SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007600040011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2007
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: July 8, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC
EVALUA .
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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REMARKS
2a$t aer y
Soviet Troop Trains
REPORT
D11TE PREPARED 8 July 1955
This is UNEVALUATED
Information
1. Between 2 and 5 June 1955, the following shipments passed through the
Wittenberge railroad station:
C/B - converted boxcar
F - flatcar
B - boxcar
Date intr Composition
June off" shipments of Train From To
PLACE OWA1*W.
each with 8 x 85-mm Kroepelin M-Brueokfeld
AA guns
4 1 6 CB with troops, 2 B Neubukow Halberstadt
with ammunition, 30 F
with 6 vehicles, 2
searchlights, 6x85-mm
AA guns and 10 trucks
5 1 12 CB with troops, Neubukow RBD Magdeburg
1 B with ammunition,
36 F with 16 trucks,
armored snout cars
Nos 333, 334, 336,
339, 431, 434 and
10 x 85-mm AT guns
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Date in Number and
June Type of Cars From To
10 3 CB, 1 B, 12 F Forst Zinna Peitz
4 CB9 1 B, 18 F Jueterbog it
12 13 CB9 1 B, 29 F Cottbus Forst Zinna
13 5 CB, 1 B, 16 F Cottbus* " of
4 CB, 11 F
Frankfurt/Oder to,Jj terbog-Falkenberg on 16 June
on 14 June) and 1 train went from
a train of 4 CB, 4 13, and 26 F went
from Algrabow to Wildpark on 17 June
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~C"ment. I 1 shipment from Magdeburg,
1 shipment from Halberstadt and 2 shipments from Haldeneleben went to
Wustrow on 13 and/or 15 May. The present report tends to indicate that
AAA units of the 3d Gds AAA Div and/or 19th Gds Ivlecz Div were
stationed at Wustrow from mid May to early June. These units included
elements from Halberstadt at which locality no AAA units have been
reported so far.
omment. It is assumed that elements of the 9th Mecz Div from
the kaserne at Drachhausen (3344) have been stationed at Jueterbog.
were stationed at Jueterbog from 12 to 16 June were involved.l
Comment 3.
Comment. This report, ineconnection with a previous report,
tends to indicate that elements of the 9th Mecz Div from Cottbus which
Cow nt. Since a shipment with 8 x 152-mm gun howitzers went
in the opposite direction on 16 June, it is assumed that the train
in the present report was operated to connection with exchange
movements of the 34th Arty Div.
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CLASSIFICATION. -'L
EVALUATION.__..~
DATE OF CONTE
Last - Germany
P11.ACE OBTAINED
DATE OBTAINED. . J W DATE PREP
REFERENCES..__
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
1. Between 2 and 5 June 1955 thl followin{
",ittenberge railroad station:.
C/S` c d bq $Ir
if ; - flatcar "
- boxcar
Date in
Juno
4
AuJu1y 1955
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e 4 i with 6 x 85-mm Kitepeli 1-i3rueckfeld
AA guns
6 'CB with ' tr+ ops, 2' B Neubukow
r'it v 'clea,42
searc}lights, 6x85-mm
AA guns and 10 trucks
12 CB with troops,
'-l B with ammunition,
10 with 16 trucks,
'armo snout cars
N0e'.335, 3349 336
339, 431, 434 and
10 x 85-mm AT guns
(~! ~SCIFI(`I!T!(m S'r~'2r 1
Halbaretkdt
Peubukow RBD I agdeburg
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of Shipme;.ts of Train
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Date in Number and
June Tune of Car_gFrom To
10 3 CB, 1 B, 12 F Forst Zinna Peitz
4CB, 11 F
4 CB, I B, 18 F Jueterbog
12 13 CB9 I B, 29 F Cottbus
13 5 CB9 1 B, 16 F Cottbus
1 train we
t from Beeskow to Jueterbog
and 1 train went from
7,Mlcf n rt /Od 4 Jueterbog-Falkenberg on 16 June
on 14 June
C k2g t, According to another source, 1 shipment from Magc.eburg,
1 shipment from Halberstadt and 2 shipments from Haldensleben went to
Wustrow on 13 and/or 15 May. The present report tends to indicate that
AAA units of the 3d Gds AAA Div and/or 19th Gds Mecz Div were
stationed at Wustrow from mid-May to early June. These units included
elements from Halberstadt at which locality no AAA units have been
reported so far.
Corrme t. It is assumed that elements of the 9th Mecz Div from
e at Drachhausen (3304) have been stationed at Jueterbog.
Comment 3.
were stationed at Jueterbog from 12 to 16 June were involved.
~Coament. This report, in zonnection with a previous report.,
tends to indicate that elements of the 9thrlecz Div from Cottbus which
44 Cr?-ne Since a shipment with 6 x 152-mm gun howitzers went
movemenia of the 34th Arty Div.
in the opposite direction on 16 June, it is assumed that the train
in the present report was operated in connection with exchange
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