SOVIET TROOP TRAINS IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CDR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006300610009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 7, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUN'i'r2Y Easf Germany
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REPORT
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Soviet Troop Trains in the Northern Portion of the GDR
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
B - boxcar
F - flatcar
1. Troop trains observed at the Dallgow-Doeberitz railroad station between
7 and 11 February 1955 included:
On 7 February. A train to Altengrabow
On 9 February. A train from Altengrabow. 1
On 11 February.
At midnight: a train from Forst Zinna 2 2
At 0500 : a train from Jueterbog 2
At 0900 : a train from Forst Zinna
At 1000 : a train to Forst Zinna 3
At 1200 : a train to Forst Zinna 3
At 1400 : a train from Forst Zinna 2
2. Between 1330 and 1530 on 11 February 1955, a troop train of 12 B and 28 F
with 14 x 57-mm AT guns, 15 x 122-mm field howitzers, 31 trucks and 1 field
kitnhan waft unloaded at the Dallgow-Doeberitz railroad station.
3. At 2300 on 13 February, a troop train of 9 B and an undetermined number of F
was loaded with soldiers, 12 x 152-mm gun howitzers, 1; prime movers, 20
trucks and 2 field kitchens at the Potsdam-Wildpark railroad station. The
train went to Beizig.
4. Troop trains observed at the Satzkorn railroad station on 13 and 15 February
included:
On 13 February:
At 0345 : a train of 8 B with soldiers and an undetermined number of F with
6 11-31 rocket launchers, 2 M-13 rocket launchers, 18 trucks,
2 repair shop trucks and 2 field kitchens which went from
Jueterbog to Neustrelitz. 5
At 0645 : a train of 11 B with soldiers and an undetermined number of F with
12 x 122-mm field howitzers, 1 x 76-mm field gun, 37 trucks,
1 repair tr Wau t o z. 5
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At 1130 : a train of 11 B with soldiers and an undetermined number of F
with 19 x 122-mm field howitzers, 1 x 76-mm field gun, about
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truck and 4 field kitchens which went to Neustrelitz. 5
At 1720 on 15 February.
A train of 10 B with soldiers and an undetermined number of F
with 14 x 122-mm field howitzers, 13 x 76-mm field guns and
about 35 trucks which came from Jueterbog and went to Dallgow-
Doeberitz. 3
5. At 1150 on 8 February, 3 x 203-ipm howitzers, each broken down into two
loads, 10 prime movers, 11 trucks, 1 command bus and 3 jeeps drove from
the Brandenburg-Altstadt railroad station to the Generalfeldzeugmeister
Kaserne (2001).
At 0200 on 10 February, 2 x 203-mm field howitzers, each broken down into
two loads, 5 prime movers and 1 trailer from the Generalfeldzeugmeister
Kaserne were loaded at the Brandenburg-Altstadt railroad station.
On 10 February, 1 x 203-mm howitzer broken down into two loads, 2 x 122-mm
field howitzers, 11 truclgs, 3 command buses, 1 field kitchen and 3 prime
movers were detrained at the Brandenburg-Alts adt railroad station and
drove to the Generalfeldzeugmeister Kaserne.
6. At 1300 on 11 February, at troop train with 6 artillery pieces, probably
57-mm AT guns, and 20 to 25 trucks was unloaded at the Dallgow-Doeberitz
railroad station.
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1. Comment. The troop train on 9 February 1955 possibly carried rear 25X1
e ai s of the 2d Light Arty Brig. The bulk of the brigade held firing 25X1
practice at Altengrabow between 2 and 6 February 1955?
mment. The troop trains probably carried artillery units of the
1st Mecz Div which went to Jueterbog on five troop trains for firing
practice on 7 February 1955 and returned to their home station.
3?_ Comment. On 11 February 1955, additional artillery units of the 1st
I,Iecz Div were probably entrained and moved to Forst Zinna. They returned
to their home station on 15 February 1955?
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aiv ooAltengrabow for firing practice.
5. Comment. The troop trains probably carried artillery units of the 25X1
9th Qds Tk Div which moved to Jueterbog for firin practice on 9 February
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number of field howitzers indicates that the two howitzer battali s of
the mortar regiment and the howitzer battalion of the artillery regiment
participated in firing practices.
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Brig which moved to Alten above on two oo trains on 4 FFebruarv 1955 were
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