SOVIET RAIL MOVEMENTS IN THE SOVIET ZONE OF GERMANY

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• Publication Date: November 14, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTV ^,n-rrv_n r (f~_yi rat -onp) _REPORT
TC)PIC Soviet, . it Moyca imts in the bovistZone :,t' rc:.71IM v
EVALUATION-
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
:EFERENCES
PAGES -ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS.
The following troop trains tinware obsorvud between 18 a .i 24 October
1950:
Sbipmen t
Ton boxcars and 34 flatcars
with troop);
Fifty-four boxcars;
eipty shuttle train
Tori boxcars and 34 flatcars;
e9 1:.y shuttle-train;
T'hkC3..:c by four boxcars and 9 flatcars
:?ith troops;
Ten boxcars and 29 flatcars
with trooras x
Thirty-one boxcars and 27 flatcars
with troops ;
with troops;
shuttle-train
Fifty-seven boxcars
CONFIDENTIAL
CLASSIFICATION AMOMMi1c11T 1a/
Da Llgow-Do?boritz to
Juoterbo- P1tp- Lager
18 -fctob3r
(1)
Juotorbog-Altos Lazar to
Cottbus
.19 October (2)
Jue t erbo Lager to
Da11g;at,-Doeboritz
19 October 1950 (1)
Daligow Doebori'tz to
Jue cerbo g .,rift e Lacer
20 October
(1)
Dal1row Doeboritz to
,or
Jueterboa~Altes Lag
20 October (1.)
Altengrabow to
Frankfurt/Qder
20 October (3)
Jueterbog-altos Laser to
Kuestrin
20 October
14 -h "
Mims. Ct:ars,cd Tea TS S
Aufk a HR 7
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SELR;T/O -:Ijv~.1.~L/VS Vii:`IV.larIT-1,i O rL
with troops-,
Ten boxcars and 25 flatcars
ThzLrty-four boxcars and 9 f 1atcars
enptj shuttle-trainz
"T'wenty-threw boxcars and
33 flatcars with troops %
Ten boxcars and 27 flatcars
with troops o,
Ten boxcars and 29 flatcars;
empty shuttle--train;
`d lfanty tyro coaches and 2 heating
ears, with soviet dependents;
Ton boxcars i#th oldi er s;
Ten boxcars with soldier-s;
huttle--train
Twenty-.bo ticars;
?,ty shuttle-trains
Tore empty boxcars and
26 emty fiatearst
:.;i alit boxcars and 26 flatcars
with troo,s y
elth troops;
shuttle-train
Twenty-five boxc,: rn
`T'cranty give o:ii; t- boxcars;
shuttle-train
no boxcar and 15 :# latcars
with undetermined cargo;
Neuruppin to
Forst Zinna
20 October
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Jueterbo 1 1tes Lager
to Luckenv:alde
20 October (1)
A].tongralow to
K,i.etz
21 October (3)
Neurtippin to
Forst ;inna
21 October` (1)
Jue'cerbo 1,lte:s La er to
Lucken wal de
21 October (1)
Dresden to
Ratheno.r
21 October
From the direction of
`iittenbe;rg to
JUGt-,rl)0a Ai ties lager
21 October (6)
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Front the direction of
Fa kenberg to
Juetorlx> ,fAltos Laker
21 October (6)
Juetor?.:og Alto Lager to
Ifallc
22 October (6)
Forst i4nna to.
