SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005400090003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 26, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIF1CATIoN 3 BZ
East Gervany
COUNTRY
TOPIC Soviet Troon Trains
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EVALUATION
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DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
DATE PREPARED 26- bctober 195k
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CB - Converted Boxcar; B - Boxcar; F Flatcar; SSY '
- Heavy-Duty F'istcar.
1. On 4 October n54,, a troop train of 32 B, 18 F was unloaded at the Ebersm
walde railroad station. The train came from Templin. Nine hanks and nine
trucks were observed. I
2. Troop trains from Stendal to Xuestrin which passed through the Oranienburg
railroad station on October included a train of 8 B,, 27 F with soldiers
another train of 6 BP 29 F with soldiers, 11 AA guns of abut 76 mm, 1 jeep
and 16 trucks. 2
3. Troop trains observed-at Frankfurt/Oder letween Land F ,October includedg
Date in
October
Number of Cars
From
2
50; empty shuttle-
Frankfurt/Oder
Brest-Litovsk
-train
50 with soldiers
Kuestrin
toward Cottbus
50 with soldiers
Kuestrin
toward Cottbus
50; empty shuttle-
Frankfurt/Oder
Brest-Litovsk
-train
50; empty shuttle-
Frankfurt/Oder
Brest-Litovsk
--train
50 with soldiers
Kuestrin
toward Cottbus
4. Troop trains which came from Frankfurt/Oder and went toward Cottbus,via
Nuellrose between 5 -and 9 Oct included a train of 55 P on 5 October,
a second train of 56 B on 6 October, and a third train of 55 F and a
fourth train of 53 B on 9 October. All trains carried soldiers.
5. On 7 0ctober?4zoop train of 42 F with soldiers from Frankfurt/Oiler was
observed gong toward Guben.
64 Between 5 and 8 October the numier of cars which were to to rade available
in the ?-iagdeturg railroad district was fairly high and far a.1ove tbi svArage.
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Boxcars and flatcars to be made available numbered 1,100 on 5 October;
1,300 on 6 October; 600 on 7 October; and 200 on 8 October. On and after
9 October, the military traffic was again normal. 3 25X1
70 Troop trains
Octobe inch.
Date in Composition of
October Troop Trains
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4 CB, 1 B, 28 F with Gardelegen Schwerin
10 medium AT guns
and vehicles
4 CB, 1 B, 38 F with Gardelegen Schwerin
22 medium. AT guns and
vehicles
3 CB, 2 B, 22 SSY . F1oehringen
with T-34 tanks
3 CB9 2-B, 21 SSY Vinzelberg
Parchim
Perleberg
4 CE, I B9 28 SS.Y Gardelegen Guestrow
with 28 SP guns-
4-CB, 12 F, 34 SSY L tzlingen Guestrow
8 CP,5 B, 37 F with 34eissen Neubuckow
16 x 85-mm AA guns
and vehicles
12 CB, 4 B, 42 F with Leisnig Neubuckow
20 x 85-mm AA guns
and vehicles
9 CB9 1 B9 36 F with }ah1winkel Schwerin
16 x 85 mm AT s
and vehicles
9 CE, 1 E, 50 F with ?4ahlw:inkel Schwerin
24 x 85-nun AT guns
and vehicles
8 CB, 2 B, 39 SS! Vin.zelberg Perl65erg
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tktober Troop Train*
Date in Compositie of
12 CE, 12 F, 34 SS! Moah: -ingen Perleberg
with 20 T-3/+ tanks
8 CB,, 2 P D 37 F Letz:tingen Guestrow
3 Cg, 2 P, 26 F Vinzelherg Ludwigslust
2 CB, 1 B, 17 SSY Moehringen Aarchim
g CE, 2 Pa 15 F with Tangermuende Bergen
24 mledium AT guns,
vehicles
prime movers
7 CBs,, ,4 B,9 29 SSY
Tang911 uende Rostock
5 CE, 4 B, 37 SSY 1-xoehr3ngen Parchim
with T-34 tanks
1l CP, 3 B, 44 F ? oeh 'i.ngen Parehim
3 CB9 4 FY 25 &9Y Yoeh Mingen Parchim
with T._11 lanks
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5 CB1 I t'9 32 F with Jaevnzfitz Techenthin
16 x 85-an AT guns
prime movers and
vehicles
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8 CB, 5 P, 47 F Dresden Kroepe+lin
3 CB 4 SSY with an rroepe in Erfurt
artillery firing director
On 'L and 8 O-toter. the ) agdet:urg-Schwerin railroad line ims E locked fcw?
regular freight traffic .o All regular freight trains were used as troop
trains and carried tanks, SP gm s and medium AT tguns,, 3
9. On 7 and 8 Octobe , 50 steel por.ton:a of the TI1P type and 24 light AT guns
were observed on the road from Stendal via Perlelerg,, 5
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troop train probabl carried a tank firing detail of
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