1. SOVIET MILITARY RAIL SHIPMENTS ARRIVING AT FUERSTENWALDE 2. POSSIBLE RADAR APPARATUS OBSERVED AT FUERSTENWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 12, 1958
• 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.
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SUBJECT 1. Soviet Military Rail Shipments DATE DISTR. 12 DEC
Arriving at Fuerstenwalde
2. Possible Radar Apparatus Observed NO. PAGES 2
at Fuerstenwalde
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
1. The folloying Soviet military rail shipments arrived in Fuerstenwalde between
24 April and 14 May 1958:
a. On 24 or 25 April, from Brest-Litovsk four flatcars with a 25X1
total of four amphibious vehicles and two closed railroad cars. The
amphibious vehicles were heavy and are believed to have been tank-trans-
porting vehicles.
b. On approximately 24 April, from Brest-Litovsk
road cars with repair parts for automotive vehicles.
c. At the end of April, from Brest-Litovsk
contents unknown.
d. At the end of April, from Brest-Litovsk)
with lead containers. The containers were full.
e. At the end of April, from Leipzig-Connewitz
with heavy -wooden. planks.
f. At the end of April, from Brest-Litovsk)
boxes and a total of 16 anti-tank guns, 45-mm., M1942.
At the beginning of May, from Brest-Litovsk to Muna
large railroad ears, contents unknown.
three rail- 25X1
14 railroad cars,
three railroad cars
a railroad car
eight flatcars with
four
h. On 5 May, from Brest-Litovsk, one shipment of 18 railroad cars, contents 25X1
unknown, to Muna and one shipment of 12 railroad cars, con-
tents unknown, to Bad Saarow-Pieskow.
i. On 6 May, from Brest-Litovsk) (five 0-type cars with containers
believed to contain oil. Affixed to one of the cars was a shipping documen125X1
covering shipment from VEB Chemische Werke Buna, at Merseburg, via Brest-
Litovsk to Soyuznefteksport, Moscow, Smolenskaya Sennaya 32-34. A tag bearing
the legend "danger"
(gefaehrlich) was also attached to the car. 25X1
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J. On 6 May, from Brest-
total of 10 electric generators.
On 14 May, from Poland
k. On 12 May, from Nienburg to, a Soviet unit on the Berkenbruecker Chaussee, six
On 2 May, from Eggesin
five RRY-type flatcars wit
12 Polish freight cars, contents unknown
six flatcars, each carrying one T-34 tank
It is believed that the tanks were brought to Fuerstenwalde for repairs.
Soldiers of the East German Army (NVA) were guarding the cars.
2. At about the beginning of May, two Soviet trucks were observed on the training 25X1
grounds at Fuerstenwalde. A large piece of equipment (which may have been a radar
apparatus) was resting on the two trucks.
0 it had arrived at Fuerstenwalde by rail in mid-April 1958 being carried
on three flatcars. Three such pieces had arrived at once
thus requiring the use of nine flatcars in all. The trucks on which the piece of 25X1
equipment rested may have been YaAZ's.
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