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KVP TRAINS

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP80-00810A007600180004-8
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RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
S
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
December 20, 2016
Document Release Date: 
November 6, 2007
Sequence Number: 
4
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
July 8, 1955
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For Release 2007/11/06: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007600180004-8 CLASSIFICATION SECRET COUNTRY TOPIC, East Germany EVALUATION DATE OF CONTENT DATE OBTAINED REFERENCES 25X1 PAGES I ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) REMARKS 5 and 8 May. This is UNEVALUATED Information the following KVP trains were CLASSIFICATION SECRET Approved For Release 2007/11/06: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007600180004-8 dispatched between 5 and May 1955: Date in Number and From May Type of Car 5 2 B, 4 F Spremberg 9 5 B, 23 F zittau 2 B, 9 F Loebau 4 B, 13 F Zittau 3B, 14 F 1 B, 4 F 1 B, 7 F 4 B, 4 F P1 ArF OBTAINED-. REPORT DATE PREPARED 8 July 1955 to - it -- to 27 6 B, 28 F Rietschen 26 7B, 10F 2 B, 1 F 3 B, 2 F 7B, 2 F 4 B, 6 F 3B, 2 F Gera Erfurt Gotha Muehlhausen Halle Erfurt Zittau -- Baerenstein Marienberg Frankenberg 25X1 25X1 ~,,,. Comment. Elements of artillery and tank units of Mecz Div Dresden, presumably trained personnel, from known posts, were apparently stationed at the Nochten training grounds for training purposes. 2. Comment. These may have been return shipments of elements of the Mtz R fle Divisions Erfurt and Halle which arrived at Weigswasser on Approved For Release 2007/11/06: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007600180004-8 ry COUNT ' I ? -.ft- --Now 25X1 25X1 DA i E OF CONf"Tt- 25X DATE OBTAIN ED_..~ .~.__.DATPREPARED..`' z ` PEFE~E~ ICES M~ .__. _:..~...~.~ ~-?~..?.~.,.....~:s.~~_wY,.~. ~ .:t~ '~/'.!~? ~1r ...:..s~~ ?... ~.....-_ ~~ ' 25X1 ~ ~ ES._~ TM7. I: nom)-- ~. ...~_.._- - This is UNEVALUATED ? ;sr=, , 4:ij,~ Rifle Divisions E: 'flirt and Halle arr3.ved af V'icisse;?asser' or -3.21d?-Q. *aT..- /i .. / 25X1 .04 the foiia:.in, KVP ::rains were 5 - a ...~. z,.... F . ;~remb Yr" I'letschen T"',De of Car, d twhed ~ Y j e ?ie.2J `,p, id A j L.;:.y 1955 B lio.:cer Date Nurnbe-i -),rid ? .? From To IInformation-- - ~ , 2 B, 1". Erfurt ~, H '. 17 Gotha 7 B, 2 r ;1 Utehlhausen 4 13, 4; 1 Valle 3 i, v k' " fui y t .r. ? 2f( '6 28.+'F Rietschen 7,i,'4 -?r .3 4.4 F 11 11? '? 23 F zitt ? ()-F. Loobau .'F> D, 10 r.? Gera 1 Ir, Q- F . "i Ba.'o:nstein 1 B, 7 F ":zrie.~ber?r $, ~+ " Franksnbe~cg 25X1 25X1 Corinenl;, Eler en ofrtillery anC- tank units of 1.iecz Dv. ?)rsc'en. ae presul:;ably trained. pY_t'sc~.~::el, fron kr.o;wn posts. wore, ar parer.tlir ; tationed at -th lbchfft ;'rouncls:-for- trhini-Y C0='1['1cYt' ~o The i?t8.!" c3.V@ been tfei~irfr, "S~L'J!;er1b5 of ei.eimenT~s,. 25X1 O' 'L,:it? cir;Ai ICr Approved For Release 2007/11/06: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007600180004-8