SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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COUNTRY-- Fast Germany
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2. Troop trains to Peitz on 19 September 25X1
included a train of 21 cars with artillery pieces and trucks which
came from Jueterbog; and another train of 5 F and an undetermined
number of F with 8.T-34/85 tanks and 4 trucks which came from Luebbano 2
3. On 22 September, a troop train of 9 B with soldiers, 12 F with
12 x 122-m guns or 152-mm howitzers, and 21 F with vehicles came 25X1
from the direction of. Gotha and proceeded toward Weissenfels. '3
4~ Troop trains which went from Frankfurt/Oder toward Guben on 19
September included a train of 8 B, 30 F with 6 T--34/85 tanks, 4 X 25X1
122 mm SP guns, and 20 armored personnel carriers, and another train
of 8 B, 44 F with 4 x 80=-mm AT guns and 40 trucks o 4
5. On 21 September, a troop train of 6 C1:, 2 B, 15 F. carrying 600 tons,
went from 1eubukow to Werneuchen. 5 25X1
Soviet Troop Trains
CE - Converted Boxcar
B - Boxcar
F ?- Flatcar
SSy - Heavy-duty flatcar
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a train
carrying 50 tons which went to Johann eor enstadt and
anoth train
carrying 230 tons, which went to Chemnitz.~ 1.
6. On 23 Septembee, a troop train of 8 By 40 F,
want from Felten to Demmin < 6
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7. Troop trains observed on 15 September i icludet a a train of 10 CE,
including 2 CR with uniformed do en , and 33 F with 8 new tank trucks,
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5 Car 1 Fq 12 Ry-,v and a t 'oop train of 6 CE, 1 I'D 13 RaTal it from
Wetsobnd to DoebcT its,..8 1`~ akaipment of 5 D e.?, t a :''-; el kitchonn cent
from 'eu appin to Dooborit ; on the ono day. Ora 23 sopte:,nbr as empty
troop train of 46 CB r s c'?iopatched from Wittenb--rr I 'a Litov k
for tranoi xtatjon of ac21d 1 re Frei tho IESR O 9
100 The fo11oe.yiig trop traino ware observed in t&a . c;Y2win eci,. r d district
bt'reen 21 and 28 Se y?,oanbar p
Date in Composition cf
Septoadbr Troop Tana Fre.a
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On 25 md 26 p ? 5J4ilb D wo s txyoopa ware entrained in the tP~4 w.~~: la
area- An u ndete nInec? nihe of T-34/85 tanks and SU 1ci.dcd
at the E ch4-yari rails or d station on 26 Sep~embrr 2
On 25,, 26 and 27 S sptembew o a total of about .150 troop tra1azo 11n re
in operation in the MR.
11 o On 22 Septa:mber, three troop trains of 50 converted boxcars each ?-,Tore
dispatched fear. Schwerin to Brest Litovsk. Boxcars which were to 'ba
made a ilc'bi re for troop trei ne to Brest Litovsk were converted at
Witteabarg : and Hagenowo 9
12 o The following troop trains we::?e observed between 22 and 26 Septemb r:
Date in Cc position of
Se ember Trairrns
22 4 CBv 1 Bs 20 F, 2 ;y' Neubukow
with 12!76 AA guns
and artillery .
director.
23 8 CBa 1 B q 12 Fa :tom SSy Drense Schwerin
with 10 T--34/85 tank
25 9 CBa 2 Bq2? ? 'ujIth
as d(atermined
10 CB9 4 B942 F, wit
122=105-am PT tae, a md
pril-m maoeru y
5 CDp 1Bp 31 F with
T?3.',b/85 tack ki
siftlif/
nots Berlin ):..lls. o
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Schw rjn Goerrio
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diets: ct
~',ci:c~C inn Berlin
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undeterx tht sd Dranse Berlin
railroad
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26 10 CL 2B9 50 F with
22 T--34/85 tanks,
Berlin
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district
Berlin
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district
On 26 September, three trains, each of 6 CB2 2 Bp 27 F, went from
Schwerin GoerripaAThv, tray Ins curried 11 T-105 tanks,
and vehicles, a rail movement from the
Se~hwerin railroad district to the Berlin railroad district also
continued on 27 September.
1 ,orn~enst. The receiving stations indicated show that the troop
trains carried components of the 6th Gds P.AA Div which returned to
their home stations after completion 'of firing practices.
2. Comment. The troop trains probably carried components of the
?ecz Div which returned from firing practices in the Jueterbog
Q ent, Except for its composition mentioned in the present
5, Comment. According to other records, the troop train to Werneuchsn
on 21 September ' 1954 The. troop trains
reported in paragraph 7 probably belong to a movement of components of
the 6th Gds AAA Dive which went to the Eustrow AAA Range on 15 September
for short-term field exercises, ands according to paragraph 10., returned
to their home station area on 27 and 28 September 1954. Paragraph 10,
also indicates that components of the 2d Gds AAA Div from Wzaonedorf.
ver?e probably at Wuatrow up to 28 September 1954. The troop train to
Velten on 22 September 1954 mentioned in paragraph 12 was previously
reported
6. I __~ormaent . Velten indicates that the troop train carried a
component of the 31st AAA Div.
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Comment. These troop trains were previously observed
8. ~- -]Commento The return movement from Netzeband after termination
of the maneuver of the lst Mecz Div was previously reported, The
troop train indicates that army
units of the Second Gds Mecz Army from Schonewalde also participated
in this field exercise
9. Comment. The dispatching of empty troop trains toward Brest
movement which, however, is starting three weeks earlier than it
did in 1953,
ovsk indicates the beginning of the expected personnel exchange
Corxnenta The troop trains carried units of the IX Ntz Rifle
Corps to field exercises. No information on the detraining area in
the Berlin railroad district, which must also be the assembling
area, is available.
which-carried tanks of the 94th Mtz Rifle Div
Comment.. Other records indicate that the troop train
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