RAILROAD SHIPMENTS OF SOVIET TROOPS AND MATERIEL IN EASTERN BRANDENBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003500510009-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 12, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 28, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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station from the direction of k'0RaT (0 52/A 77):
foilo;rin;; materiel, arrived at the JOT.2'BiJS main railroad
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16 August 1949
1. A train of 45 railroad cars, coming from the direction of
COTTBUS * (N 52/A 57), passed tbroujh (N 52/
A 15) and proceeded towards KI. CTT1IAIN (i 52/A 05).
Twent_: nine care of the train were occupied by about 30
troops each, one oar was occupied by tank, artillery and
infantry officers, and fifteen ears were.empty. The troops
were said to have come from the Soviet Union..
16 Aui,uat 1949.
2. A train of about 50 railroad oars, carrying, troops ana the
sight Ju tanks
Two howitzers of about 150 mm caliber
#'our antitank guns of about 70 mm caliber
Four heavy mortars.
The troops had a good military bearing; the materiel
appeared to be new,**
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3. A train of about 50 railroad care passed through V,,TJO.LAU
(iN '52/4 37) on 20 Au;ust 1949 and proceeded towards Jvi~113J5.
About 150 artillery ?helis of 200 to 250 mm caliber, paced
in boxes, were loaded on each car. **#
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it is believc;d t iat no r-cruits ~7-jr i.taunt: d in -t uo
c:cvi at yidon in ..:-y 19=r9 a,-d under viant a six tc~ c i t-
tire:;k period of basic trainin,; before they .iorc dis trl-
butea to re ;t,1ar vri units. It cun .uorefore be r a;;:u;,ed
t iu t recrL_Lts itay 4 vc t rrived in Va Novi ct Lone of
,wer.taily .4i ec .;uyast 1 4%
lac tratin tlirou~.;b. xPI--L t.raLJ~ on 1u6 .ku;;uat 1949
is cz1 ved to iiavo Oarried roctrLits. iw lar obwor-
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