SOVIET MILITARY RAIL MOVEMENT ON THE FRANKFURT/ODER - BREST LITOVSK LINE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004800350001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 12, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Poland lnd Pn1iab...n^^npie nermanu REPORT
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Soviet Nilitary Rail riov mants on the I.
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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 2
REMARKS
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DATE PREPARED
12 ADril 1q50
ENCLOSURES (110- et TYPE)
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The following Soviet military rail r2ovements were observed on the
Frankfurt/Oder (0 51/V 61) - Brest Litovsk 53,4.1 87) railroad
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1, Leaving Frankfurt/Oder on 25 February and arriving at Brest Litovsk
on 1 :arch 1950 :
?, train carrying twenty-five canvas-covered heavy tans was observed
at Schwiebus (0 53/W 33) railroad station, headed towards Fr.nl:cfurt/
Oder, on 25 February 1950. The tank chassis, not covered by canvas,
had six boogie wheels, one drive wheel, one idler wheel and three
track-supporting rollers. The tank guns with nuzzle brake had an
estimated caliber of 120 mm and rrojected about two meters beyond th
tank bow, *
There were no motor vehicles on the train. Escortin: soldiers wore
red-bordered black epaulets with tank insignia.
saw no other military trnins,
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2. Leaving Brest on 2 Narch and returning to FrariTurt/Oder on 6 Farch
1950:
Train carrying twenty new, unnumbered three-axle trucks with dual tires
and fifteen new AT guns with muzzle brake, estimated 30 mm caliber,
barrels about three meters longfrgun shield and double. pneumatic tires.**
Escorting personnel : Two officers,.four NCOs and twenty-five EV
wearing black-bordered rod epaulets.
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This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United Slates.
Next Review Date: 2008
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** Proswably 35-mia AT suns, shipped to Germnny to rerinee 76-mm
AT suns.
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