SOVIET OB SUMMARY 15 MARCH 1952

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011100020001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 18, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
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CLASSIFICATION
Germany (Russian Zone)
SECURITY INFORMATION
DO NOT CIRCULATE DATE DISTR. 18 March 1952
Soviet OB Summary 15 March 1952 NO. OF PAGES 1
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Bergsdorf area major field exercises had been conducted. ere.
No vehicular tra c was observed in Zehdenick prior to 3 Marche 50X1-HUM
An undetermined number of troop trains, coming from the direction of Loewenberg
and proceeding toward Templin passed through Zehdenick between 23 and 29
February. Three trains with 87 boxcars and 70 flatcars, allegedly carrying
units from Oran.ienbur?g, were observed on 29 Februarys he Zehdenick -
Military convoys were observed in the Rutenberg-Lychen (N54/U72) area from
26 February to 4 March. Most of the vehicles belonged to the, 9th Guards
Tank Division and some to the headquarters units and the 31st AAA Division
of the Second Guards Mechanized Army. .
A series of road and rail movements of troops through Rosslau toward Dessau
began on 3 March. Most of the vehicle _Jbelonged to the 7th 50X1-HUM
Guards Tank Division, while one belonged to the 6th Guards Tank
Division.
These included a train with a component of the 207th Motorized Rifle Division
leaving Koethen toward Halle, and. two trains carrying unidentified units
on the Bitterfeld-Halle and Halle-Leipzig lines respectively.
Troops with five T-34 tanks and 14 trucks were loaded on a train in Hillersleben
10 March. The train left in the direction of Magdeburg. Three vehicle
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belonged. to the 7th Guards Tank Division and one to the 19th
Mechanized Division.*
Comment; There is no direct indication that the movement of entire
isions to troop training grounds for the execution of summer training had
prior to about 10 March. Paragraphs one and two refer only to local field
rcises by divisional components. The units on the trains. mentioned in para-
hs three and four were probably to take part in the command post exercise
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Trains carrying troops without heavy weapons were observed. on 10 March.