SOVIET RAIL AND ROAD MOVEMENTS IN THE SOVIET ZONE OF GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006200360011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2007
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: December 18, 1998
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATIO
CO NTRY ; oviet -one of Germany
ENCLOSURES (NO. & 1YPE),
TOPIC : oviat Rail and load. i>ovonents in the 3oviot Zone of aorna:yv
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1. On 10 Sept- zab'.r 1950 a German hospital train of 2 coaches
and 55 boxcars, guarded by railroad police, was sidetracked
at the Rurraolsburg railroad station. Its home yard was :'anko~?ro
she train was not there on 13 3optcmber 1950. (1)
2. A Polish hospital train of about 60 cars was also sidetracked
at the Rumrulst:furg railroad station on 12 Soptenbor 1950. The train
was said to have left toward the east two days labor. (1)
3. Three 60~-flatcar trains were sidetracked at the i-oepenick railroad
station on 18 September 1950. (2)
Ito A railroadnan said that eight empty trains? each of 50 to 60. boxcars
fitted with benches, were sidetracked at the Lichtonborg freight
yard on 18 .yptember 1950. (2)
since 15 September 1950 an empty train of about 40 boxcars has bean
dispatched almost daily from the Lerlin-Licht:mberg railroad station
toward i:uestrin or Irxankfurt/Oder. The trains eomposed of con-
verted boxcars and carried field kitchens. (2)
7. A convoy of 27 trucks passed through Potsdam and moved toward
Leipsdgerstra,se on 22 Soptombor 1950. Twelve trucks each carried a
pontoon, one truck mounted a grab crane, ten trucks were occupied
by soldiers -.rith field equipment, two trucks carried equipment and
hausen on 25 ;ept:,snbsr 3950.
6. A motor railcoach was dispatched from Tcschondorf to Itoonirrs" istor-.
8. A convoy of sevicea t vucksl occupied by soldiers
with field equipment and towin a field kitchen, also went toward
Loipzigorstrasse on 23 :beptomber 1950. (5)
P--LMrF M8TAINED
October 1950
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Comment.
(1) He vo hospital trains nay have bean for the transportation of
German civilians from the former Gor: an territory east of the
Oder-4`4eisse Line to the soviet .one of orman;,r under the resettle-
ment prograan which has boon under way for sew:ral nonths,,
(2) The Dorlin renional railroad ho;ac' .uart ors eras ?revioucly or'-?Greed
to assemble seven shuttle--trains for the t:ransp~ortation of 25X1
enr .neer ro ;i-inen o-' the ^aOPG
in Potsdam. The convoy possibly ,Font to Rosslaue Engineer units
of the GOFG from otsdan mere loaded for shin Went to looslau on
15 and 16 sopterzber 1950?
(5) The rotor vel icles probably belonged to a signal uni
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