SOVIET RAIL MOVEMENTS IN THE SOVIET ZONE OF GERMANY

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• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 8, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Soviet ::one of Germany REPORT NO. 25X1
TOPIC Soviet Rail Movomorits in the Soviet Zone of Germany
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1G A train of 47 flatcars and 17 boxcars, loaded .with unidentified cargo,
was en route from Schwerin to Altengrabow on
4 y . ,; , e SUC-W-aff-the consignee.
2m No military shipments were observed in the Schwerin Railroad District
between 27 July and 4 August 1950,
3, A train of more than 50 boxcars and flatcars, carrying about 150 soldiers
wearing red-bordered black epaulets, fifteen guns and. twenty-four trucks,
was seen on 25 July 1950, The train came from the direction of Schwerin
and was headed toward Ludwigslust,
were seen in Frankfurt/Oder between 1 and 8 August 19500
la., A train of 20 boxcars and an undetermined number of flatcars carrying
foul guns of about 35 rte, caliber with split-trail gun carriages, and ten
trucks, passed through Rathenow on 26 July 1950,
The train came from the direction of 7ustermark and was headed toward
Stendal, (1)
5, A shipment of 5 new trucks, coming from ?rest Litovsk, passed through
Frankfurt/Oder on 29 July 1950. A shipment of 43 new trucks, coring
from Brost Litovek, passed through Frankfurt/Oder on 30 July 1950, (2)
G, A train of 25 coaches , occupied by 1,200 soldiers wearing red bordered
black epaulets and tank and artillery insignia, was unloaded in Frank-
furt/Oder on 30 July 1950. The train came from the direction of Cott-
bus? (3)
7. A train of 18 boxcars loaded with ammunition, coming from Prest Litovsk'
passed through Frankfurt/3deer on 31 July 1950. No military shipments
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B. No aiilitaary shipments crossed the border near Fr ans.:aurt/Oder bet uoen
30 July and 5 A.u dust 1950. Tho two daily leave trains l.xet~aeen
Frankfurt/Oder and 1.1rest Litovsk were occu,?ied to about sixty percent
of capacity. (b)
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Shuttle-train I com..osed of 4 I,oxcars, 16 flatcars and one
gondola car, totaling 76 axles and 301 tons, .rent from " urzen to
hers.valde on 33 July 19504 It was an empty shuttle-train for trans-
portation of troops,
104 1, train of 2 boxcars, 7 flatcars., 9 gondoli cars. 3 tank cars and
one coach, totaling 56 axles and 762 tons, 25X1
I Fcars en route from '? ttonber? to Jueterbog on t u;ust 1950,
carrying; troops
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114 Shuttle-train I Icoq losed of 4 boxcars, '7 erroty and 16 loaded
flatcars, and one coat , totaling 122 axles and 637 tons, ran from
atzkorn to Lieborose on 6 August 1950, carrying troops, (5)
12 G Shuttle-train II composed of 4 boxcars, 22 flatcars and one
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coach, totaling ].1? axles and. 466 tons, .vont from Lieherose to 8atzkorn
on 7 ku _;ust 19504 It vaas an empty shuttle-train for trans.)orta.tion of
troops,
A train o flatcars and one coach, totaling 58 axles and
b60 tons, I I was on route from ,,ha,-en- laus--
dorf to A angr a bo+a on ' u' us ' ` ~.. s Carrying troops
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14. 5huttlc-train 0 co:lposed of 24 flatcars and one coach, totaling
106 axles and 451 tons, ran from Ho ppo ;arten to :Wue nsdorf on 8 August
1950, It aaa.s an 3:i?ty shuttle-train,
154 A train of 44 boxcars, 9 1a ?cars 1, :zondola cars and one coach, totaling
120 axles an; 1,237 tons, opci.t fro: "Tuensdorf 25X1
to lill.ersleboa on 9 A u;~xlst ).950,, carrying troops,
164 %a- ilroad telex raris of b auzu: t 1950 ordered the assembly of the following
railroad cars on 7 and 0 --u gust 1950:
'lace and Date
3 boxcars, 0 flatcars Trobbin
6 a.m4 7 'ugust 1950
Juetorbo ?Lltes La ger
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7 h-u u.st 1950
)I hma-'ars. 10 flat Ktu.m orsrl.orf
6 a4ra4 8 lu-ust 1950
174 A railroad ts1e. rar i of 2 "Ir-Ust 1950 inquired about a railroad car
loaded with gasoline, dr ms, dispatched from Velten to Linden
18 o the f'ollo;rin;
railroad. cars be assanbbled on 7 and 5 ,1u;; ct 1950-.
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was at the Eherswalde railroad station on 12 August 1950. The
engine was headed toward Berlin. (10) and (11)
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10 boxcars 24 flatcars Dallgow-Doe}aeritz
6 adra4 7 August 1950
Neuruppin
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3 boxcars, 8 flatcars
Trebbin 7 August 1950
Rehagen
7 August 1950
Juetorbog Altes Lager
7 August 1950
Brandenburg/Alt
7 Auzust 1950
Zinna
7 August 1950
boxcars, 1h flatcars '7ildpark
7 'august 1950
Neuruppin
6 a0rn. 8 Au,-
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t boxcars, 10 flatcars l3uetzow
8 August 1950
Kumnersiorf
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Frankfurt/Oder
8 l1uf;ust 1950
Jild.park
8 August 1950
Railroad cars were to be used only for short hauls. After loading, the
shipments were to be dispatched to receiving stations., according to orders
of the dispatching units. (7)
19G From 80 to 100 hospital cars were assembled at the Beelita-Hoilstaetten
railroad station, and 100 to 150 hospital cars at the Leipzig railroad
station on 2 August 19500 (8)
20. Six T-34 tanks were unloaded at the Frankfurt/Oder railroad station on
5 August 1.950. They went to the Duelow Kaserne.
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21. A train without an engine was at the Lborswalde railroad station, on the
track leading toward Angormuende on 11 "u lust. 19504 Four All gm-is of about
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were seen to be on the
22. A train of 8 boxcars occupied by soldiers, and an undetermined number of
flatcars carrying ten 75.-ran AT guns and twenty seven trucks,
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(1) The some train
may have been seen on 27 July 19501 vho stated that
it as allegedly bound for ?'lltengrabow and also carried four &A guxis.
F __j The guns on the trains :mentioned in both reports were
probably 57-tuna AT ,unsa
(2) Shi'ments of trucks have been r:,pportod
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(3) Possibly soldiers due for demo bilization or personnel returning from
the Ljeboroco maneuver area of the 7th s Mocz Div to they r li'r- ?-Purt/
Oder -post,
(4) The information is vague,, Probably two sots of two 1 ave trains each
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indicates that the train probably carried only motor vehicles? ti>irtilar
shipments between Satzkorn and T..-' eberoce were also reported in late Lay
and early June 19r,O
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(8) The nuaaber of hospital cars at both railroad stations is coasidered un-
usually high, since a hos_)ital train averages only 10 or 12 hospital cars.
(10) The train carried an element o
MoeZ Army
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the unidentified ANA Div of the Fourth Ods
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