THE ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE SOVIET FORCES IN THE SOVIET ZONE OF GERMANY AND AUSTRIA AND THE GERMAN KASERNIERTE VOLKSPOLIZEI

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• Publication Date: March 31, 1955
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CL,A55NUM IUN SSUXI:'r~
COU Y East Germany
DATE DISTR. 31 March 1955
SUBJECT The Order of Battle of the Soviet Foreee in the NO. OF PAGES -M 37..
Soviet Zone of Germany and Austria and the German
Kasernierte Volkspolizei
PLACE
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quarters or arrival of entire troop units were observed with
the army units of GSFG.
Armament and mobility were improved considerably by the arrival
of field guns, armored wheeled vehicles and motor vehicles. In
spite of the assumed discharge of members of the 1931 and 1932
classes who had been inducted in 1951, the personnel strength
increased after the completion of the personnel exchange program
in > id-December 1954 from approximately 350,000 men to approximately
375POO men. More than 50 percent of-the authorized number of
enlisted men and NCOs were recruits.
In addition to intensive individual training and winter firing
practices, training concentrated on march practices, night
exercises and advanced combat exercises which started in early
January and involved units up to battalion strength.
GERMANY
Change of Quarters.
1. In early December, an unidentified signal unit of uSFG stationed
in the barracks installation in Wildpark- West (2293) in Potsdam
and an air force construction unit stationed in the Hindenburg
Kaserne (8253) in Leipzig exchanged quarters. The exchange was
caused by an assembly of air force construction units in the
"!ildpark-West kaserne. It is believed that the 74th Gds MQtrol Bn
of the 9th Gds Tank Div has been stationed in Camp Domjuech,
1.5 km east of Strelitz, rather than in the Neue Infanterie Kaserne
(2221) since early October. In November, the 82d Engr Bn of the
in avow 0* ab #&low we" at
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Re ear es-eRt_,.
2. a. The gun shipments from the USSR,which were mentioned in the preceding
Monthly Report apparently discontinued. In ovembe and early
Decembeer, an estimated 200 to 300 guns arrived.
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the guns were assigned to the 34th Arty Di
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and the artillery brigades of rifle corps and mechanized armies
which, in exchange, turned in AT guns, the destination of which
could not be determined. The guns were not sent to the USSR.
Information on the caliber of the new guns differs considerably.
Most reports, however, referred to the guns as 122-mm or 152-mm
gun howitzers. On the other hand, the guns concerned may have
been of a new type, possibly 122-mm guns (?) with unusually long
barrelp which had already been observed in Moscow. The fact that,
according to its figuration, the new gun must have a high muzzle-
velocity and, in addition to a longer ranger can apparently be
employed in antitank defense, would account for the turning-in of
AT guns.
artillery regimpid- tzers. The arrival of
approximately in June 1954 was the
e mortar regiments of the tank and mechaniz
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c. Shipments of armored wheeled vehicles from the USSR continued.
These vehicles were increasingly observed with the units as prime
movers fQr light and medium guns. The cross-country traveling
ability and the mobility of the troops thus increased and the gun
crews enjoyed a better protection against infantry projectiles
and splinters and, above all, pressure waves and heat radiation
caused'by atomic weapons.
d. Since November, approximately 50 new T-54 (?) tanks have been
stationed in the Soviet Zone. Approximately 10 of these tanks
have been observed at training with the 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th
Gds Tank Div and the 9th Tank Div.
e. The continuous exchange of old motor vehicles for new vehicles
from the USSR also increased the mobility and made it easier to
maintain the vehicles. Since June 1954, approximately 20 percent
of the estimated` total number of motor vehicles has been exchanged.
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f. A study on the effects of the reequipment on the tactics and
in case of employment of atomic weapons must wait until further
pertinent information has, been received.
Personnel Exchange.
3. The personnel exchange began with the arrival of shipments of
recruits on 27 September 1954 and terminated in early December,
with the last shipment of dischargees being observed, on
11 December. During this period of 10 weeks, 150 personnel
shipments were dispatched toward the west and 155 shipments
toward the east. Twenty=five shuttle trains
were employed in the operations. Shipments observed are listed in
A=ex 1.
