SOVIET RAIL SHIPMENTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 28, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY ooviet Zone of Germany
TOOK, Soviet ..ail Shiments
LPLACE OBTAINED-]
DATE OF CONTENT aYLJune 1950
25 C1DATE OBTAINED
RE prr%jCE~i
~-DATE PREPARED 28 July 1950
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2, Six special trains, each of four second clasp, coaches occupied by senior
5 ;-, officers, carne from Berlin-Kaxshorst and arrived in Halle on 16 and 17
i,ay 19500 Feuti].y dtiveliirr s in Doe:,lau. had to be vacated to provide billets, (~ )
3. A train with 52 boxcars oc cu ;i od by about 600 troops weari n red-bordered
black epaulets left the 1~euruppin airfield toward Loc:wenber. r; on 5 June 1950,
f mi.Litary band played as farewell concerto (3)
25X1 4, A train with 53 boxcars occupied by an undetermined number of officers and
ripen left OranionburC toward Loetyenberg on 5 June .1950. (3)
15, A train carrying about 200 soldiers wearinp. red bordered black epaulets, eight
76,2-erne M guns and about 50 trucks/ I 25X1
observed at too ;;ichstaedt railroad staU on on 5 June 7;:50. 1 e
train c:mie from the direction of 5t,endal and headed toward 4oittenberge, (4) 25X1
6. "bout 25 trucks carrying pontoons were entrained. at the Tangerkruette railroad
station on 20 "Pay i550, The tra:YJ.n was headed toward Magdeburg,
(5)
7,, An undetermined number of soldiers wearing; red-bordered black epaulets and
artillery insignia, eight liti guns similar .o the i;.8-inn German type, and about
30 trucks were loaded on 20 boxcars and 30 flatcars at the 6tendal freight
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This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of thAIWMVeZk&9or Re leas
Next Review Date: 2008
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' rain carrying about 150 soldiers, 21 trucks
two radio cars and ten 4-axle trailers with pneumatic tires,
,passe rough Seddin on 3 June 1950. The train came from the direction
of Jueterbog and headed toward Drewitz0 (7)
9. Four freight cars loaded with unidentified military goods were dispatched
from Brandenburg to Dessau-Rosslau on 4 June 19504
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10. Six freight cars loaded with ammunition, en route from the U.S.S.h. to
Toepchin via Frankfurt/Oder, were observed on 6 June 1950, .Eight guarded
cars, containinz- -asoline were seen on the same day en route from 13oeh. en
to Bodenhagen.
11. Sixteen freight cars loaded with ammunition, en route from the U.v.~a.h. to
Guesten via Frankfurt/Oder, were observed on 9 June 1x,50.
12. An east-bound train with boxcars and flatcars, carrying; an undetermined
number of soldiers with red-bordered black epaulets, and trucks and can-
vas-covered devices passed through Kuehlu_ngsborn on 7 June-19 50
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I r row employee said at such s pments were
allegedly from Rer k and that they had frequently passed Kuerlungsboer (8)
13. An AAA unit was
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entrained at the Frankfurt/Oder freight yard on 7 June
14~ A train carrying eight 4A guns of about 76.2-mm caliber and an undeter-
mined number of trucks,
was observed passing through Frankfurt Oder on 12 June 1950. (1-0)
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rou,~h the Erfurt railroad station on 12 June
16. :tail shipments observed on 11 June
Shi anent
One gondola
car with coal
A west-bound train of about 20 freight cars carrying prime movers, AT
One tank car
containing oil
One tank car
containing oil
One tank car
containing oil
From-To
l ueckenberg; to
Lberswalde
Dresden to
Velten
Dresden to
i:,berswalde
Velten to
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17. One boxcar loaded with unidentified carx o was dis patched from Dresden
to Eberswalde bisenspalterci, on 12 June 1%50.
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sail shipments o
bserved on 13 June 195U included the following:
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Three tank Velten to
cars contain- Cottbus
ing gasoline
Two tank Velten to
cars contain- 'insterwalde
ing gasoline i
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Two boxcars with L
grinding Dresden-.Reick
machines to Vpi1dau,
Iowa ''I'erke
l9F.iv refight cars loaded with vehicles were dispatched from
Peenemuende-Karishagen, to Klotzsche airfield on 31 May -LYW*
20. Shuttle-train ~consistinp~ of 50 boxcars occupied by an undeter-
mined number of troops, was on route from Satzkorn to Falkenberg on 2
June 1950. (12)
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unloaded at Dahmsdorf on 7 June 1950. Line 25X1
freight cars loaded with unidentified military Loods at Brandenburg-
21. Twenty boxcars loaded with annunition were dispatched from rrardifurt
Oder to Altengrabor; on 9 June 1950.
