SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005400050009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 6, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The following troop trains which came from the direction of Frankfurt/Oder
were observed on 19 and 20 September 1954:
Date in Camposition of
Seutembe r Troop Trains TO
19 9 B, 29 F, 7 SSy Wolfshain
undetermined with 24 tanks Doebern
20 undetermined with tanks and vehicles Wolfshain
undetermined with tanks Spremberg
undetermined with tanks and vehicles Neuhausen
It was said that special trains carried about 500 tanks and other-
vehicles with soldiers to the area north of 'Spremberg on 19 and 20
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2. I (troop trains
25 and 28 September:
Ate in positi o n of
September Troop Trains
25 9 GB, 8 F, 6 SSy
7 CB, 2 F, 4 my
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25 8 CB, 4 F, 7 SSy Schwerin - Wiesenburg
railroad district
12 GB, 2 F, 6 My
8 CB, 1 F, 9 My
7 CJ, 8 F, 8 SSy
7 CB, 5 F, 6 SSy
9 GB, 4 F, 9 Shy
8 GB, 4 F, 8 SSy
8 CB, 3 F, 8 SBy
9 GB, 4 F, 9 SSy
11 CB, 6 F, 11 SSSy
12 CB, 3 F, 11 My
13 CB, 2 F, 8,SSy
13 CB, 2 F, 9 SSy
11 CB, 6 F, 8 SSy
12 CB, 4 F,
Belzig
9 SSy Wildpark Wiesenburg
5 GB, 4 F, 6 My
7 CB, 2 F, 7 Say
8 CB, 6 F, 7 SSy
12 GB, 5 F, 6 'SSy
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6 GB, 7 F, 11 SSy
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6 CB, 7 F, 13 SSy
3 CB2 14 F, 11 My
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6 GB, 8 F, 14 SSy
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4 GB, 6 F, 12 SSy
8 GB, 6 F, 18 My
8 CB, 4 F, 19 My
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3. Shuttle-trains to Brest-Litovsk 28-.29 0 September included
an empty train of 53 CB and three empty trains
totalling 165 CB, which were dispatched from Frankfurt/Oder on 28 and
29 September respectively; and a train of 54 CB with soldiers
which came from Kuestrin on 30 September.
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Empty troop trains which'went from Eberswalde'to Frankfurt/Oder between
26 and 29 September included:
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26
50 GB
40GB
27
45 GB
28
40 GB
29
40 GB
On 30 September, an empty train of 45 GB came from the Templin area and
went to Frankfurt/Oder via Eberswalde. 5
(?' . On 19 September 1954, the troop trains
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usen south of Cottbus, and at least two troop trains went
from Feankffart/Odor toward Groben. All trains carried components of
the 7th Gds Meez Div. Other observations indicated large-scale troop
movements in the area of Cottbus-Hoyerswerda on and after 19 September
1954. It is now definitely clear that large contingents of the 7th 25X1
Gds Moos Div assembled for field exercises in the Got-us - Spremberg
Forst area, and that, in connection with these field .exercises, additional
troops f r o m t h e Lieberose area m a y h a v e arrived b y road and i 1 .
The field exercises terminated at the latest on the evening of 23
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by road and rail.
The tabulation again indicates the rail movement of
contingents of the IX Mtz Rifle Corps from the Schwerin railroad
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of the corps before the beginning of the maneuvers about 29 September
1954.
Cale. The troop trains from kltengrabow carried components of
the IV Arty Corps and/or army artillery units of the Third Shock Army
to the assembly area of the IX Mtz Rifle Corps.
. The troop trains carried tank units of the 9th Mecz Div
which returned from field exercises which extended from the Peitz
troop training grounds to the area east of Jueterbog. The return
movement was previously reported.
Cynt.
According to an.yunar , e-tra n went empty
from Frankfurt/Odes a"J%na em 29 er , probably to
pick up disohargees. If the present report,
that shuttle-train oaded, is correct, it would be the
funk indication of repatriation of disahargees. The other
shuttle-trains went to Brest-Litovsk where replacements were to be
entrained.
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