I 'Teuru girt
22 October (1)
Luckencralde to
Doeb ritz
22 October (1)
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FL-orn the direction of
L oisson to Juetorbog (6) 50X1-HUM
22 October
Jueterbog-ratos Lager to
1.ielesen QUA'I -I-I U IVI
22 October (6)
Speronburg,L_
to 1';et; chendorf
*.J.rC2 :1/G rl~11 ~L/~n.Y V.iT.1 S 0 Jl,yf
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SI C2' ;T/C;o tTrrOL/U S OF "Icr1L.'; O [:Y
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TLaerity throe boxcars and
315 flatcars = th trooris:
Iti.neteon boxcars and
33 flatcars with troops ;
Fifty-four boxcars;
e._)ty shuttle-train
Tonty--ono boxcars, 21 coacho
and 2 hoatin; cars;
empty shuttle-train
1.1ilitary shipments obsorvvd b
Shipment
Fourteon flatcars,., It boxcars
Twelve flatcars, 6 boxcars
ai 20 converted boxcars load
:six flatcars, 3 boxcars
and 13 converted barcarn load(
in 224 October 1950 twenty T-31
19,0 inc:ludod
?1tengrabo r to
lao z
22 October
lten rabhovr to
Fra nlsfurt/Odor
23 October
Dc"rl:in :io1: burg to
Juotrorbo j -:.1tes Lager
23 October
Derlin lu elsburg to
Juoterbo --.'rites Lacer
24 October
(3)
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(3)
(2)
(8)
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twmen 18 and 22 October 1150 included:
dg
d;
Kroepelin to
19 October
Kroopelin to
Zeitz
19 October
Ileulmclcow to
Ulirdruf
22 uctobor (9)
unloaded in ';lrcrswalde. (10)
4. ".1ili tax y shipments observed in
eleven boxcars with
toiato pulp
Four boxcars ; ri th
a i unction
Four boxcars with
a_-u:n nition;
our boxcars with
ammunition:
Three beetcar , with
arz-u niti.on4
., :..o boxcars -*:ith
llitary goods
Frorikfurt/Odor bet oen 24 and. 27 Octobx r
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I~echo1i3 to
Frw-ikfurt/';icier
24 October
Brest Litovsk to
. jullcarr
24 October
M'os`t. Litovok to
Bad Saa.rovr
24 Uctober
lest Litovsk to
Toepclr n
24 October
ost L tovsk to
I:uellrose
24 October
T (r ~~ 11 ti [,Rove , to
s':l hnhof
22v1 October
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SCCiILT/G3NTROD/US 0 FICI.A ,-) OTTLy
One boxcar with
military goods
One boxcar with
military goods
Ono boxcar with
military goods
One boxcar with
military goods
Thir uy--five flatcars
with 53 trucks;
'hvolve boxcars,.,
30 flatcars and
3 gondola cars with
35 new truck chassis
3 signal trucks, and
-Largo boxes
Four flatcars and
one gondola car
with 20 f1el3
kitchens
Three boxcars with
military goods;
` ionty-.four boxcars
with military goods;
Two boxcars with
military goods;
One boxcar with
milztar!r roods.,
One boxer with
military goods
One boxcar with
military goods;
Iluellroco to
Ludtrig: lust
21.E October
Lu c ll.roso to
Kirchrke aor
214 October
' uel].rose to
atlueaersdorf
24 October
auellroso to
Eborswaldo
24 October
Brest Litovsk to
Berlin- .dlershof
25 October
Brost Litovsk to
Berlin- _umelsbw
25 October
Brest Litovsk to
Fuorstenborg
25 October
most Litovsk to
Ketschendorf
25 October
most Litovsk to
L uell.rose
25 October
F.r`aWcfurt/Oder to
Magdeburg
26 October
Frankfurt/Oder t
Vel for
26 October
1'rank$urt/Oc1or t
Jittenborg
26 October
.r'rankThrt/Odor to
Oranionburg
26 October
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k-I
Volkspolize
min 1 drriini
trat7 on
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Three boxcars with
military roods;
Lacvon boxcars with
niil.itary goods
Fifty-four boxcars
with soldiers.:
