SOVIET SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS IN THE AREA OF FUERSTENWALDE, KETSCHENDORF AND BAD SAAROW

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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• Publication Date: August 13, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY ... Last Gevviany
?'C+P13 Soviet Su- ?;ol.y Installations in the Area of Fuerstenwalde, Ketschendorf
and Bad Saarow
FNALLJA.TiON__,
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This is UNEVALUATED
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I . In early December 195.5', the Soviet quarters and ,supply depots south and
southwest of the Deka Reifen Fabrik (tire factory) north of Langewahler
Etra$se in F'uerstenwralde were occupied by about 400 to 500 soldiers
wearing red-bordered black epaulets.. Several groups were frequently
engaged in training s.:uth of the cantonment 1On 4 December 1953, a train
of 6 g)ndola cars a n d boxcars loaded with 2 x 122 field guns, 5 x 769
field guns and two trucks stood at the Ketschendorf freight station.
2. In mid-December 1953, a Soviet supply depot, 600 x 200 meters, was located
between Berkenb:ruecke.~ Chaussee and the Spree River, south of the drill
grounds at the e .ste { ., perimeter of Fuerstenwalde. The depot consisted
of 10 large wooden Nu ldings, 2 open sheds for hay and straw 6 earth
bunkers and 11 a rtm nt houses
On 25 May 1954, 8 lig:.t ZIS-3 field guns and about 32 x 57-snirn AT guns
were loaded on the premises of a factory west of the tire factory in
Puerstenwalde. InMay, the cantonment south of the tire factory was
occupied by about 400 soldiers who wore red-bordered black epaulets.
Four 37rm AA guns w me determined in the AAA emplacement. In late May,
two low wooden buildings and a solid, four-story building were erected
near the emplacement. Boxes and sacks were unloaded from truck
In mid-June 195.49 abort 35 prime movers were parked in the prime mover
workshop south of Berliner Strasse in F erstenwalde. At the same time,
the Aufbau Schulp (high school) on Berliner Strasse qu ?tered an estimated
200 troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets. Twelve prime movers and
about 10 trucks were parked there. 4
In m .d- J ;; ; not less than 12~' light Al guns and about 20 guns of a still
smal: a were seen :o_n halls of the ordnance depot n F'uerstenwalda,
` ticks were seen at the inst 11.ation. 1
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6. On the evening of 28 June 1954, nu ns tracks of track laying vehicles
led from the former Henry Hall Faqiory to the Fuerstenwalde freight
station. The station was cordonne off by sentries. In the morning
of 29 June, trucks continually drove from the factory to the freight
? station. They carried boxes and motor vehicle tires which were loaded
onto freight cars. At noon on 29 June, 4 prime movers were loaded onto
flatcars,
7. In early June, it was learned that; the quarters of the engineer depot
in Fuerstenwalde were to be reconditioned and reoccupied by about
300 Soviet soldiers, who had hitherto been quartered in a building
outh of the point where the railroad line crosses Langewahler
Strasse. The engineer equipment depot was 3 square km in size
and was occupied by a guard unit, administrative personnel and workshop
personnel. The quarters have room for about a battalion. About 70 German
workers were employed in the repair shop which was supervised by a
Soviet major. Work done at the shop included general repair work on
engineer equipment and bridge building equipment. 6
8. In early Tune 1954, two AA batteries of 4 x 37 guns each were
observed along the road to Langhl, between the prises of the
former Asuko Plant and the former Cable Plant, which was occupied
by Soviet units at that time. 1
9. In early June 1954, three buildings of the former Waldfrieden sanatorium
south of Fuerstenwalde airfield quartered about 400 soldiers. A fourth
building housed a medical depot with officers, nurses and administrative
personnel. 7
10. The following is a list of rail shipments which arrived at, or were
dispatched from, the railroad stations of Fuerstenwalde and Bad Saarow
in, May and June 1954:'
B - Boxcar; F/S Flatcar with Sideracks; G - Gondola ear;
RRy - Heavy-Duty Flatcar; T - Tank Car
Incoming went .
