MILITARY ACTIVITIES AND SHIPMENTS IN THE AREA OF THE FOURTH GDS MECZ ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 20, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC,
REPOR
Military Aotivities a~ad i~eeats ~n the Area ~f the
EVALUATION LACE OBTAI~tED
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED t~4TE PREPARED 20 Aril 1955
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with some 300 soldiers, 5 radio trucks, 2 searchlights and 4 field
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1. At about 1700 on 30 March 1955, a column of 4 x 3~-mm AA guns, 25 trucki25X1
kitchens left the Artillerie Kaserne (4442) in Frankfurt/Odor and went
toward the railroad station.
The unit was entrained at the station. On that
entered the Artillerie Kaserne in Frankfurt~Oder from the direction of
during the preceding, night.
21 At 1315 on 4 April, a column of 10 trucks towing 10 x 37-mm AA guns,
16 trucks with some 160 $oldiere, 1 generator and 1 field kitchen
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500 soldiers. Additional units were assumed to have left the installation
day, the installation was not more than 50 percent occupied by 400 to
installation was fully lighted. 1
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3. Military shipments from Brest-Litovsk unloaded at the Sa.tzkorri railroad
station included:
~0 March. At 1520, 18 T-54 tanks, 2 boxcarloads of equipment and an
escorting de*ail.
8 April. At 0425, 20 '~-54 tanks, 3 boxcarloads of equipment and an
escorting detail. 2
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4. The following shipments were entrained at the Sat$korn railroad
station.:
~. April. At p115, a shipment of 12 T-54 tanks, 4 JS~1 tanks, 2
JSII~122 guns, 3 repair shop trucks, 1 tank truck, 2 ambulances,
1 field kitohen, 10 tstueks
10 boxcars with soli~ars and 5 boxcars with ammunition, which left
for Hilleraleber~
1
A ril. At 191
5, a shipment of 9 T-54 tanks, 1 JS-1 tank,
2 JSIIw122 gone, 1 repair shop truck, 1 ambulance, 5 boxcars with
soldiers, 4 boxcar8 with ammunition and equipment and 5 trucks
which left for Haldensleben at 0045
5. Between 1500 and 1700 on 9 April, 2 T~34/85 tanks, 2 SU~249 gone,
2 x 85-.mm AT guns, l x 120-mm mortar, 2 x 82..mm mortars, 1 repair
shop truck, 1 radio truck, 25 trucks and 2 field kitchens were
unloaded at the Berlin-Schoeneweide railroad station and left
for the VPuhlheide cantonment (4161), south of the Karlshorat
race course,
32d AAA Div transferred from Frankfurt/Odor to Baruth on 3 trains
on 31 March/1 April. They returned from Jueterbog on 4 trains
on 2/4
April.
pncludi,ng the shipments mentioned #~n the
present report, the 10th Gde Tank Div received a total of
approximately 110 T..54 tanks.
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Tank Div which R~ti transferred to Letaling Heath for firing
practices.
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