SOVIET RAIL MOVEMENTS IN THE SOVIET ZONE OF GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006300030009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2012
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 29, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Gerntanpr (Ru3sian Zane )
SUBJECT 3aviet '.'~aa.I TSovc~ septa in fho Soviet
?one of Gexraany
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la Empty trains nave ix:en dis;aatci:ied fram the Dc~rl.in to thc~ ~ch.~orin rail-
rvad district at an incrcas?d rote sinco 2v ~eptc;raher l~~flw Tlao return
of trains cdrryin~ radlitary units ba8an on 30 September l~~fl, ti~aith 27
r.-ilitary troops trains includinn err;sty trains' Bassin; throu;h tYra
Kerlin railroad district on 3? September 19~Oa ~aoc loaded troop trains
includin ono from the Gr~:;ifs~ald railraad district9 hero announced for
passe e to the merlin ra~~onal railroad. head:~,uart:ars prior to 1 PQm~ on
1 Qctabrrr 195t~~
2a ?111 theso train z7,avenents ;zero 3uzJ,~ect to aarticul.arly clove control lay
the ;aaviet ~Tt~? (Voyenn~ Soo'ashchQniya rail trans~~art cantrol ofi:ice) at
the Berlin rQ ;ialaal railroad heaclguartors and ~~ero ~.ven priority over
routing traffa.co Upon nrrivdl in the Berlinxailroad districts the trains
sang of whic~i hac? ~~cr~ pulled bj sl~untin;; en,i l~.es, ttorc ,,,ivcn new loco-?
motivesp ::any were loaded in ~~ittstaclt/Dasse9 ~ran,a~ Jloorren and bud~,~ri~;s-
l~ast, ~n unusually largo number o:ir fcrains ,?rent to tllt3 ~a _:det ~ur~, railroad
districts usinS thm ;Jcustadt/7ossG'-latheno~r linen date in afternaon of
30 5apter:2ber 190 the Directorate-Goneral ~avc orders to also use thc~
.dit~~enbor~e--;tc:~cia1-1~a~minlr~; 1.3,ne in order to o: feet a ; r7oot?per f1.o~c~r of
ahipmentsQ Military trains hound far the l3rar~denlaur~ area usaci the :1eu-
ruppin (Merlin district)-Plauenr.ust?~rmark-uo*4E~N~EA1:-i~,-acardance .~!tt- .t11@_
latter of 13 Q;~o~~Er 1976 from tho
Director t~# Central into.~~onco to the
Archivist of the United States.
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',~:~e train dispatch office; of ttze ~ch:~e;rin reuional railroad hea~.~
quarters rc?ortecl that in ~clclcnbur~ the trans ~ortatian operation
e;ndect on ~ ~ctob r ? ;)~,Oo ,r
130 ~nni.n~ ~ ~etobc,r 190 ;;rsviet trooxo trains c:omi,-~ from the: areas
of 1~'orst uitLna,; Jufater=,o~;p Jueterba~ .'~1te;s ~a,;er an>>1er~nts ~itxl
i~ax?y rail ~ve~ac;nts j.ri
%olanel hc:sternin pr~~bably ..ras ~olo;rel ~.ic~derniizy ;?rl~o ,ra.: r~rovi~?zsly
iclen~`i~'iecJ at tl.e Cvt';bus re,;ic~.zal rai?roaci heac?~uartersa
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area at~,aut 26 ar~cz 27 ~eptoriber 1~''0 aro 1;~tilieved to have been 1inlced
s;ritti th0 rail ::~ov::r~ents fror:~ the Juotejrbo . ar0a to the liana railroad
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Tt is still not clear 4r~?cth0r thrrse units sere to oarticinata ire the
r:raneuv ;rs co:~r3ue;terJ y-~ ~,: c~lan~ents of the; ;lrircl ;;1~ock4 ,.rr;sy i-~ the ;~.rea
eavt and southeast off' ~...K~;deburm
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