SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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COUNTRY
TOPIC
EVALUATION_
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East Germany
Soviet Troop Trains
DATE OF CON
DATE OBTAIN
REFERENCES _
14 December 19
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GAGES 4 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)_ _.__
REMARKS.
This is UNEVALUATED Informations`
OB - Converted Boxcar
B - Boxcar
P - Flatcar.
RRym - Heavy-Duty Flatcar
October an 19 November 19,34:
troop trains
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Date Number of Cara From To
31 October
CB
CB
2 November 6 CB
5 CB,
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5 CB
3 CB
lO " 8 CB
5 CB
4 CB
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Lajdebure-Brueckfeld Ludwigslust
Sch.erin-Goerries L:adeburg-Brueckfeld
Ludwi-slust
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Schwerin-Goerries Neuhaldens3.eben
Ludwi-slust
Schwerin-Goerries ...aadeburg
Ludwigslust it
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Neuhaldensleben
L:agdeburg
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2 On 9 November, a troop train of 10 CB, 11 F,
went from.Parchir:: to Dranse (B-2), while a s~:ai ar trip or a troop
train of 8 CB, U. F, 10 RRyr:: was I;1anned
on 21 Nov. tuber. 2
.3. At 1520 on 13 November,. a troop train of 44 B with. 17 to 19-year old
soldiers was observed at the rrankfurt/Oder railroad station. The
train came from the direction of ?rankfurt/Oder-border and. proceeded
toward Cottbus. 3
4. On 17 November. four cars with 17 to 19.-year old soldiers were
coupled to the regular express train waich left Frankfu.r?t' Oder at 3.725.
A group of 63 soldiers left the train at Kurnmersdorf, a second group of
42 soldiers and officers at Jueterbog-Altes Lager, a third. group of
135 soldiers and officers at Beelitz- tadt, and a four:h group of
42 soldiers and officers at ,Vii dpark.
5. At about 0340 on 1 November, a troop train of 55 B with soldiers
was unloaded at the `,i'ildpark railroad station. The train came from
Gube i. (F-2) 4
shuttle-trains
between 9 and 22 November:
Date in Weight in
November Tots From
610 :Vuste.nnark
1,000 Magdeburg
10 1,000 Weimar
850 Ouben
1 1, OCO 1)iagd.eburg
x.00 :Mei.s3en
600 Fuers Genter~_.
15 900 t' eicssen
16 500 11.1 ;ow
oOO ruers~enberg
17 . undetermined "I Pi sa
i:Iadehurg
19 1, 00,0 Ii .."lerslebsri
21 1, 000 `:Eei:ssen
22 1, 000 I, agde; burg
Frarkf art/oc_er
itrest Litovsk
K1etz
Y, :Le tz
Firers ~anLer,
Brest Litovsk
1.__ Ur
Brest Litovsk
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7. Shuttle-trains
included:
Date in Number of
November Cars From
22
23
53 B "usterr. ark
empty
54 B Jueterbog
empty
54 B Juete:rbog
empty
60 B l';uster_ark
empty
31 B with Frankfurt/Osier
soldiers
35 B with Guben
soldiers
54 B
empty
Ar_~ermuende
54 B
empty
51 B
empty
44 B
e:-pty
54 B
empty
54 B
ez.ipty
25
55 B
e+'tptd
Wustermark
Jueterbog
Juete:rho
F.uestr.-J.r
between IL ans. dove,uUk: ?
Jueterbog
Wust e x-mark
us termark
Juel3rbog
;~Ji ldpark
:`, ildpark
Wust erma' k
us t- e::aa1'b
Wust e: riark
b agdeuurE
N~euruppin
Uag ? burg
Other trains listed included a train of L4 3o' 14 F,
hick went from %erstenberg to ,,~uedi '.r;hurt; on o :rei:: er.
and a train of 9 B, 36 F wh ch went fro., 'Kixt iert:sdorf to WilCpar or.
23 November. 6
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8. The following troop trains were observed at Frazikfurt/Oiler on 1, ts. ? 9
and 20 November:
Ord 18 Noyembe A train of 52 B which was loaded with soldiers at
the r~ankfurt/Oder railroad station left toward Berlin at 1625.
on 19 November A train of 28 B which was loaded with soldiers at
the ,'rank_furt Oder railroad station left for Satzkorn at 1715 and
another train with soldiers which came from 3rest-Litovsk, paased
through Frankfurt/Oder and went to Cottbus at 2110.
On 20 November. A train of 28 8 with soldiers, and an undetermined
number of F with 25 trucks was dispatched to Brest Litovsk at 143C. 6
Comment. The troop trains belonged to the personnel e.chaoje
movement in the area of the Third Shock Army.
(Comment. The troop trains probably carried tank firing details
of the 18th. Mecz Div. The troop train on 9 NnyAml er 1.954 was
wit This trooc: train is reported for the first time.
Ci I ent
ca a and hour.
usly confirmed on the same
5?I [Comment, The two empty shuttle-trains from Kuestrin to L:agdeburg
and similar observations indicate that the rersonnel exchange movement
was nearing completion by late November 1054.
The computation of h ttle-trains which have been observed
between 27 September and 25 November 194 indicates
tnat the personnel exchange movement includes 6; eastbound trains and 65
westbound trains. an additionrj. number of 4.5
eastbound trains and 62 westbound trains probably also belongs to the
movement. This computation shows that totals of 108 eastbound trains
with about 149,000 disohargees and 127 westbound trains with about
175,000 replacements were moved until 25 Yovember 1954. This does not
prove, however, that all eastbound trains were fully occupies
especially at the beginning of the movement. Since it is alec not
clear that each car actually was occupied by 30 soldiers (that is one
train by 1,380 dischargees) the above figru.re may be too high and may
possibly be between 120,000 and 150,000 dischargees only.
Com sent . These troop t:^ains have riot. been idenb.f ied,
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