Date Number of Cars
1954
8 3B
From
military goods Brest Litovsk Fuerstenwalde-South
Fuerstenvalde
n
10 3 MS
?~ Fuors a a] de. math
14 3B s~
23 1 RRy
tP n
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1 ?30
8 a, 32 F/S
7B
Schoeneweic a Fuerstenalde-
South,
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2 FIS insulated wire South
2 F/S rod iron Eisenspalterei
I FIS sheet metal Thale P4
1 F'/S Hettstedt
2 B varnish Magdeburg
.1 F% military goods Grosswolteradorf
6 B Fuerstenberg/Havel 3 B Ziesar
2 B s8 Schwerin
4 F/S sawn timber Neuruppin,
4 B . accumulators Rummeieburg Ftierstenwalde-
18 6 FIS
I B
I F/S
19 34 F/S 68 x 12 mm guns
3 R military goods
1-30 5B
Bredereiche
military goods Brest Litovsk Fuerstenwa'? de-
South
" Strausberg
.tenhain
if Leipzig
I B insulated wire F" .auen
23 2 B military goods .seen
9 3B
South
harbor
9 B foodstuff
6 B military goods
5 F/S
231 2 B
Stendal
21 3 B it Wildpark
1 - 30 10 B glass articles I:enau
3 B chloride of lime X31 tterf eld
2 B ',bandages Mittweida
4 B military goods 8e-tenberg
4B
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Fuersterrdalde,
?Wald f'ri eden
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4 B cupboards Rauenstein
3 B tables
Steaken
Fuerstenwai
2 B empty boxes Chemnitz
4 B military goods P1auen, Leisnig,
Osehatz, Magdeburg
14 6 B fl
1 - 30
4B
Brest Litovsk Fuerstenwalde,
exercise books Halle
paper Gruenhainichen
' ass Dresden
1" iitary goods Guestrow
14 1 B
33 F/S
16 1l B.
17 ]- B
Steinach
music instruments Neukirehen
I -B military goods
29 , 1B .
5 1RRy
11 2 B
engines
military goods
13 iRRy
14 10 B cupboards
_' 1 B military goods
l B
17 F/S
20 1 B sheet metal
28 1 B fim.J.itary goods
C~:~~ox~ Shims?nts~;,
1 _ 31 4 B military goods
3 F/S
3B
3 F/s
3B
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Klingenthal.
Sieveeadorf
Heidenau
Neubuko-vr
Finow
Tangerhuette
Loecknitz
Burgstaedt
Eisenspalterei
Brest Litovsk
Thale
Gransee
Fuerstemmlde-
South,
to
Fuerstenwalde
Fuerstenwalde,
Fuerstermalde-
Ziesar
Freienwalde
Leipzig
Magdeburg
Biesteritz
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cupboard s
16
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Waldfrieden,
3 B ta'~'ea Staak. n
2 B empty boxes Che itz
4.B wilitary goods P1auem, Leisnig,
Oehatz, agdebg
"yo
29
R uen9te; f?
Brest Litovsk F ierstenwalde,
Stela aeh
Neukirehen
Xlingentha1
Si-~ere~~do~~ ~
Heiden-ma ea
Heubukow Fuerstenwalde
Finow FuPrst~nw9alde,
1 RRy
10 B cupboards
ail?e I B military goods
17 F/ a
20 1B
Tangerhuette Fuerstenwalde
Lceakr itz 11
Ih=gataedt
Eisenepalterei
Brest Litovsk . Bad Saarow,
sweet metal Thale
28, I B -mi' x.11-t, y goods . Gransee
31 4 B military goody
a3 F/S
3B
3 F/S
3B
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4B
engines
military goods
exercise books Halle
p',pe Gruenha .nichen
' t ass Dresden
' 1 .tary goody Guestr,?ow
s. B music instruments
.s 1 B military goods
F,,;er aide,
Fuerstenwalde- Zf.esar
South,
)!,,?eienwalde
4)Ipz1g
sgdeburg
Bissteritz
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A l 2 F/S r ?1=i.tcry goods iN-Ie 'stc w e- z e
South,
I F/s
2 B
I F/S
2 F/S
f?,
ewat y
2 S
3F/S.
5B.