22. Three boxcars and 10 flatcars carrying unidentified m lita ?oo were
Altstadt on the same day. 25X1
25X1 A train was loaded with unidentified military goods
in herder and dispatched to =erneuchen on 7 June 1950.
23. Two freight cars were loaded with unidentified military goods
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five freight cars loaded with unidentified military goods were dispatched
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one freight car with telegraph poles was unloaded in Drewitz,
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otsdaarn ralso on g June 1950.
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24. One freight car with gasoline dmas was unloaded in Brandenburg-?+1tstadt
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coal were unloaded at Beelitz-Heilstaetten, and 25X1
one freight car was loaded with unidentifie care o d dis-
patched to Teltow T:'est on the same day.
25. Rail shipments on 11 June l)50 included the foil_win:-.
Shi , ent Loaded at
Two railroad cars with
cables t3tal'insdorf
Three railroad cars
with tractors +erder
Seven railroad cars
with military goods Kirchmoeser and Goettin
Two railroad cars with
gasoline drums : ildpark
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264 A shuttle train of 15 boxcars occupied by an undetermined number of
soldiers was en route from, R. thenow to 5yildpark on 14 June 1950. (3)
Another shuttle train of 54 boxcars occupied by an unidentified num-
ber of soldiers en route from Cottbus to Jathenow was aeon on the
same day. (12)
27. Rail shipments on 15 and 16 June 1950 included the following:
+hient, Fri and Date
Shuttle-trainof Cottbus to Doeberitz
53 boxcars and one at- 15 June 1950
car with troops
Shuttle-train Tlof Vrankfurt/Oder to
53 boxcars with troops W'>ustermark
15 June 195o
14 RR cars with mili- to I"vildpark
tary goods 15 June 1950
One RR car with to 'lerder
gasoline drums 15 June 1950
One R.R car with gasoline to Brandenburg
drums 15 June 1950
light RR cars with
military goods
Kirchmoeser to iduell-"
rose
15 June 1950
Shuttle-train of Rathenow to
52 boxcars with troops Falkenborg
Shuttle-train of 37
boxcars with troops
12 boxcars of the
above shuttle train
46 boxcars Ph
ammunition
16 June 1950
Rathenow to ^+ildpark
16 June 1950
- ildpark to
Altengrabow
P1.tengrabow to
Toepchin
16 June 1950
12 boxcars of the Wildpark to Jueterbog
shuttle train
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28. A train carr5ng about 300 soldiers, wearing red-bordered black epaulets
in 12 boxcars, eight 76.2-m AA guns and an unknown number of trucks 25X1
wss unloaded In ?rankfur
Oder 7 June 1950o he train came from oepel3n. (9 )
29. lfoout 300 troops, eighteen 37 mm AA guns and 20 motor vehicles were
entrained in Frankfurt/Oder on 7 June 19504 The soldiers wore red-bordered
black epaulets and came from the Artillerie Kaserne. The train was bound
for ';erbi 11berswaid
30o A train of 15 boxcars occupied by soldiers wearing red-bordered black epau-
lets, and -,n and to 'ned3 number of flatcars car in' eight 76.2-inm AA
guns and trucks!
passed through rank u er on June . inc e train came iromz e
direction of ':erbig and headed toward Cottbus. (10)
31 . Tv.ennity heavy-duty flatcars each carrying to crate containing mfa'p1s e wings
passed through Fnanrfurt/Oder on 13 June 19500 'rho .train can from the
U.S.S.R. and oceeded to an unspecified destination- F
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32. Forty boxcars, each occupied by about 30 soldiers wearing; red-bordered
black epaulets, some with tank and artillery insignia, and some with
black-bordered light blue epaulets, passed through F rankfurt/uder on 14
June 19504 The train came from the direction of V';orbig and headed toward
Cottbus.
