TT Muellrose Kirchmoeser Brest Muellrose Werneuchen Finsterwalde Heidenau Brandenburg Leipzig Aken Satzkorn Beinau Gross Hasslow Schlei$s Strassgraebcho Fuerstenwalde Al t.A$rabew Krumpa Merseburg Brest Muellrose Velten Alt Strelitz Biesenthal Cottbus Radebeul Magdeburg Akan Nuenchea- Bernsddrf Nixdorf Magdeburg 25X1 SECRET Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 -3- 17 1 F 3B 3R 3R 1 B, 2 F 1 B, 2 F 4B 1 B, 10 F military goods n " n n ? n Brest Frankfurt/Oder Leipzig Satzkorn Fierstenwalde Karlshagen Satzkora Jueterbog 3B it 9ueterbog Brest 37 F trucks 3B military goods Brest Frankfurt/Oder 3B 7B it 1 B Bernau 42 B ammunition Torgau 18 1 B military goods Jena 36 F trucks 4F Instrelits 3B military goods " Frankfurt/Oder 4R 4R Leipzig 2 R 2 B Satzkorn 2 F Strausberg 1 B Velten 3B Muellrose 2 B Altenburg 32 B ammunition Crawinkel 1 B military goods 30 F trucks 46 B Uranium ore Aue 52 T empty Krumpa 19 4 TT military goods Brest 4 TT 61 T empty Aker Kruapa Brest " 46 B uranium ore Aue military goods Brest Magdeburg SFCRFT 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 19 9B 3B 36 F 12 B 9F 6B 16 B 6R 19 TT 3B 6B 3B 1 B 36 s 2 BB 1 BB 1 B 12 B 6B 16 TT 3TT 1 TT 1 TT military goods Brest > ri ~m un biox military goods *i*sUrose Paumstenwalde " Finow Jueterbog Frankfurt/Oder Jueterbog Erfurt-Oat household goods " " to of !1 It military it ammunition aniline oil bex$ol 29 TT " 46 R, 7 B military goods " Yerseburg Praakfurt/Oder Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 -$- 2. The following shipments were observed at Frankfurt/Oder between 20 and 24 May: G - gondola car Date in Number and 1 Type of Cars 20 40 G 20 G 20 B 10 B 30 T 18 F 18 G 24 F 24 F 1 B 18 B 4B 10 F 8 F 20 F 16 F 12 F 16 F 16 F 8 F 12 F coke Frankfurt-border Ziltendorf it Eisleben grain, peanuts " Frankfurt DSU non-ferrous Berlin metal pig iron Thal* it Groeditz machinery and Magdeburg Brest machinery parts iron constructions Wiederitzsch " uhdetermined Fuerstenwalde-Sued Biesenthal grain Frankfurt-border Frankfurt DSU provender grain " various railroad stations enamelled containers Thale cables Berlin- Rumnelsburg machines Schkeuditz it it Zeitz to jet fighters Frankfurt/border via Eberswalde crates Wiederitzsch Erfurt Leipzig Magdeburg Halle Dresden Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 22 30 BB empty Frankfurt/Oder Brest 30 F machines and Magdeburg 12 F machnery parts. machines and Erfurt machinery parts 8 F machines and Goerlitz machinery parts 12 F machines and Dresden machinery parts 12 F machines and Chemnitz machinery parts 12 F machines and Dessau machinery parts 24 25 B grain Frankfurt-border Frankfurt DSU 35 B various railroad stations Comment. Intra-zonal shipments between known Soviet depots. belongs to the forwarding agency of the Fourth Gds Meoz Army. 3. Comment. Crude oil shipments from the USSR to East German hydrogenation plants and empty tank cars returned to the USSR. 25X1 Comment. shipments from the USSR to Soviet depots 25X11 25X1 4. I LComment. These shipments were connected with the motor vehicle exchange 25X1 5? 6. program. Comment. Ration supply shipments from the USSR for known ration supply 25X1 depots. Consent. This shipment was consigned to the GSFG tank spare parts depot at Muellrose. Comment. Fuel shipments ofor known air force and army depots. TT cars are four-axle tank care with more than 30-ton load capacity. Comment. Clothing shipment for the central clothing depot of the GSFG in Bernau. 25X1 Lo sa This tank shipment is probably idsntisal with a sh nt sa 17 1 di? snaked to $f 25X1 "W **s* eft train umbers a ieh are arssi, ed by railroad 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6 -7- Comment. This tank shipment is possibly identical with a shipment on 17 May dispatched to Forst Zinna u)ader Comment. Uranium ore shipments to the USSR 11. Comment. The new railroad cars were exported to the USSR. The Soviet- 25X1 gauge wheel sets carried along will beused on these cars in the USSR. 25X1 12. 0 Comment. Probably truck chassis consigned to the air force depot at Strausberg. 13. 14. 15. 16. LJ/~ I d by ship hip trans- ter regiment regiment 25X1 25X1 Comment- Shipments of this sevies w ad previously. Comment 16. 25X1 25X1 Comment. These shipments were consigned to chemical plants. Comment This confirms previous assumption concerning the additional Comment. Grain shipments from the USSR which are forwards rough the DSU (Deutsche Schiffahrtsuaschlagbetriebe) (German s loading agencies). Comment. This shipment was probably consiMed to the fig at Pinow. Approved For Release 2008/03/19: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007200700002-6