MOVEMENTS OF SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011400190001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 17, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1, Between 10 and 18 February 1.952, no Soviet troop trains went through the
Yaestrin Kietz railroad station"
2. The following; numbers of Soviet military personnel were observed aborted
leave trains in Frankfurt/Oiler between 18 and 20 February:
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Date
To Brest Litovsk
From Brest Litovsk
18 February
210 and 200
180 and 200
19 . Febr nary
190 and 220
210 and 210
20 February
190 and 210
200 and 190
'the following troop trains were identified front the records of the ',. 'furt 113
railroad station between 16 January and 11 Fad: ruary;
Date Composition From.
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---of TroopTrains
3 coacheseissenfels 01hhrdruf
1 boxcar
9 flatcars
2 coaches Naurrzburg Ohrd,ruf
12 flatcars
18 January 5 coaches Ohrdruf IJaunburg
16 flatcars
2 coaches Naunburg Ohhrc ruf
6 flatcars
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1'7 January 3 coaches Ohrdruf '.7oissenfels
1 boxcar
0 flatcars
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I r oorp Trains
21 Jsnu ry 3 coaches
6 flat- cars
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01,irdruf rlalaz bur
75 January 11 coaches A1ter~burg Ohrdx
with soldiers
37 flatcars
with motor
vehicles and
artillery pieces
28 January .10 coaches Ohrdruf Altenburg
1 boxcar
142 flatcars
1 February I coach
10 flatcars
L. F0 rruaxry I coach
10 flatcars
i coaches
6 boxcars
with soldiers
2G flatcars
w t1i artillery
pieces
:jeimar
Grins
hrdruf
o February 2 coaches Chrc:ru#
with soldiers
7 flatcars with
artillery
piocos
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i1 erseburg
11 r ebrta,wy 10 coaches T aumbur f, Ohrdruf
with soldiers
8 f"i:,atcers with
40--ton tanks
20 flatcars with
50-ton tanks
'z oop trains listed in the records of ?dti hth Duly 3is= ric t? Office of the Barlin
railroad district between 13 and 17 7ebruar;,* included:
omposition of
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13 February 9 boxcars
fallrow Forst Liana 75
100
26 flatcars,
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. February 9 boxcars
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.30 flatcars
15 Feb:L ar ' 3 boxcars
wa ldo
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lv flatcars
Aitstadt iialdonslobon 75
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1x t'~ troops
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I F ;roar 22 er^. ?t:,' flat-
cars
loben
1C boxcars Lucken- 1)a11cow 75101
2t flatcars Waldo
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5. The f ollowat nC Soviet trains were listed in the records of the
Subdistrict Office of the >erlin railroad district between L
22 February
Date irppt To
1 February 22 empty S8-?ty-y.e Luckenwalde Satz corn
and SSy type
flatcars
19 February 11 boxcars 11o11ruppin Forst Zinna
C flatcars with
troops
)..ea empty flauears Jueterbog-a Dobri.lu.gk
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22 Fehruer r 7 boxcars Forst Zinna Kremtien
33 flatcars with
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No Soviet trains here identified A-on 15 to iC, and on 20 and 21. Februani,
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About 25 February, source learned at the Directorate ueneral of P.ailroad.s,
Lerli n, that the center of troop. entraini n,- onaraticrns was in the ,+i.ttea Aber ;e
area, the trains departing toward :iaEdeburg. Additional Soviet troop
raovo rents by rail were effected fron the Greifsvaald area toward Berlin and
Brandenburg. Troops were also loaded in the Cottbus area for shipment to
an undetermined destination. (6)
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Probably an element of the unidentified AT artillery bri~:ade of the
Second :tdh M0cz Army from Oranior.burg,
Another source previously reporte;?4l that the center of Some t loading
operations wa. in the "ittonberge area about 20 February.. The troop
trains from the 4reifsw.stld area pt isably ca vied units of the Third
Shock A iy Which returned to their home stations from the Neubrandenn
bur :- ar?ea where to they went on 17 ,arid 18 February,
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