SOVIET RAIL SHIPMENTS IN THE SOVIET ZONE OF GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005400500001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 10, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
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DATE OSTAINEI
REFERENCES
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1a A trnin c:arrvini 16 tanks .end some trucks
observed in Frank ur e-r on
19 iipr 1950, heading townrd Cottbus. A train carrying 20
tanks was an route from Frankfurt/Oder to Cottbus on 20 April
1.950. (1)
2, A train of 45 freight cars carrying AA guns equipped with
pneumatic tires was travelling from Frankfurt/Oder toward
Lberawalde on 23 April 1950. (2)
3. A train carrying 20 tanks coining from Fuerstenwa .c e, headed
toward Cottbus on 23 April 1950? (3)
44 T ienty freight cars loaded with ammunition arrived in Frankfurt/
Oder from Brest Litovsk on 25 April 1950. The cars proceeded
to. Leipzig, Dresden, Erfurt and Fuerstenwalde4
A train carrying 10 tanks and truck was observed 50X1-HUM
en route from .tip uerstenwalde to Eberswalde on 25 April. 1950.
(4)
6. Two new daily leave trains have been running between i r rd .rt
/Oder and Brest Litovsk since 15 April 1950. They leave Frank-
furt/Odor at 6:35 a4m. and arrive at Brest Litovsk at 7:45
P?m0
7. Trains allegedly loaded with grain arrived daily at Frank-
furt/Oder since 14 April 1950. They came from Brest Litovsk
and proceeded to Leipzig, flagdeburg, Erfurt and,Wurzen0
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9, A tractor was shipped from Parchim airfield, to Kiotzsche
on 16 April 19C
(0, Two tank cars containing gasoline were seen on route from
Felten to the Parchirn airfield on 16 April 9 I'
1. Three tank.cars containing gasoline were shipped from Velten
to Farchiri o.n l8 :.pri1 1950,
wenty-nine heavy-duty flatcars, each carryi g one, tank,
Were observed en route fror Parchim to Dr anse on 20 April
19 0 A shipment of
26 tanixs went from Parchim to Dranse on 21 / _ril 1950,,
3, A shipment of 20 tanks was seen en route from Parchim to
Sa t ^ k on 22 i 1050-
L4. = shipment of about 2 5 mot ros
wont from Parehin to
Neu aukow on 1 .'prii 1950. (7)
54 One freight car lo?.;ded with t~w,heat-flour from the Parchim
grist-mill was consigned tc Dannenwa1de
f"-bout 100 soldier , clear th reed-bordered black e_r_aulots,
accompanying eight &A guns of about wo mrma caliber, and
an undeter:.rined m3..,-,,her of mot r veg'a:rcles
entrained at tile Fo "Sam
freight yard on 6 lay 1050. C k~ )
7, Six tan : cars cont=ain.inr, gasoline en route from Velten to
Lindau/ti n alt '-acre observed on 1c; x. . of .
tr in of 33 flatcars to tided with I;r uc s
carryin pontoons
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and brid e-building material and one , soto:c ao_at and baox-
car?s occupied by soldiers, was seen en route fro,: Ta.nger-
raraonde to Berlin-harishorst on 21 lay ic)5o.
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It was s 1d that the train carried a unit which has
left Camp {>ossen and the Wuensdorf barracks in late
April or early May 1950 enroute to the VJesto
19. Two boxcars loaded with military goods, were en route
from Ylarkersdorf to Fuerstenwalde on 21 May 1950. F_
Other shipments observed on the same date in-
cluded two- boxcars loaded with infantry weapons , escorted.
by soldiers wearing black epaulets, en route from Jessen
to Fuerstenwalde
a 7 Dresden to Lberswualde,
by Dresden cooperative
two boxcars loaded with
one boxcar . oa:Y e :^, 2 spare par s
route rrom n;erwelienborn (Maxhuette) to ildau
stores ? and a shipment of 6 trucks including
and one sealed boxcar, escor to
y an .. cer ana e " EM wearing red epaulets, en route
n
from Berlin-Schoeneweide toKuestrin-Kietz.F_1
in Doeberitza
20. One boxcar loaded with 1,ooo blankets and 500 mattresses and,
according to the freight bill trian.gul r cushions, comin
from Dres~?.erz arrived In 50X1-HUM
Doeberltz on 22 ay a ruck p Wted tip the cargo
1950.
21. Six boxcars loaded with ammunition were observed en route
from Finow to T. 3uskauuPr.amsdorf on 23 '.Jay
Transfer of component Units of the 7th Gds Tdlecz Div from
Frankfurt/Oder toward Cottbus, presumably to the Liehorose
troop training grounds 50X1-HUM
(2) Transfer of AAA units r possibly of the MA Div of the Fourth
Gds MecZ Army, from Frankfurt/Oiler, possibly to 7rustrowa
(3) Movement of component units of the 7th Gds 11ccz Div from
Fuersteziw.alde presuxnustrow, was mentioned
as receiving station, it can be assumed that the shipment 50X1-HUM
belonged to an AAA component of the 18th GO Metz Dive which
may have been transferred to " ustrow , along with several
other AAA units
and 6 Tay 1950. It seems possible 50X1-HUM
that this nay be assigned to the 1A Re;t of the 18th 50X1-HUM
Geis heez Div, which is stationed in both archim and Perle-
ber.;.
(3) AAA unit of the 10th GOT Div 50X1-HUM
The unit presumably "belonged 50X1-HUM
to eerie , za U L s .MA . ieg in Krampnitz of the 10th Gds Tank
Dlv, which can thus be considered confirm .ed up to 16 May
1950. This AAA Rect may have been trinsferred to WustrowQ
units belonging to the Third Shock Army 50X1-HUM
Shipment of motor ven:Lcies and en3,Ineer material of engineer
The purpose of the shipment cannot oe bUA]-HUIVI
determined.
The information again confirms the movement of the 19th Gds
LIecz ))iv to Letziing :heath.
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J vo troop shipments
wear from i o -s am- Uld ark to ?erieber, on
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