SOVIET MILITARY SHIPMENTS TO AND FROM THE FLAK KASERNE IN MAGDEBURG

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 8, 1957
• 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 Espio a Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Seca. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorisgd_persoq.-ts py ited by !aw.
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COUNTRY East Germapy
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SUBJECT Soviet Military Shipments to and DATE DISTR.
from the Flak Kaserne in Magdeburg
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listing eight rail and road shipments which were made to and from the
Flak Kaserne in : Magdeburg during the period of 24 June to 1 July 1957.
Most of the shipments were loaded and unloaded at the Friedrichstadt
railroad station.
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EAST GMUMNY
MILITARY
SOVIET MILITARY MOMENTS IN THE !.IAGDEBLTRGqVdM
(24 Jun - 1 Jul 57)
24 Jun 57
1.
At FRIEDRICHSTflDTER Railway Station at 0030 hours an A/A transport was
off-loaded for the Fl ac?LSERNE, PRESTER, (BS 5282). It consisted of the
following:
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At FRIEDRICHSTRDTER Railway Station between 0600 and 0800 hours the following
A/A transport was off-loadod for the FLT' KKASERSE, PRESTER:
2. 25 Jun 57
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6 x 85mm guns.
2 x petrol bowwsers.
2 x generator trucks.
1 x W/T truck.
5 x ZIS-151
1 x "LIOLOTOV Vehicle".
12 x 85rm guns.
1 x searchlit;_zt.
1 x W/T truck.
2 x petrol bousers.
Approx. 10 troop transport lorries.
25Juny;
At FRILDRICHSTfIDT .!c Rail-.-Tay Station between 1100 and 1200 hours the following
transport -.;,-,.o off loaded for the FLAKKASEiiNL, PS STERs
a 12 x 85mm -uns.
b 2 W/T trucks.
c 10 i ZIS-151 lorries.
4. 25 Jun 57
At 2215 hours 6 x 65 mm A/.A guns arrived by road from SUDENDURG at the FLAK-
KLSERNE, PRESTFIZ. The leading vehicle had the registrc.tion number K - 6 - 36 - 01.
5.
26 Jun 57
At 2300 hours a transport of 85mm guns (total nursber unobserved) from the
FLAKKASERNE, was loaded at the FRIEDRIOHSTADTER Railway Station.
6. 26/27 Jun 57
At 0030 hours a transport of u.Lknown size, but onisi:,tin2 of 85nn A/l, guns, drove
to the I{'RIEDRICHSTfDTER Railway Station ,without the use of '.oad-ii,;hts. The
station was heavily ^uarded. This t 'a uspcr. t came from the FLAILKAS '1dE. Thu
guns were towed cc
loly by half track vehicles,
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7.
28 Jun 57 (forenoon)
Thu following transport ~7as off-loaded at the FRIEDRICHST1 DTER Railway Station
and left for the F .AMISERNE, PRESTF.i:
a 30 x A/ A guns (calibre estimated at about 100mm) .
b 5 x gen3rator trucks.
o 2 exceptionally l^.Vrgo pi:c:s of equipment resembling long
telescopes.
All the above wore covered with tarpaulins. They yore towed to tha FL UMISERIIE
by FLtAM"LSERNE vehicles, namely ZIS 1511 s, and fully tracked prime movers.
6. 1 1,9(..
At 2000 hours the; following transport was off-loaded at the FRIFDRIOHSTf1DTER
Railway Station, and drove off in the direction of MARGA,RLTEL IOF:
About 32 x ZIS-151 and of the cross-country type.
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