Jueterbog
October
November
October
November
Leissen October
November
iriagdeburg October
November
Since it is believed that the trains observed
capacity, a reduction of 10 percent was made,
On the basis of the assumption that each trai
converted boxcars and each car was occupied by 25 soldiers, the
140 eastbound trains must have carried approximately 161,000
dischargees and the 135 westbound trains 186,000 recruits. These
figures are minimum figures.
According to Order No 160 of the National Defense Ministry of
the USSR, dated 8 September 1954, and on the basis of regulations
concerning the term of service, the members of the 1931 and 19$2
classes should have been discharged. The bulk of these classes
was inducted in 1951 when approximately 161,000 recruits arrived from
the USSR. The fact that the two figures which, however, represent
only rough estimates, correspond with each other, tends to indicate
that the two classes were actually discharged.
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After the-
arrival of approximately 186,000 recruits, the number of Soviet
soldiers sta~rioned in the Soviet Lone of Germany increased by
at least 25,000 men. From preceding years, it is known that this
increase will be compensated by losses caused by sickness or
detachment. In 1954, this increase amounted to only 15,000 nien.
If the authorized strength was actually increased, the measure
may have been caused by the reequipment. The arrivals did not
include trained personnel. According to the above computations,
more than 50 percent of the authorized number of enlisted
personnel and 11COs are recruits .4
Training.
4. The high percentage of recruits agrees with observations after
1 December, according to which intensive basic training was
held in the installations and, after .a few weeks., advanced-combat
practices started at the post training grounds. Beginning in
early January, training activities included march practices in
groups up to battalion level, driving practices of large columns,
night exercises and winter bivouacs probably as preparation for
major exercises. Two weeks earlier than usual and in shorter
periods, winter firing practices of the artillery and AAA units
statted at the training grounds in early January. See Annex 2.
Transportation.
5. a.During -December, the traffic situation of the GDR Railroads was
subjected to a greater strain owing to seasonal circumstances
and an increased volume of inner-zonal freight and transit
traffic. The situation improved to a certain.extent in January
which normally is the Month with the smallest volume of traffic
On the other hand, rail breakages caused by frost led to
disturbances in railroad operations which in some cases were of
major proportion. The Soviet occupation power mostly claimed
freight space for units engaged in winter firing practices.
b. The railroad coal situation continued to be critical. On 21
December 1954, coal stocks dropped to an all-time low of
1.9 days' requirements. This situation necessitated extraordinary
measures such as the confiscation of coal earmarked for household
or industrial use. In the meantime, coal stocks increased again
to.3.6 days' requirements. These stocks are so low that even
minor delays in hard coal imports are bound to have serious
effects. The utilization of substitute fuels for locomotives
such as raw brown coal and slurry coal will do little to remedy
the situation because this coal has a very low calorific value.
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C. Rail traffic &cross GDR border stations had no unusual features.
As was the case in previous years, traffic was rather lively in
December in connection with efforts to fulfil the annual
,roduction quotas, but if decreased considerably in January.
The following points are rioted in detail:,
a,. The annual personnel rotatiori program was concluded in
early December.
b. The dominant feature of military supply traffic was an
increase in the motor vehicle replacement program.
Individual shipments of artillery pieces, armored personnel
carriers, and aircraft crates also arrived.
c. u rain imports from the USSR were resumed at a heavy rate,
especially via Guben.
d. Uranium ore transports to the USSR continued to be directed
exclusively via Frankfurt/Oder. As was the case in previous
years, the volume of shipments increased in December in
connection with efforts to fulfil the annual delivery quotas.
In November 1954, a total of 748 carloads representing
11,123 tons were dispatched.
e. Crude oil imports from Austria were normal during the reported
period. In November 1954, 47,990 tons of crude oil were imported.
f. Hard coal imports from Poland fluctuated greatly. In December,
coal deliveries dropped considerably which condition brought
about a critical situation in the Reichsbahn coal supply.
Export shipments, especially railroad cars, machinery, and
.chemical products increased considerably toward the end of
the year, probably also in connection with efforts to fulfil
deliverer quotas.
