UNLOADING OF TANKS AND TROOP MOVEMENTS IN THE JUETERBOG AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007300440005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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East Germany
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Unloading of Tanks and Troop Movements in the Jueterbog Area
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~. At 2000 on 12 May 1955, a train with 1 boxcar occupied by troops and 14 cars with 25X1
tanks arrived at the Forst Zixna railroad station from the direction of Jueterbog.
At the same time, a train of 11 railroad care carrying 11 tanks was seen on a
siding. The tanks were covered by tarpaulins, the railroad cars had sideracks, about
1 meter high. The lower edge of 6 large bogie wheels was observed on one tank. A gat
barrel was covered by tarpaulins aid laths? The tanks were uxloo.ed at night. On
13 May, imprints of tank tracks led toward Werder-Markexdorf via Neuhof.
At 2000 on 17 May, 1 shipment of 16 x 6-axle railroad cars with tanks and 1 railroad
car with personnel arrived at the Forst Zixna railroad station. The tanks were
covered by tarpaulins, the barrels were crated. They had no muzzle brakes. The
shipment was unloaded after nightfall. Imprints of tank tracks led in the -'25X1
direction as on 13 May. 2
2. On 16 May, a train, which was bound for Forst Zinna, was seen in Jueterbog. Siatetx25X1
canvas-covered tanks and 4 boxcars were observed. Unloading started at 2030. The
tanks had 5 large bogie wheels and a barrel without muzzle brake.3
3. On 19 May, 12 trucks, each towing a 120?-am mortar and each occupied by about 15
soldiers, came from the direction of Jueterbog-Altes Lager (3205) and proceeded 25X1
toward Neues Lager (3204). The vehicles were followed by a column of 15 to 20 25X1
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motor vehicles towing 15 to 20 guns, presumably of 60 to 80 Am.
eregsed the border on 12 May and proceeded to Forst Zixna .
Comment. This observation confirms the two shipments from the USS
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3.I Conmext, The train, which was unloe:,,ded on 16 May, apparently
arrived one lay earlier than train --]mentioned in
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tanks arrived in Frankfurt/Oiler from Brest-Litevskt This train may
have been identical to that observed on 16 May,
Although source of paragraph 1 allegedly observed 6> bogie wheels,
the other details tend to indicate that the 4 trains (2 on 12 May
and 1 train each on 16 and 17 May) carried T-54 tanks which proceeded
to the summer camp of the 7th Gds Tank I7.v at 'Nerd.er-Markendorf. Thus.,
the division has presumably received a total of approximately 230 T-54
tanks to date,
Commexto The observations tend to indicate that Altes Lager is
still occupied by the howitzers and mortar regiment of the 14th Gds
Mecz Div,
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At 1800 on 15 Mays a train of 1 boxcar and 28 flatcars wi
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