SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001100590003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 26, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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empty cars to be made available between
7 and 15 March 1953 included: 55 flatcars at Magdeburg; 46 flatcars at Wustermark;
42 flatcars at Jueterbog; 37 flatcars at liathenow; and 24 flatcars at Oranienburg0
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cars were to be made available and dispatched to Brest Litovsk; 2 coaches from the
SCC reserve; 7 new type converted boxcars; 1 boxcar for kitchen; 8 boxcars; and
21 flatcars. Each converted boxcar was to be provided with 100 kg of briquettes and
the kitchen oar with 300 kg of briquettes.
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the following flatcars with iron side-racks were
dispatched from Frankfurt/ Oder to Brest Litovsk 8
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40 On 5 March, .1 VP train of 4 converted boxcars with VP personnel
and 12 flatcars carrying one tank each. The train was loaded at Guestrow and went to
Crossonhain via Elaterwerda.2
50 On 11 Marche a troop train of 6 converted boxcars and 16 flatcars carrying S T-34
tanks and 8 trucks was
observed at the ua ermar r oa station. The train came from Doeberitz and
proceeded toward Neuatrelitz0
6. On 8 March, a VP train of 40 converted boxcars with VP personnel and 20 ;flatcars
carrying 6 boats, 15 pontoons, squared lumber* wooden boards and logs was observed
at the Elater-werda railroad station. The train proceeded toward Leipzig.4
C Compare with the statements in a previous report.
n 12 March 19531, 14 flatcars carrying tanks were deserved
at the Frankfurt Oder railroad station. They came from the east and were bound for
Lieberose0 It is believed that the empty railroad material
reported in the present report will be used for hauling additional heavy materiel
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Gcrez~, Guostrow as loading station indicates that the VP train carried
25X1 A elements of the Panzer Offizier Srhule of the XVP in Guestrow Priemerwald0 It
25X1 A appears possible that this school will be transferred to Gros enhain. as the
KW revious stationed in Grassenhain moved to Oranienburgd
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Panzer Unteroffizier .Schule of the KVP is located in Ze .w na northwest of
25X1 A Grossenhain. The stationing of the Panzer Offizier Schule of the KW in a post
near to Zeithain.may be advantageous with regard to both training and organization.
25X 92M . This troop train carried a t
unit of the lst Metz Div which moved to Neustr?elitzo
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The VP train carried an engineer battalion of the VP,, As the
25X1 A_ dispatching and receiving stations are unimownp no definite conclusions can be
drawn as to the purpose of this train, It is por siblc that the engineer battalion
belongs to one of the planned new A imeegx pen which are known to be stationed in
Dresdeng Leipzig and Dessau. kowevera, the engineer battalion may have also been
moved to the Elbe River for field exercises. The dispatching station may be
Kuecheneee, freuen.brietzen or Fuenfeichen near Neubrandenburg., as engineer
battalions of the XVP are stationed in these places,
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