SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002100610008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Sovie: Troop Trains
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EVALUATION-
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DATE OF CONTEN1J
DATE OBTAINED-L
REFERENCES .,
PAGES ~`ENCLOSURES (NO, & TYPE)
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-.DATE PREPARED 23 July 1953
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REMAR1~S_ .-v The 7th and 8th shipments in paragraph 1s the 5th through 9th
shipments in paragraph 2. and paragraphs 4 and 5
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troop trains.
n u. 3' I V5
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Date in
Jim
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CmpRsition of
`d'roop Trains
18 boxcars and
38 flatcars
11 boxcars and
35. flatcars
1 boxcar and
33 flatcars
17 boxcars and
39 flatcars
20 boxcars and
3? flatcars
13 boxcars and
32 flatcars
16 boxcars and
29 flatcars
14 boxcars and
36 flatcars
From
Dallgow-
Dopberitz
Velten
Frankfurt/Oder
Jueterbog-
Altes Lager
Wolmirstedt
Forst Zing.
Bad Doberan
Bad Doberan
All troop trains carried soldiers and vehicles,
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To
Forst Zinna
Forst Zinna
Ziesar
Dallgow-
Doebe, itz
Satzkorn
Dal lgow--
Doeberitz
Rehagen
Klausdorf
Reha en.-
K1.ausdor -I
CLASSIFICATION .F:CRFI
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2. Troop trains
&12 -L Compas .tion of
J. Troop Trains
1 13 boxcars and
21 flatcars
16 boxcars and
39 flatcars
10 boxcars and
9 flatcars
12 boxcars and
11 flatcars
6 2 boxcars,
27 flatcars and
7 gondola cars
9 boxcars and
38 flatcars
10 boxcars and
26 flatcars
8 boxcars and
31 flatcars
Tons From
1,386 Vogelsang
821 Da lgow--
Doeberitz
405 Rathenow
533 Rathenow
735 Neustrelitz
1,054 Neustrelitz
692 Altruppin
891 Neustre]itz
12 boxcars, 19110 Neustrelitz
20 flatcars,
8 gondola oars and
3 tank cars
71\
31 boxcars anal 578 Angermuende
24. flatcars
3. The follcgdng military shipments coming from Brest Litovsk passed through the
rankfurt/0der railroad station between
e in
J.LMO __ phi .!ent
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22 an undetermined number in
of care with
60 rocket launchers
24 an undetermined number
of cars with
45 armored scout care
27 an undetermined number
of cars with
40 armored scout cars
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between 1 and 7 July included:
To
Phiwinkel
Forst Zinna
Fuerstenberg
Dresden
Jerichow
Jerichow
Jerichow
Jerichow
Rathenow
Magdeburg
Receiving Station
Eberswalde
Cottbus
undetermined
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4. Between 25 June and 4 July, troop trains 25X1
with air force ground personnel. no tor vehicles and equipment proceeding
toward Brest Litovsk. The dispatch of these trains was given priorit
at the Frankfurt/Oder, Guben and Kuestrin border crossing stations,
5,, On 18 June, femur trains for tank shipments were made available to the
Erfurt regional railroad district headquarters,, It was definitley observed
that these trains were dispatched to Poland on 19 Juneo9
I Cent. The troop train I carried
elements of the 283rd How Arty Regt of the let ?4ecz Div which., after
completion of combat firing practice at the Jueterbog training area,
returned to their home stet
on 5 July 1953,
n-us o e or eg of the let Mecz Div
w-ure TOM) Untrained at Doeberitz on. 3 July 1953, indicating that the
troop train Velten
but from Doe z o
elements returned tb v ie oop train
on 6 July 19530
2a L____1Com.ent. The troop train
elements of the 299th Gds Mort AePT, anc
Gds Tank Div
3. x~ment On 6 July 1953, probably contingents of the 2nd Gds AAA
Div, after completion of firing practice with live ammunition, returned
from Wustrow where they had moved on 8 April 1953 0
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Tr cent 0 The troop trains from lraustrelro tz and Altruppin probably
carried components of the 9th Gds Tank Div and 12th Gds Tank Div including
elements of the engineer battalions of the divisirens, u;hich, as in previous
years, were to conduct field exercises on the Elbe River in the Jerichow
areas, beginning 7 July 1953. The troop train F- I 25X1
to Mahl-4nkel cannot yet be interpreted in conjunction with this movement.
Otherwise, besides contingents of the Second Gds Mecz Army, such of the
Fourth Gds Mecz Army would also partic'.pat e in the maneuvers.
5. CSI yl ent,, The departure of a signal unit of the First Gds Meca Army
o esden was previously reported o It belongs to the rail rrovecent.
followed the completion of a signal cor: nd post exercise in which probeb,
signal units of all armies in East Garr my oartieinatad _
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IMO uers eriberg probably carried elements of the
9th Sig Regt of the Second Gds Moos Army which also participated in the
command post ,exercise,. Motor vehicles of the army were continuously observed
in connection with signal troops in. and near Rathenow during June 1953
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60 IComment-, The rocket launchers probably were allotted to the
312th Gds RL Regt of the Fourth Gds Mecz Army. Thus, during June 1953,
all rocket launcher regiments of the mechanized armies were equipped
with new rocket launchers, probably of the M-31 type.
L ?mn?e t~ Ship ents of armored scout cars from the USSR were
o se ed to various posts of tank divisions and mechanizes divisions
during June 1953. The shipment on 27 June 1953 possibly went to
Leipzig Taucha G O
omment? A report has,been previously submitted,
9 o~rnents it appears improbable that tank units should have been
std from Thurineia to Poland.
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