2F/S
1B
2 PIS
ALtenburg
W-Ildpa trk
Markei?sdorf
Jueterbog
Fuusre tenwalde- F-aerstenberg/Anvel
S ?th,
n ae
4 B
1 B
2B
25
1B,
I B,
1F/a
2r0 /S
.odors',
25
:16 D
31
14,
1 B,
"'Z , -,,/,c;
Fueret ife- deg,
11 1.D
Alerats t4a.lde
1 9 1 F/S motor it
e 1e Py!sratsnual.de,
2 ar.,d 2 T azipt'y
aaeratan r .de
2=0 harbor.,
25 2 B '.military c ocd
28 1.2 3
29
7 and ' 2 B edio-di equipment Fuersten ide-.
18 Wa dfrleden,
Doberlug, UP
A '.tenhain
FM ege1in
ede:;,-au
Blase 3tha1
J - te:cbog
B:,,!est. Litovsk
Al.t?n.grabow
Brest Litovsk
A1tengrabow
Ste al.,
Bergen,
] -Neu,st ft
4rseburg ?
.Stmm
A . ngrabow
!r 'snkfurt/Cder ,
ba,undary
Bergen
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10
2 B
medical equipment Fuerstenwalde-
Waldfrieden,
11
2 B
13and
2B
24 tons
14 .
4 F/S
14
1 B
"
15
1 B
18
1 B
19
1- B
"
20
1B
is
24
1 B
14
1 B
military goods Fuerstenwalde-
klaldfrieden,
31
1 B
13
7 B
Fuerstenwald? -
Waldfrieden,
17 and
2B
20 .
17
1 B
18
1 B
"
19
lB
1 B
1 B
21
1 B,
signal equipment Bad S ow,
"
"
14 3 B. F/S ", 22 tons
29
a p 23 tond
1 F S ", 2 tons
Fuerstenberrg/ vel
Dry -Beustadt,
Jeseen,
Leipzig, hospital
pasueourg-Drueoxx e.La,
Guestrow,
Bad E1sterl
Beelitz,
Ebersaalde,
Ahlbeck,
Chemnits4liilbersdorf,
Markersdorf,
Potsdam,
Puerstenberg/Ha' ml,
Jueterbog,
Koenigeborn,
Burgsstaed1'
Burgsta%t,
Finowf,
Warder,
Che nnit~
Wildpark
Dresden-Weustadt
" Leipsig Wahren'
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15 4F/S
17 ands F/S
signal, equipment Bad Ssarow,
" 9 51 tons
19
1 B military goods
1 F/S
23 tons
20 and
6 B, 2 PIS
", 83 tons
29
20
1 F IS
", 4 tons
3 B.5
F/S
"
2,4 tons
,
3 B, 6
F/S
no 47 tons
26 and
6B 2F/S
no 56 tons
29
25
4B
27
3B
"
military goods
25 tons
2 B, 1 F/S
10
9 2B
14
15
4 F/S
15 and __10 B _,I Vs
19
18 2 B, 1 F/S
25
4 B.
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40 tons
20 tons
", 27 tons
42 tons
43 tons
", 60 tons
", 20 tons
30 tons
148 tons
30 tons
27 tons
".. 40 tons
Fuerstenwalde-
South,
Kummersdorf
Eberawalde
Luckenwalde
Burgstaedt
Koenigewuaterhauaen
Coswig
Fueratenberg/Bavsl
Altengrabow
Apolda
Roederau
Dresden-Neustsdt
P Zgdeburg-Sudenburg
Dresden-Neustadt,
Asokov
Ruiimelaburg
Leipzig44ahren
Freienwalde
Kimmersdorf
Ziesar
n
Fuerstenbekg/Ha4el
Brest Litovsk
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1 B, 6 F/e/A
15 tow
t-s 75 tons
", 75 tons
"S"40 tons
", 70 tons
95 ions
4.5 tons
85 tons
70 tons
95 tons
" 5 tons
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Akan
Alai uedersdorf
Roederau
A1tengrabo
Apolda, ! enko
Lieberoae
Vogelsang
F arste~- 12 tnnen% 1de
South f
F/4
" 6 tons
60 tons
" s 25 tons
F/S , 60 tons
" s 5 tons
43 tons
, 6 ton.
50 tons
70 tons
F/`' ?0 tens
F/ 14 tans
toy 90 tons
1. B, 6 F'/E 0; 58 tons
ft
Cottbus
Jueterbog-
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I B. F/S military goods
36 tons
I B 0-~ F/S '?, 10 totes
F/S
1 F/S
6 tons
"?, 5 tons
40 tons
Fuerstenwalde-
South,
2 B, 31/s
", 30 tons
1FS
" 20 tons
F/S
40 tons
7.
