SOVIET TROOP MOVEMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800330009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 23, 1943
• Content Type: REPORT

CENTRAL INTELU D NCY REPORT
9 FEN F O R, LEW AT I
COUNTRY Gorrraxy (Russo zone)
ACQUIRED
DATE OF -11
NFIDENTIAL
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING TKRE NATIONAL DEFEtlSE
CAF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESViONANE ACT SO
U. S. C.. 31 AND E8. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTNDUIZ?D PERSON IS PRO.
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DATE DISTR. 23 durmast 194-1
NO. OF PAGES 2.
NO. OF ENCLS.
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION FOR THE RESEARCH
USE OF TRAINED INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS
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to Troop movements by rail. throuih iTouhaldensleben were forriorly frequent, but
have lately become less so,
29 ?3ettreen l and 25 May 1918't the o;aly nilitary rail r overrents thaou^h Ne haldcras:
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Soviet Troop I:overe
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n were four long : i.?tary trains, one of TrhMch nasse:t throu;h at .1:730 hour3
on 8 ?'ay and the other three durinrr the ni"ht of 8-9 T'ay 1948. All those three
trains cane fror; the I,a ce~:)urrr direction and were destined for tzl^Ln~en (Y-53
The trains ware moving an artillery re Trent cazr7i.n? tr?no batt ries of ful:?,y
motorized li`tht field hoiwrltzar; (wrlth accompanying crews and towi vehicles)
and throe anti-tank corzz nias -,flth Bally notorized 76.2 nm anti-tank .g= to=..r
gun, long barrel with r:!uzz 14 .1 -brake).
A tank tanit, FPII 71 7 55, _which vas stationed ?ri the Heeres Ilachriehten-Schule,
H
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alle/
Saals !loved during thclz period 5-16 I ay 194t to ?;ison-,ie,
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The artillery unit, which w stationed in the Heeres Uachrichton Schule, roved
to -foi : ar on 15-16 I 'ay with the exception of the bngga7e and r ec1ice l units
which roved to Er" urt.
li sera c?~ and then a turn to }teller Off y cer ; belongin .; to tI - unit cone to
Halle every ten days and .tr about 2-3 days.
5. 'while the artillery nai t r :s leaving Hal. e, four f. ield rocket launchers f?e re
obser^ved5 The barrels wee cor.plotely covered with a canvas cover, but there
appeared to be six barrels` ,, The ci.rcwx^erence of the cover was l ra 30 c.
The Stalinorgeln had train ?.. eels and tires and were towed by a tractor.
6G At the nonent the only troops in Hallo are appxoxina el 500 1:'VD frontier troops
(Gre- on caps).
7., Major General Gorbai :hek has be-on appointed de-uty to Kolesn;ichenko. .t is not
-wet elazr what h