SOVIET TROOP MOVEMENTS IN THE WITTENBERGE AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2005
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: November 10, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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'i0t/:C.._ Soviet Troop Movements in the V~ITT.ENBERGE Area
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10 November 1949
21 to 23Soptamber 1949
Large-scale movements of troops, mostly by motor vehicle
and train from the south towards PfERLEBT RG (M 54/T 70) at
night, were- observed In the WITTENBERGE area.
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The following railro,&d shipping activities were seen:
1 3ep en ocr 1949
a. 80 vary young recruits -'presumably of the 1928 class),
accompanied by some ar tillei~jr serveants, alighted from four
boxcars ? in PERLEBER C.,.
20" September 1949
b? A northbound freight train carrying six canvas-covered
tanks and about 25 escorting tank-troopers passed through
S?iITT'-N!BER GE? Xha trains came from the direction of STENDAL
(M 53/Y 85),
c, Several empty trains, each with 40 to 4-?'r5,, 15 and 35-ton
flatcars, cozlinA from the north, passed throua,h W1TTE1 BERGE
and cone-I ued towards STENDAL. More empty flatcars, in groups
of 15 to 25, were included in transient freight trains.
29 ?'entember 1949 to 2 October 1949
'?'he fo`'.lowinr north-south troop idoverronts Were observed:
i9 Scatember 1949
a., A train carrying 15 canvas-covered tanks and 2 trucks
(at 9:20 pl.rl.) ;
29 September 1949
bAl train carrying 1.0 trucks and 4 ;duns of about 100 mm
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caliber (at 11 p.m.);
30 September 194,9
c. kL train carrying 17 canvas-covered tar, 2 trucks and
1 passen3er car at 6:15 a.rm.).
30 September 1949
d. Many open and closed trucks, cor:;;.and ears, tank trucks
and ambulances occupied by troops weerint; red-bordered block
epaulets, black and li-bt-red epaulets passed through V ITTENm
BERGS, heading; south. The troops had small arms, : aach:no
guns and ba rg7am with them.
1 October 1940
e. e.bout n0 to 80 motor vehicles
Three passenger cars
pied by hi:Nh?raankin,; ficora, also passed through V TTi.1'BE1i
heCndin;. south. The cars wore followed by truck
which carried four large red i'la ;s and a picture of STALIN.
f. A convoy of four a,phibian cars passed thiur~h the town
at about 10:3:) a.::n.
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z~. One train of 23 railroad cars caarryinrz pontoons, enrin?er
e iprent and tv:o trucks passed throu ?h the town .at about 7 p.:n.
3 and 4 October 1949
3. No troop move::ients were observed e cent for as few motor vehic-
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28 September to 3 October 1!:49
4. the 4. TTL2.EL? - GE Elbe River brid..~e was guarded by a 5-,,:mars jero
man police detail.
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lzar ;Passaic asneuvers
of "oviet tank, anti. leg;;-, motorized infantry and en--ineer
units were held in the T.AVI?TBERG (::! 53/Y 07) area ore 3 October
194:4. The involved units were said to consist of trained per-
sonnel and very young; so1dic!rs at a 50:50 ratio. The troops
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The maneuvers were said to 8imUlate "the disenr a?event from
the ene.:iy". Special efforts was raFide ~o take advantage cg'
all possibilities of amouflane, also with regard to heavy
weapons. he truck was repeatedly seen.
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The report indicates that large-scale maneuvers, at least at
division level, were conducted in the area south oV southeast
of 4-1TTENDEl 4E (HAVELBER3 area or northern sd?;e of Letzling
Heath early October 1949. most of the observed noto
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Div. IIi .h-rank n'* officers o e staffs of both the 11q of
the Third Shock army and the croup of Occupation Fo.-ces Germany
were seen with the maneuver forces. The maneuvers are assumed
to have been the final field a.:~.ercises of the 94th .1s Mtz Rifle
l/ivr and other units.
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