SOVIET AND VOLKSPOLIZEI TROOP MOVEMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014500300001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Soviet and Volkspolizei Troop Wove cents
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1 The return movemenht of the units praotioing in the Wiesenburg-Be1zig area began
on l5 October,, A n iition was continuously transported to the Wiesenburg and Belrig
railroad stations by motor vehicles of the 8th Guards Ada
truck,;? and tank: trucks were observed at both stations,
2o. Troop trains listed in the records of the Berlin Railroad District Headquarters
?m 19 Septembers Tb i.rty 'boxcars, sir flatcars with tr?oops, bridge equipment,
and three aylsault boats
do 21 Se atemberV Twenty boxcars? 24 flatcars with about 500 mend billeting
b, 18 September g One train with 600 to 800 men and three tank
between 15 and 18 October included 21 trains from Wiesenburg and Belzig moving to
stations of the 8th Guards Army, and five trains from Wiesenburg and Belzig moving
to Dessau-Rc laun
The following Voalkapolizei shipments coming from Ohrdr f and moving toward Glsuohau-
CheznItz were observed at the Gera, railroad stations
16 Septembers Twenty boxt:;ax sa 12 flatcars with troops and 24 howitzers
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Field kitchens, radio
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equipments ten AT guns with limbersf, five trunks,, and one sodn
25 Septembers Fifty boxoars# nine gondola oars, nine flatcars with troop
billeting equipments trucks, timber, and coal,'
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The following Volkaspollisei shipments were observed at the Meeri ,e f IT 51/K 85
railroad station en route to Glaauohau-Zwi kaua
ad 17 Septembers one train with troops and AA guns
bo 18 Septembers twenty-four boxcars, ten flatcars with troops and tee. T-34 tanks
coo 19 8eptembeera thirty oars with troops and engineer equipi eiato
5o Between 11 and 15 September, three G0 aaxled trains passed through Cheraanftz, en rout
to Daerensteino The trains were loaded with VP troops? T-34 to tcea and 35 and 85 mm
AA guns o
Between 10 and 27 September? about 1800 VP troops were quartered in this cantonment
of the W'isinuth AG near the Niedeersehlag railroad station, south of Baerenateino
AT guns and 21 T-34 tanks were also observed there.
The a bipments mentioned in paragraph 4 are probably identical
with the first three trains mentioned in paragraph 3, Previously# tyaits of
the MGB regiment from Annaberg were observed there.
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