SOVIET RAIL SUPPLY SHIPMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007800360001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 4, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 3, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
TOPIC_
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
,East Germany
NOFORN
Soviet Rail Supply Shipments
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EVALUATI O N__I
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
3 August 1955
B - boxcar, F - flatcar, G - gondola car, R - refrigerator car, T - tank
car, SSy - heavy-duty flatcar, E - express train coaches.
The following shipments were observed passing through Frankfurt/Oder
between 18 and 24 July 1955:
Bate ir1
July
Number and Type
of Cars
12 46 F rails
empty
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Brest-Litovsk undetermined 1
undetermined Brest-Litovsk
'3rest-Litovsk 2
Frankfurt/Oder 3
rersonnel carriers
toxes and iron undetermined.
Brest-Litovsk
Brest-Litovsk undetermined
undetermined Brest-Litovsk'
undetermined
n
Brest-Litovsk.
undetermined
Brest-Litovsk
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56 G
48 B
14 R
3 E e~;,pty
6B
35F
21 34 F undetermined undetermined
56 G coke
56 G empty undetermined
42 B undetermined
56 G
56 G
1 train
54.F
. 54 B and F timber
no observations
F
56 B and G timber Brest-Litovsk
Ziltendorf 2
undetermined
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52 B
46 F
iron sections
and rails
5 I+' boxes and
iron sections
;'0 B
52 B
5,1 B
56 G
52 F
55 G
5 B
42 T
no observations
Dan:garten to Brest-Litovsk on 16 July.
TT-: fo'.1c in,M .shipments sere observed passing through Muellrose railroad
stwt I
Date T ir..ber and
TtTe of Cars Load
15
Jul 1r
16
July
17
July
20 B m'obably ammunition direction of
12 B used as crash cars Frankfurt/Oder
16 SSy presu n.ably 16 T-54 direction of
t uk s covered -s th Frankfurt Oder
tarpaulins, crates, barrels.
Load exceeding
s tandasd measu rements
2 B personnel
1 B personnel direction of
16 SSy
coke
iron sections
Aron ore.
undetermined
empty
Brest-Litovsk
undetermined
Brest-Litovsk
Brest-Litovsk
undetermined
Brest-Litovsk
undetermined
Brest-Litovs?c
1 express train coach flatcars s,as d.isrtached from
probably 16 T-54 tanks, Frankfurt /Odor
covered with tarpaulins
and crated barrels. Load
exceeding std
measurements;
16 SSy probably T-54 tanks direction of
covered with tarpaulins Frankfurt/Oiler
and crated barrels.
Load exceeding
standard measurements
50 F about 6C trucks direction of
Frankfurt/Oder
direction of
Cottbus
direction of
Cottbus
direction of
Cottbus
direction
Cottbus
1
Brest-Litovsk
undetermined
Brest-Litovsk
undetermined
Brest-Litovsk
undetermined
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25 4 F 4 trucks
J, 11 Y 16 SSy presumably 16 T-54
tanks covered with
tarpaulins and crated
barrels. Load exceeding
standard- measurements
7,. 0
June
10 E
3 F
July
45 B
July
1?
^5 B
Ju :,
new equipment
wheel sets
uranium ore
n
n 10 E new equipment
F , Sets
direction of
Frankfurt/Oiler
border
direction of
Cottbus
direction of Brest-Litovsk 9
Cottbus
direction of
Cottbus
direction of
Cottbus
direction of
Cottbus
direction of
Cottbus
I t l,'11---tied _ that two shipments each consisting of about ?C I.ea-.y-duty
fi.:.tc and loaded with 2C canvas-covered tenkis were dispatched from the
ea: ;L v"*-.--, Frain furt/Oiler in the air??oction of Cottbus 6n 21 July 1955. 7
one shiprsent~
cc.isiL t i.ug o' 7 heavy-duty Hate: rs was dispatched from lierseburg airfield to
Brest-Litovs A crane ?i th a c apatci ty o f 50 tons was to be :wade av ilable
for t'., loding. 5
~,,'.or,ment. Presumably res t supply of Soviet-type R-5C rails for the
c
rment. These shipments -are consigned to Eisenhuetten-Kombinat Oct
roa i~'oundr~% East) (EY,O) at FuerstenbergjOder.
Co;ment. The consignee cou.ld not be identified because no information 25X1
has boon received on the place of de tination. Frankfurt/Oder only served as
for w_- ia; station.
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IC0rn-,nt Probably an empty train for air. 'once ground units transferred from
_~e T7`TR to East Germany. Four such shipments have been reported previously.
[Comment. Outgoing shipments fif air-force equipment dispatched to the
USSR. Code figure 90 was used for eastbound traffic.
Comment. This shipment is possibly identival with an ammunition
s' ;r._e ?t = - .- atcb.ed to Pfaffe:tidorf C,'--q the sale day.
Corrment. Continued sh_ipm:_nts of T-54 tanks. The shipments appear
tr~ e as follows:
Shi-r e t 10 July. - Possibly identical 1,Hth shipment
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