s -Tuttle-trai
Fifty- ei ht boxcars
with soldiers-
shuttle-train
One boxcar- and
31 flatcars with
=7 trucks
s.3ic1 E /CJ:r~t:toLL/Tr" O' r IALS ON ,
;Yrost Litovsk to
Pad Saarov
26 October
Frankfurt/oder to
bat zkorn
26 October.
Kueotsin to
Cottbus
26 October
';einar toward
Berlin
26 October
Brest Litorok to
Berl i n- 5 choorioweido
27 October
(1-1)
(12
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One boxcar with
military goods
Seven boxcars with
military goods
Three boxcars with
military goods
One boxcar with
military goods
One boxcar with
scientific
apparatuses
Luollrose to
Altongrabow
27 October
Luellrose to
llaldenslebon
27 October
2uellrose to
Nbormwalde
27 October
Frankfurt/Odor to
Juoterl,og
27 Cctobor
Dresden-TTeustadt to
Fuerstonwalde
27 October
(13)
Cojm fonts. 50X1-HUM
(1) The ` eo roop trains from Dallg;o17 'Joeberitz to Juotcrbog-Utos Lacor,
the two troop trains from ireuruppin to Forst inna and the troop train
from .Luckenwalde to O--i 1: o..-Doeboritz probably carried units which had
trained at their home stations and were now going to maneuver areas,
(2) Probably the return trip of a shuttle-train used for transportation of
recruits,,
(3) Troop trains which left ;Utr(,,.n-rabow bet:~r;xen 1L' and 2L Octol~..r 171,0 in-
cluded two trains going to uestrin--''Kietz and two trains oin ; to `!rank-
furt/Or?or, since all trains were comaosedd of boxcars and flatcars, it is
considered .)ossible that more conr)ononts of tho unidentified AM Dive, 50X1-HUM
probably the 32d of the }OF s, were transferred from the It: n;oral Torn area
to Yue::trin and Plranlcfurt/Odors !,,nothor ro,)ort stated 50X1-HUM
that a train with troops and :al uns, corian from the r'ir,action of erbi;,,
:iaa unloaded in ! uc3 trinlY rota on 21 Octob::r 1950
(td) t train which orol.>ably carried soldiers 50X1-HUM
shuttle-tr sin with 56 boxcars cazrrlin;? I2 D PECII, ocreonne:] n 50X1-HUM
throu~,h Kuostrin on 21 uctobor 1250 and heading tauaD instert.ur.;0oars 50X1-HUM
)Y VICLJ~S orii,y'
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(5) Presumably a shipment of Soviet dependents en route to a pro-
cessing camp in Rathenow for repatriation to the U. .'='.it.
A report from Potsdam stated that the re striation of de e:ndents
was to be completed by 1 October 7950. 50X1-HUM
(6) From previous information it is belies c, more to be used to haunuzzic-wamw
ul recruits :axc_ 50X1-HUM
had Just arrived to the military posts in the soviet "one of
Germany or to haul troops due for demobilization from military posts
(7)
(8)
to processing centers.
was previously used for the trans?orta.
soviet dependents. Its composition, however, indicates that it now
(9)
Compare Frith a similar report of 23 October 1950 from uberswalde.
escort porsonnele
(10) h tank unit of the, 6th is :ocz Div which returned to its post.
formation that the trains were dispatched from ..roepolin and Lieu-
buckow indicates that they carried ttLA unit: coming from Justro 0
Other reports, ha lever, stated that r.~ost of the units which had
practiced at the ';'ustrow = AA range. had loft as early as nid-Ceptermbor
i95O. ?do additional troop mova.monte were observed there in early
October 1954. The trains mentioned in present 50X1-HUM
report possib y carrie equipment removed from the AAA rand, and
(11) ~. train with recruits coin from the Ues.s.f~U On 22 October 1950
this shuttle-train had passed through Kuestrin toward Instorbur;,
carrying soldiers duo for demobilization. It is believed to have
picked up recruits in Oordauen. 50X1-HUM
(12) Judging from the direction, the train carried trained soldiers going
to the UL via Berlin for demobilization.
(13) loll other trains observed in Frankfurt/Oder hauled military goods 50X1 -HUM
from } :.st Litovok to the 5ovie G .one of Germany or ba..,tween posts
within the zone.
T ? , " ' CI; . ONLY
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