SOVIET SUPPLY SHIPMENTS BY RAIL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800340005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 30, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
B'OU NTRY East Germs w REPOf2T
TOPIC Soviet $Wyls Shipments by Rail
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 3 ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE)
REMARKS
OBTAINED
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DATE PREPARED 30 December 1954
CB - converted boxcar B - boxcar F - flatcar
1. On 19 November 1954, a train of 20 flatcars was assembled at the Koenigs-
vusterhausen railroad station. Bach flatcar carried a new truck. Three
trucks were loaded with 3 Mercedes sedans and 17 trucks with 17 ENW sedans.
The sedans were also new.l
2. On 1 December, a train of unidentified umber of flatcars with 20 x 100-m
AT guns and 10 x 57-m AT guns came from the direction of Friedrichshagen
and went toward Werdr.
3. The following shipments more observed between 24 November and 4 December,
Date Shipment From To
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24 November undetermined Frankfurt/Oder undetermined
number of cars
with 40 x 152-
gun howitzers
30 B with Torgau 1Ailkow
ammnition and
escort personnel
30 " 10 B with Barg
ammunition
Dallgow
2 December 1 B with BAesenthal Satzkorn
soldiers,
undetermined
umber of F with
three M-31
rocket launchers
4. On 23 November,, a 0hipment of four cars with 10 x 57-an AT guns went
from Finankfurt/Odes to dusterbo
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10 B with soldiers Potsdam' Schwerin
38 F with artillery
pieces
5. The following shipments were observed between 14 and 24 November:
Date in Shipment From 9 To
November
14 9 B with soldiers Bernburg Brest Litovsk
30 F with vehicles
18 26 B with ammunition Torgau9 Wulkow
19Bempfy
10 F empty
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6. The following shipments were observed between 15 and 19 November:
Date in Shipment
November
15 undetermined number Magdeburg- Sborkow
of F with five new Sudenburg
trucks
16 1 B with soldiers, Altengrabow Schwerin
1 F with one SP gun
19 1 B with 1 officer Jueterbog-Altes Magdeburg-Neustadt
and 4 ffi+Im Lager
2 F with
2 x 85-m AA guns
with muzzle brake
and shield
7. The following shipments were observed between 16 and 22 November:
Hate in Shipment From To
Nov ember
16 undetermined number direction of Bautzen
of F with 10 x 100-ea Leipzig
AT guns
17 undetermined number 1k eads
of F with 24 x 37-enm: Friedrichstadt Riess.
AA guns
18 1 B with Roederau Bautzen
escort personnel,,
8 B with
ammnunition
22 1 B with soldiers Dresden- Roederau
2 B with equipment Neustadt
undetermined number
of F with
57- AT guns
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8. On 24 November, a train of 1 B, 41 F with 39 x 122-mm field guns of the
M 1931/37 type went from Potsdam to Schwerin.
9. On 29 November, a train of 1 CB, 36 F with 36 x 152-mm gun howitzers
of the M 1937 type went from Potsdam-Wildpark to Schwerin.
10. Since 21 November 1954, daily shipments of 10 oto 15 boxcars with
ammmnition have beend dispatched from Altengrabow to Schoenebeok/Elbe,
Alt .Karstaedt near Ludwigalust and Alt-Schwerin. 5
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2. I_ ----JCount. This ammunition shipment was observed passing through the
Satzkorn railroad station.
3.
4.
Comment. The shipment belongs to the motor vehicle exchange movement.
C mment. The receiving stations are possibly detraining points
of th e divisional amimu&ion depots. A connection between the
ammunition shipments and the previously observed exchange of artillery
pieces appears probable.
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