SOVIET MILITARY RAIL MOVEMENTS ON THE FRANKFURT/ODER-BREST-LITOVSK LINE

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CIA-RDP82-00457R005900350006-7
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
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December 16, 2016
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September 8, 2003
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6
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Publication Date: 
September 8, 1950
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REPORT
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Terse i tMz of 1e= EPORT NO. CLASSIFICATION oijNiie . PO-1 nd 41 ove:~ents an thn t'r.?fn',cj iir+ rf~r3mr~Tlrn~3 rTri +.r.srcvt 7.i non T O P I C ~cwV3 et '."3.711817 mail " EVALUATION,. 25X1 -PLACE CIBTAINED___~ DATE OF CONTENT ----1 to 10 i.u ust 19 aO_ DATE OBTAIN REFERENCES PAGES 1 25X1 25X1 25X1 DATE PREPARED.. e_.r~?~r 1041 .... w...~ ~_.~~~ ENCLOSURES (NO. & TiPE)- 1o The trains operating '-.etti'reen r'rankfurt/C er and '?rest Litovsk bet:iccn 1 anal 10 August 1950 had the usual a ,cort personnel, They were :guarded by two 20e.; :i light Ui. guns am' Lour heavy machine guns covered with can- vas and mounted on special railroad cars. 3. `,'e:,t > cli?ow Date: 2038 Approved For Release 2003/1CON 0590035a8M7 The west-bound troop train in Konin (P 53/0 16) on 3 ')-ugUst 1950 carried troops in 10 bo..cars., 6 artillery tractors and eight guns of about 150 zmn caliber. The guns had split-trail carriages with square trails and rela- tively high twnluxtls with single pneur atic tares. Their barrels were about 2 meters long and had no muzzle brakes. The square gun shields had a swept back upper section that did not give protection beyond the wheels. The li ht AT runs on the ,rest-bound freight train in insk Mazo -lecki (R 53/L 38) on It. August 1950 had split-trail gun carriages with round trails and disk wheels with single pneumatic tires. Their barrels were about 3 meters long and did not have muzzle brakes. The gun shields wore square with a straight top edge and extended beyond the Wheels. Uo. ~,zento Probably 122-mm howitzers and 57 mm AT guns. This document is hereby regraded to CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the letter of 16 October 1978 from the Director of Central Intelligence to the . ,: h vist of the United States. CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/12/22 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005900350006-7