SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003300260008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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P-Ot IMTOV East Gei ny
TOPIC` Soviet Troop Tra
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24 53 B
10 B; 10 F
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:16 December 1953
Koethen
Wildpark
Jueterbog-
Altes Lager
Koethen
Jueterb-
Altes.Lager
Magdeburg.
Rathenow
Justerbog
Altes Lager
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(:LA F'ICATION SECT rl
CE. - Conner d Boxcar
B - Boxcar
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1. Troop trains identified
1953 included:'
tE: in I+?utaber of Cars From
Nov
:17 53 B; empty
Jueterbog-Altes Lager Wustermark
37 B, 14 F Lustermark
18 2 B, 11 F Magdeburg
53 B; empty Wustermark
39 B Wustermark
20 56 B; empty Wustermark
21 59 B; empty Kuestrln
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53 1; empty Wuraternark ueterbog-
Al.tes Lager
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1O CF . ',:FUensdorf Stendal
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53 B; empty Wu.sterrnark . Jueterbog-
Altes Lager
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2. On 17 November, a train of 20. converted boxcars with military personnel went
from Fuerstenwalde to .Lad Freienwralde.
On 17 November, shuttle-bra-1 n of 53 boxcars with, military personnel
Baas unloaded at the Juetorbog. -Alter Lager railroad station. The train came
f'rori Guben.
81.E order of the Soviet transrortation control headquarters, 28 converted
Vcxoars were to be Trade available at the Frankfurt, Oder railroad station
orl 22 Moveriber, The cars were to be dispatched to Brest Litovsk,
25X1 Cor. aent. The shuttle-trains ore commented on as follows:
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3 (53, the train passed through Guben toward Cottbus tnd was unloaded `'at
Jt.eterb-og. As., on 19 November, the departure of this train from. Jueterbog
was also observed, it,possibly was cleaned at Wusteranar'k between -!,.7 and 19
November 1953.
25X1 shuttle-train On 12 November 1953, the train carried reialacealents
or Guben to . Ri3 enow,. On 13 November, the empty. train went from ustermark
to, Jueteroog, thus, indicatibf,,-- that the train probably w,:3e reclispatched
from Rathenow to Wusterrmar?k' for cleaning. On 14 Novembers the train probably
w,-.s dispatched from Jueterbog to . the east. As, according to the present
report, t' e. train was cleaner. and, on 20 November was di..snatched ?,-o Jueter
bl:,g for loading, it must have returned from the east and unloaded in the zone
zx,ne pp^,:Lo: to about 19 November 1953. Although a period of five days appears
rL.;ther short for a trip to the east and vice versa, such movement is
b:iieved possible.
25X1 3,,tattle-train On 17 or 18 November, the train :eft Kuestrin toward
t1ke east If the train had actually returned' empty, it would be the first
indication that, after 20 November 1953, the shipments of rep .acements
radually terminating.
from the USSR tare:
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SYatxttie-train On 19 November, the train carried dischargees from
Guben to oy 1 Y,mhicli indicates that the train returned to the zone on 24
November 1.953. After un_1 oadi ng, the train probably went to Wustornark fcr
c'7 eaning wherefrom it was dispatched to Jueterbog .for reloading.
25X1 zu >le- ra3 n ~~ The train wa.s last observed easstbound passing through
Kuestrin ?on 11 November 1953 .
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