25
", 160 tons
1B 3F/S
16 tons
I H. 1
F/S
6 t
ons
3B
3B
12 and 7B
26
3D
14 2B
26
28
2 B
3 B
4B
3.D
5B
4B
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", 12 tons
7 tons
,
", 13 tons
" 9 7 tow
"9.37 tons
8 tons
tons
", 130 tons
", 21 tons
" 15 tons
a tons
?a, 15 tons
21 tons
14 tons
60 tons
", 22 tons
Beustrelitz
Crawinkal
Gotha
Lossa
gelin
Bmelsburg
Vogelsang
Brest Litovsk
Burg
Grinoft
Dallgow
Koaigsbrueck
Weuruppin
Nechterdtaedt
Beustrelits
Haidensleben
Cottbus
Diesenthal,
Justerbog
Satskorn
Berms
Vogelsang
C-erwisoh
Schwerin
'inow
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28 .2 B
26
1 F/S
I F/S?
1 F/S
military goods
10 tons
", 12 tons
11 tons
29 1 B, F/S ", 20 tons
9 1 B 'medical 'eauiy rent
18 1 B
19 and 2 B
29
29
ra f 8 tons
", 11tors-
6 tons
5 . a1 BI--,F/.l signal equipment
60 tons .
6 tons
F'/S, 22 tone
10 2 B, 2 F/S It, 26 tons
16
19
10 -tons .
", 12 tons
12 tons
14 tons
", 10 tons
Fueratenwal de-
barbor,
Fuerste ra lde,
Baryuakl.n
l zeratenwaide
Fuersten,,a1de,
I r$te alde
Ftzersten a1de
Faterstenwaide-
Weldfrieden,
Bad Saarow,
orf
SDerenb-- rg,
Biesenthal.
lsbesa,
Neubukow,
1"a erhuette, .
DresdenBeustadt ,
liburg-Brueckfeld,
Zberswalde,
Popov
Chennitz
Harkersdorf,
F ierstenberg/ vel
Jessen
Luckenwalde
cosswig
Eberswalde
Altengrabow
t - staedt
=`escen Neustadt
Fuer$teh:?z~?~ dial
Straus!berg
Al t ongra1 ow
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Comment. For sketch on the supply depot north of Lea ge ahl.er Strasse
see Azane :. Report refers to installation No 6, in Annex
The depot houies the. ordnance and equipment park of the r ,
and the motor vehicle spare part depot of the GSFG,
Alm and subordirtion of the depot could not be determined
Co Report refers to installation No 12 in Annex
ent. has. re redly been identified on documents in
Fuerstenwalde since 149. belonged to the 5th ads Rifle Regt of
the'3d ads Rifle Div in Wt A . Near the and of the war, the division
was subordinate to the Second ads Army which is now in command in the
Noscow lD. There are no indications that the division was deactivated
after the war or that it is still in existence in the Fuel area, Baltic MD.
C >a . The prime mover workshop and auartera on Barlinc 5t"i~xQ
5, ent. The identity of the depot could not be determined. The former
is an iron foundry on Max Behnke Strasse.
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? , 4 mm=. The shipments from Brest Litovvk trarp Q9nvtArmg vnr?rss n i i
is installation. No 5
. The medical depot of the G3FG in Fuerstenwalde-Waldfrieden
is installation No 11
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Ordnance
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and gui,)ment 11e,)cat Land -otor V
Part 1 enot at Fuerstenv aide
Not *0 sca/e
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1 two-story permanent building with wooden roof
2- 5,
8 and 9 24 quarters, concrete foundation with wooden roof
6 and. 7 wooden 124 quarters
10 two-story peri.nent building
11 guardhouse at the main entrance
2 and 13 factory halls
14 shed and'railroad spur
15 storage halls with saw-tooth roo: , permanent building with
wooden roof
16 hall, solid foundation with wooden span-roof
17 two-story building with concrete foundation
18 two-story building with concrete fouidation
19 AAA emplacement
20 officers," billets
21 gates
22 t quarters, se?perzaunent structure
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