SOVIET UNIT WITH ATOMIC ARTILLERY IN FUERSTENWALDE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A046000580001-7
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 12, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains Information affecting the National Defense of the United states within the meaning of the Ispionsge Isws, Title
18. U.S.C. secs. 793 and 794, the transmiss-on 'or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
C-O N F-I D-E-H T-TA-b
COUNTRY East Germany
REPORT
SUBJECT Soviet Unit with Atomic Artillery in DATE DISTR. is DEC t8
Fuerstenwalde
NO. PAGES 2
DATE OF
INFO.
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1. The large artillery pieces with the long barrels were still in the area of the
Soviet unit n Langewahlerstrasse in Fuerstenwalde in mid-June 25X1
1958 At that time the railroad was again permitted to bring its cars with
their own locomotives to the area of the unit A number of 25X1
artillery pieces were standing in a building (Halle) and a part of them were
outside under a makeshift cover. It was not possible to come near enough to
them to examine them closely because they were guarded.
2. Vehicles with large curved lattice-like devices (Gitterboegen) were still in
the woods of the area of the unit along the Chaussee (highway) 25X1
from Fuerstenwalde to Langewahl. This may be some kind of a radio installation
because adjacent to these vehicles stand various small radio cars.
3. The following arrivals of new rail shipments for the Soviets were observed:
a. Two trains ch included 48 freight cars from Brest-Litovsk to
Muna (sic) on 10 June 1958. The contents were unknown.
b. On 7 June 1958 a large car (Grossraumwagon) arrived
from Brest-Litovsk. The contents were yellow-grey tarpaulins (Planen).
c. On 12 June 1958 a shipment arrived rom Brest-Litovsk 25X1
which consisted of 38 flatcars to sm&U anti-tank guns (85-mm)-
There were two. anti-tank guns on each flatcar and three personnel
cars with a total of about 20 men.
d. On 18 June 1958 a shipment arrived
It consisted of 14 freight cars, the contents ofl which were unkn
e. At the beginning of June 1958 a shipment arrived
Brest-Litovsk consisting of 12 Polish
which were unknown.
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f. In the beginning of June 1958 a shipment arrived atl from Brest-
Litovsk which consisted of eight flatcars, each carrying one amphibious
tracked vehicle. 25X1
g. At the beginning of June 1958,there arrived from Brest-Litovsk
four cars carrying metal containers having a capacity of approximately 30
liters each. They were possibly oil containers.
h. On 12 June 1958 there arrived rom Brest-Litovsk 16 freight 25X1
cars with automobile spare parts and four large diesel motors.
i. On 17 Jug 1958 there arrived from Brest-Litovsk 20 large 25X1
freight care with doors' et the front end Stirntueren); the contents were
unknown but it is believed that these cars were transporting rockets. After
being unloaded the cars were returned to the railroad station. Planks were
nailed to the floors of these cars lengthwise in two rows. The inner edges
of the planks of each row were rounded as if to accommodate rounded objects.
At a guess? the diameter of the rounded objects must have been approximately
80 centimeters. Their length would. be very difficult to estimate. On the
insides of these planks traces of grease and grey-green paint were noticed.
It is not known whether each of these cars carried two or four of these
rounded objects. 25X1
J. On 18 June 1958 there arrived) (from Brest-Litovsk six flatcars,
four of which darried one optical device per car and two of which carried two
generators per car.
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k. On 15 Jthue 1958 there arrived two tr'is (flat cars and other cars, exact
number not known).. They carried 60 BA-61+ armored cars with personnel, The
armored cars were dN ven from the railroad station to a Soviet mototized
1. On the morning of ;19 June 1958 there arrived in Fuerstenwalde a shipment from
the dire e tion of Frankfurt-Oder carrying anti-aircraft .artillery (approximately
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