SOVIET SHUTTLE TRAIN TRAFFIC AND ARMY DISCHARGES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008300370007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 28, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL'- INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, 'title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
East Germany
Soviet Shuttle Train Traffic and
Army Discharges
5y.
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The movement of the following Soviet shuttle trains
5 and 23 October:
9 Dallgow-'Fuerstenberg
7 Wustermark-Jueterbog Altes Lager
Date
October Route
5 Jueterbog-Wustermark
6 Wustermark-Jueterbog
6 Jueterbog Altes Lager-Kietz
9 Neustrelitz toward Berlin
9 Jueterbog Altes Lager- Cottbus
District
10 Fuerstenberg/Havel presumably
toward Eberswalde
10 Jueterbog Altes Lager via Guben
or Frankfurt/Oder
10 Frankfurt/Odes Werder/Havel
10 Frankfurt/Oder-Wildpark
STATE ARMY X NAVY AIR x
(Nc
10 converted
boxcars
25X1
25X1
300 men with red-
bordered black
epaulets and bag-
gage.
60 boxcars Occupied
Occupied
Occupied
Occupied
AEC
CZ
was reported between
Cars Remarks
28 October 1955
4
RD
57 converted Empty, to be cleaned
boxcars
57 converted Empty
boxcars
57 converted O.acup1ed
boxcars
Emp'-y
20 converted
boxcars 15 to 20 men with 25X1
red-bordered Maack
epaulets in each
car,
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Date
Qctober Route
11 Brest Litovsk-Kuestrin-
Cottbus
12 Fuerstenberg/Havel presumably
toward Eberswalde
12 Fuerstenberg/Havel presumably
toward Eberswalde
12 Werder/riavel-Dresden
12 Wustermark-Jueterbog Altes La
12 Brest Litovsk-Frankfurt/Oder-
Zossen
13 Jueterbog Altes Lager-Kietz
13 Brest Litovsk-Gruben-Fuerste
13 Rehagen-Frankfurt/Oder
13 Frankfurt/Oder-Forst Zinna
nberg
14 Wustermark-Jueterbog Altes Lager
14 Fuerstenberg/Havel presumab
toward Eberswalde
14 Brest Litovsk-Guben-Angermue
14 Frankfurt/Oder-Jueterbog
Alter Lager
14 Cottbus District-Jueterbog
Alter Lager
14 Meyenburg-Jueterbog Alter La
Cars
Remarks
Occupied
Occupied
0 boxcars Occupied
0 boxcars Occupied
Empty
Empty
Occupied
Occupied
Occupied
Occupied
Occupied
Empty
Occupied
Empty
0 boxcars 0ccupd
Occupied
Occupied
0 converted Occupied
boxcars
ger I I 1
14-15 Brest Litovsk-Kuestrin-Frankfurt/
Oder-Cottbus Wuensdorf
15 Jueterbog-Neustrelitz
15 Brest Litovsk-Guben-Frankfur
Oder
t/
15 Brest Litovsk-Frankfurt/Oder
Cottbus
15 Jueterbog-VTustermark
15 Wustermark-Jueterbog
15 Jueterbog-Guben
15 Eberswalde toward Kuestrin
15 Cottbus District-Jueterbog
Alter Lager
15 Jueterbog-Cottbus District
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0 converted Occupied
boxcars
Occupied
Empty
Occupied
Occupied
Empty
Empty
Occupied
Two shuttle
trains; occupied
0 converted Occupied
boxcars
0 converted Occupied
boxcars
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Date
Otto r Route
15 Meinsdorf-Jueterbog Altes Lager
15 Jueterbog-Meinsdorf
16 Brest Litovsk-Kietz-Falkenburg
16 Erfurt-Kietz-Brest Litovsk
17 Bernau-Kietz-?Brest Litovsk
Cars
boxcars
10 convert
boxcars
Remarks
ed Occupied
ed Occupied
Occupied
Occupied.
Occupied.
17-18 Fuerstenberg,4 avel-Guben
17 Magdeburg-Kietz
17 Brest Litovsk-Kietz-Cottbus
17 Frankfurt/Oder-Jueterbog--
Wustermark
17 Guben-Jueterbog
17 Jueterbog-Magdeburg
17 Jueterbog-Meinsdorf
17 Jueterbog-.Cottbus District
18 Brest Litovsk-vrankfurt/Oder
Jueterbog
18 Brest Litovsk, Giben-Fuerstenberg
18 Jueterbog Altes Lager-Kuestrin
18 Jueterbog Altes Lager-Meinsdorf
18 Jueterbog Altes Lager-Cottbus
District
19 Erfurt-Kuestrin-Brest Litovsk
19 Bernau-Guben-Brest Litovsk
20 Bernau-Guben
20 Brest Litovsk-Frankfurt/Oder-
Magdeburg
21 Cottbus-Kuestrin-Brest Litovsk
21 Brest Litovsk-Kuestrin-Himmelpfo
21 Fuerstenberg/Havel-Kuestrin-
Brest Litovsk
22-23 Magdeburg-Kietz
boxcars
10 convert
boxcars
boxcars
10 convert
boxcars
Occupied
Occupied
Occupied
Empty.
Occupied
Empty
ed Occupied
ed Occupied
Occupied
Occupied
Occupied
ed Occupied
ed Occupied
Occupied
Occupied
(800 tons)
Occupied
Occupied
(800 tons)
Occupied
Occupied. 55 cars
(900 tons)
(1000 tons)
2. Approximately 250 three-year servicemen of the 9th Mechanized Division from Cottbus
were discharged on 10 October.
3. Forty members of the 1933 class of the 2nd Light Artillery Brigade were discharged
in Doeberitz on 14 October.
4. Beginning on 18 October, the Wittenberge railroad car repair shop continually 'Irorked
on converted boxcars in order to put them into transitworthy condition. The completed
cars were sent to Hagenow.
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Co is The trains leaving Fuerstenberg/Havel from 12 to 34 October
carried dischargees. The majority of these came from the Ravensbrueck
discharge camp.
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