ARRIVAL OF TANKS IN KOENIGSBRUECK AND TEMPLIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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• Content Type: REPORT

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East German REPORT
TOPIC Arrival of Tanks in _ en jOr eck end Templin 25X1
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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT.
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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REMARKS
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..DATE PREPARED 7 July 1955
1. At 2030 on 7 June 1955, 6 to 8 canvas-covered SSy-type flatcars
arrived at the Koenigsbrueck-Ost railroad station. At 2300, the 25X1
shipment was unloaded, after sentries wearing red-bordered black
epaulets and German civilians had secured the station as usual.
Several sedans from the komendatura were seen at the station during
the unloading, which involved 6 to 8 track-laying vehicles with
7 disk wheels, the size of medium or heavy tanks but somewhat 25X1
lower. The imprints of the tracks did not resemble those of any
known armored vehicles, According to railroadmen, the unloading
involved amphibious vehicles. 1
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2. At 1230 Qn?I1June, a shipment of 18 flatcars with load exceeding
standard measurements arrived at the Templin railroad station.
The flatcars carried canvas-covered vehicles which, according to
their size and shape, appeareld to be tanks. No gun barrels 25X1
projected from the tarpaulinsj, however. The train, which included
2 bbxcars with soldiers weariflg red-bordered black epaulets, was
disassembled in Templin. Some of the railroad oars were attached
to a regular freight train which went toward Fuerstenberg and 25X1
others proceeded to Vogelsang:.2
Comment. According to concordant information by several 25X1
sources, 8 to 9 flatcars with load exceeding standard measurements
went from Brest Litovsk and/or Frankfurt/0der to Koenigsbrueek 25X1
In the first reference repo.rtl, it had been assumed tat T-54 25X1
tanks, probably for the 11th Gds Tank Div, had arrived which to a
certain extent, i confirmed the resent report,
in early June, shipments arrived
in the zone which, according o composition and place of destinatior
25X1
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(posts of tank divisions), probably involved T-54 tanks,
it cannot
definitely be determined that the train actually carried T-54
tanks or other tanks or, possibly, track-laying amphibious
vehicles (7 bogie wheels).
2. I Commen$, The observation confirms a report by another
source, according to which, 8 flatcars with load
exceeding standard measurements went to Templin
and 9 flatcars with load exceeding standard
measuremente. went to Satsk rnl
he previous assumption that the
flatcars ear. a -54 tan s, is only vaguely confirmed by the
present report.
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~:nks in Koenigsbrueck and Templin
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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAED__
REFERENCES
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LDATE PREPARED? July 1955
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1. At 2030 on 7 June 1;,55, 6 to 8 canvas-covered Ssy-type flatcars
arrived at the Koer.}at#4!r4ec QtJ jra, l o .station. At 2300, the
shipment was unloaded, after sentries wearing red-bordered black 25X1
epaulets and German ci'o+l sllari haVsecuoe4 the station as usual.
Several sedans from the komendatura were seen at the station during
the unloadir.,;, wkiich involved 6 to 8 tuck-laying; vehicles with 25X1
7 disk wheels, the size of medium or heavy tanks but somewhat
lower. The imprints of the tracks did not resemble those of any
known armored vehicles,: Accordin; to railroadmen, the unloading
involved amphibious vehicles. 1
2. At 1230 on 11 June, a shipment of 10 flatcars with load exceeding
standard measurements arrived at the Templin railroad station.
the flatcars carried canvas-covered vehicles which, according to
their size an, shape, appeared to be tanks. No gun barrels
projected from the tarpaulins, however. The train, which included 25X1
2 boxcars with soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets, was
disassembled in Templin. Some of the railroad cars were attached
to a regular freight train which went toward Fuerstenberg and
others proceeded to Voeelsang.2
went from Brest Litovsk and/or Frankfurt/Oder to KoeniP;sbrueck
~Corament. According to concordant information by sp,~eral 25X1
sources, 8 to 9 flatcars with load exceeding standard measurements
In the first reference report, it-had been assumed that T-54 25X1
certain extent, is confirmed',by the present'report,
25X1
in the zone which, according to composition and place of destination
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25X1
(posts of yank divisions), probably involved T-
aeriniteiy bt1 determined that the train actually carried T-54
tanks or other tanks or, possibly, track-laying amphibious
vehicles (7 i)ogie wheels).
2. ~ Commen