SOVIET MILITARY RAIL SHIPMENTS IN BERLIN RAILROAD DISTRICT

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 16, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COPNTRY Soviet 4T~one of German v` REPORT NO. { 'f I
_ TQ'PIC_-.,Soviet i-jilitarv F.a31 Skiaents in Berl-in Railroad District
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The following rlilitary shipments were observed in
the Berlin Railroad District-.
16 .rlarch 1959
1., Train of 7 boxcars, 33 flatcars, 5 ondola cars, 1
tank car and 1 coach (104 axles, 736 tons) from
Leipzig to Ten elhof.,. The flatcars carried Soviet.
motor vehicles bound for }uckenvraldeQ
17 "Jarch_1__ 50
2a Train of 38 boxcars, 9 coaches (97 axles, 704 tons)
from Kuestrin to rot sdam-Wilapark; Volksp olizei a (1)
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18 march 1950
as Train of 19 boxcars, 1 flatcar, 5 gondola cars
and 9 coaches (71 axles 591 tons) from Ku,strin to
Yotsdam?-"tirildpark; Volkspolizei. (1)
brs Train of 34 boxcars and 13 coaches (97 axles,
615 tons, shuttle-?tr?mintNotr~in) fofrom
re~atalriation ofs-
burg to Jueterbog; y
Soviet de endentso (2)
c,, Train of one boxcar, nine flatcars and three tank
cars (56 axles, 437 ton, shipment-recording No, 280/
7541) from Wittenberg to Jueterbog; shu,.tle-train
for transportation of tanks.
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do Train of 34 boxcars, 1 flatcar and 13 C~ondola
cars (103 axles, 1,028 tons, shi.:xaent-recording
No. 135/6072--75 from Jueterbog-Alter Lager to
Kuestrin; arnraunition. (3)
20%a March 1950
4. Train of 8 flatcars 30 gondola cars and 10 tank
cars (128 axles9 739 tons, shipment-recording
P.o. 0642/-280-) from Seddin to Balls; empty
shuttle=train for transportation of tanks J ,
22r+'Iarch1950
56 a. Train of 41 boxcars (82 axles, 500 tons, ship-
mentmrecord.i.ng No.7 ro 2) from oheuns to Badenhausen
empty train for repatriation of expellees.
bb Train of 39 boxcars and 20 coaches (95 axles,
465 tons, shuttle-train loo4161) front Berlin-Rurtms1s
burg to Rathenow; empty train, for repatriation
of Soviet dependents. (2)
c< Train of 32 boxcars, 8 flatcars and 16 gondola
cars (120 axles, 1,399 tons, shipment }recording
NNo. 62/6152) from ".ulkow to iiohsnlaipisch; amruni?m
ti on.
d, Traain of 10 boxcars, 1 gondola car, 9 coaches and
1 other railroad car (55 axles, 440 tonern shuttle-
train No. 162) from Jus terbo to iathanow, repatri-
ation of soviet dependents. t2)
2 "March, 12.1LO
6 Train or 25 boxcars and 1 flatcar (52' axles, 404 tons)
from 115choenholz to Johanneeorgenstadt, German track
coral tru.=Ltion train for the uranium raining area. 0~)
arch ch 12,0
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7. a. Train of 46 boxcars, 1-k flatcars and .3 coaches
(127 axles, 1 307 tons,. ship:ant-recording No.135/3)
6078) from Altengrabow to Kue strin; ammunition,, t3)
b. Train of 11 boxcars, 9 la.tcars, 18, gondola
cars, 1 tank car and 1 coach -(1Cao axles, 825 tons,
s1iipraent-recording No,. 0545?280-) front Jueterbog to
`.'ittenberg; shuttle-train-for transportation of
tanks (run within a raagular freight train).
c. Train of 9 boxcars and 25 coaches (91 axles,
763 tons, shuttle-train No. 149) from Frankfurt/Oder
to '-,'olfen, Soviet hosaai.tal train.
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8, a, Train of nine boxcars, one gondola car and
nine coaches (42 axles, 364 tons, shuttle-train
No a 171) from Rathenow to Jueterbog, (2)
bo Train of 26 boxcars, 2' gondola cars, 10
coaches and 2 other railroad cars (shuttle-train
Noo 171) from Jueterho to Kuestrin; repatriation
of Soviet dependents, 2)
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0 tons shipment.-
9~ Train of 44 boxcars ( from
retarding Nao 41 179 goo sa
Sa"w zkorn to Juaterbog military
N iviarch 19,50
10. Train of 35 boxcars, 3 gondola cars art 20 Coaches
(120 axles, 878 tons, shuttle-train Natriation
Kue strin to Weimar; empty train for repatriation
of Soviet dependents o
Field Comment*,
(1) Confirms uthe nit pro-viously reported
Yolksp alit
Wildpark (6).
(2) Shuttle-trains with the numbeTs 161, 162 and
to
171 are known
Soviet dependents,,
shiment-recordin sinters
(3) The 6xxx series
has been assigned
early 1950 a
(y.) The track construction train bound for Johann:
georgenstadt will presumably be used for the pro-
jected construction of the second track on the
RuedSchwarzenbexg-Johanageorgenstadt railroad )line
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(5) as repeatedly reported from Jueter~-?
bog n canna R n with shipments of a?muni t ion,
fuel and ration supplies. 25X1A
(6) (lolice) e;:GL.-5733, 6103
(7) (Trans Pro j) IQGL-2381,
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