33. A train with 50 to 'i5 boxcars, each occupied by about thirty soldiers 18 to
20 years old wearing black-bordered crimson epaulets, passed through Frank-
furt/Odor on 15 June 1950. The train came from the direction of t'erbig
and headed toward Cottbus. (12)
34. A shipment of 52 trucks I I en route
from the H. to 1s eni swusterhausen passed roue - rankfurt/Odsr
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35, A train with 30 boxcars, each occupied by about 30 very young soldiers
wearing black-bordered crimson epaulets, passed through Frankfurt/Oder on
17 June 1950. the train came from ? he direction of ',aerbig and headed to, and
Cottbus. (12)
36.A train with 50 boxcars, each occupied by 25 to 30 soldiers, most of whoa:
wore red-bordered block epaulets with tank insignia and srxce of whom wore
black-bordered light blue epaulets, passed through FrankSurt/Oder on 18
June 1,,50. The train came from the direction of Cottbus and headed toward
Berlin. (12)
37. Forty-five boxcars loaded with ammunition, coming from the U...S.ft. arrived
in Frankfurt/Oder on l5 June 1950. The srii ent was distributed as follows:
and one boxcar to .11.uellrose,
40 boxcars to Toe chin Lour boxcars to ber.
38. About 300 soldiers wearing black-bordered crimson epaulets, carting. from
the -~ichhorn Kaserne, Frankfurt/Oder, were loaded aboard the :achwerin-bound
brmip_f. trgin at the r re,nkfurt Oder railroad station on 18 Juae 1950. Trucks
brought the soldiers front the barracks,
(13)
39, Six groups, each of 60 or 65 soldiers, arrived at the Frariikfurt/Oder raii-
road station on 1: June 1950 and were loader: as foll is:
About 80 LM on the soviet train bound for Schwerin; about 250 hM on the
Soviet train bound for ia'agdeburg; and about 50 JM on the regular train
bound for Berlin. About 90 percent of the soldiers wore black bordered crim-
son epaulets and 10 percent red-bordered black epaulets. (13)
40. About 400 I M, coming from the military- ramp at the Frankfurt/0der-0stbannhof,
were loaded at the Frankfurt/Oder railroad station oil 20 June 1950 as
follows: about 50 Li,. on the regular train bound fcr Berlin, and about 350
: on the soviet train bound for Dresden, The soldiers wore 'clack-bordered
crimson epaulets. They were very young and had closely cropped Lair. (13)
41 A shipment of about 30 ne:: trucks was observed at the Frank-
furt/Oder railroad station on 22 June r.950.
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The shipments were presumably in connection with the reoccupation of the luft-
naehriehten Kaserne Halle, by offices from KarlshorSt on and after 16 may 1950.
(3) t,111, to a sc arged. A total of 172 boxcars observed. Preparations for dis-
charge were observed in R thenow on 6 June 1950. 25X1
(4) Elements of the 20th Gds 4:ecz Dig 25X1
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troops were presumably e ien s d the division's A ? e: a eg going Krl ena to
the 1?ustrow Peninsula.
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(5) The motor vehicles belonged to headquarters units of the 3x. and i'dLXIX Aitz
Rifle Corps to the 54th Gds Mtz Ufle Div and the 207th Mtz Rifle Di.vl 25X1
25X1 I I Engineer troops of these units are probably training in
the angerhue a-, au area. fhe movement of the Eng:;r 8n in Hillerslehen,
of the 20 th 14 tz Rifle Div, to 3ittkau was observed on 25 April 1;50.
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Frankfurt/Oder was reported by another source on 7 June 19;0,
(6) Shipments of AA guns of the 3rd Gds AAA Div of the GOFG, presumably to the
Wu3t._'owr ' eninsula. _ otor vehicles of bhls division were observed there during
the second half of May 1950.
(7) Two trains carrying motor vehiclee bvera
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loaded in Orewitz on 4 and 5 "ay 15-50 and alley odly dispatched to l a e.
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Halle.
( ) Return of a unit belonging to the AAL Refit of the 6th Gds !ecz Div, io,sab1y
the 140th AM Regt.
(9) .A/'.A unfits of the AA:. Di.v of the Fourth iius hecz Arai. The departure from
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(12) Inccmin shi;rr.ents of recruits, a tot d of elgbt trains with 380 boxoero, Reports
(11) I' ovecnent of a cc mlponent unit of the 21st Gds Lecz Div, posy y to le Kirlclei
tradning area.
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sion is holding firing practice on the 4'ustrow a eninsula. I .25X1
(10) The two shipments of the 4th Gds tiAi Div are preauraably identical.
from several 'oviet "'one military hosts, such as !%eirrmar. Ludwigslust. and Pots-
dam, stated that iarge shipments of recruits arrived from the in ay
1950 and later, This infonwAtion is confirrneci F__ I
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(13) -ossi.bly recruits or personnel on turlou'h.
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