7. AA9iscellaneous
a. The GDR i;iinistry of Railroads was converted into a Linistry
of Traffic which also includes as lain Administrations the
former State Secretariats for Shipping and for itiiotor Traffic
and Roads. At the same time, several main departments of the
railroads administrations were merged. Chwalek was replaced
as Knister of Traffic by B tiA Kramer, previously first
deputy minister. This is the first time in several years
that an expert is again in charge of the GDR traffic system.
There was a reshuffle of personnel in top positions of the
.,iinistry of Traffic.
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U. The boundaries of all RBD were unexpectedly modified after 2
January 1955. Some of the changes were considerable. The
/revision of these boundaries had been planned since the fall
of 1954, but it appears that it required the initiative of
\ the new GDR Mnisterr of Traffic to 1,ut them into effect.. The
modification of RBD boundaries which involves pr9blems of
administration and operations is connected with the
introduction of the Soviet-type dispatcher system. At the same
time, the number of Reichsbahnaemter (railroad subdistrict
? offices) (RBA) was reduced. By 1 April 1955, the number of
RBAs is to be decreased from 37 to 27. Tho latter measure
was desi6ned to save personnel.
e. The railroad viaduct over the Neisse River near Goerlitz which
has been completed for a long; time was not yet in operation at
the end of the year.
f. The reconstruction of the destroyed railroad bridge over the
Oder River at Zaeckerick/Neuruednitz and of the dismantled
single-track Wriezen - Neuruednitz railroad line is to lie
completed in 1955.
The second track of the Guben - Cottbus railroad line, the
reconstruction of which had been delayed for years because
of a shortage of construction materials, is to be rebuilt in
Supply
1955?
}. a. Duriri ; the reported period, the motor vehicle replacement program:
continued; the rate of shipments increased in December and again
decreased in January. Prior to mid-January 1955, approximately
0,000 2- and 3-axle trucks and at least 300 sedans were observed
arriving. Since not all motor vehicle shipments could be observed,
perhaps up to 10,000 trucks arrived in the GhR. Approximately
6,000 trucks ,,are returned to the USSR.
Aircraft crates have again been observed passing tarough GDR border
stations since mid-December. Prior to 4 January 1955, three
shipments with a total of at least 30 crates were counted.
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Kasernierte Volkspolizei
Order of Battle
During the period under review, the bulk of the KVP units and schools
were stationed in their known quartering areas. In November, the
activation of an ALA unit started in the Strausberg-F,,gersdorf
ihaserne (4806) which had previously been occupied by the guard
regiment and the truck regiment of the MdI/KVP. The new unit is
assumed to be an AAA regiment which,
received personnel and 85-mm and
37-mm AA guns from Pasewalk, Potsdam and, possibly, Altwarp.. At the
same time, additional units were apparently.activated or scheduled
to be activated. The former Pionier Kaserne (4164) in Berlin-
Karishorst, which previously belonged to the Soviet restricted
area, was turned over to the KVP, allegedly for a KVP school.
Dispositions
10. The beginning of a regular training on 1 December was affected by
detachments for harvesting of turnips, and by the arrival of
recruits. In December, training was therefore restricted to general
drill and small-scale exercises in the vicinity of the posts. On
Christmas and New Year, 50 ponce t of the personnel were on. leave.
Intensive training started only after 3 January and concentrated
on advanced combat training at company and, occasionally, battalion
level prior to 20 January. A staff 'or command post exercise was held
at the Jaegerbrueck training grounds near Pasewalk between 10 and 14
January. On 20 December, a KVP unit with approximately 60 tanks was
unloaded, in Gross-Wudicki;iua.'tered in the camp at the Ferchels-
kkiahlitz training area. Simultaneously or shortly after the unloading,
additional units apparently transferred to the training area where
major exercises and firing practices of heavy weapons and tanks were
continually observed until 20 January. an
officer course started there on 3 January and that students from
the motor transport officer school in Potsdam were rotated to the
school. On 6 January,.Jlbricht and Paulus inspected the practicing
units. The inspection terminated with a parade. The exercises were
apparently to discontinue in late January, since restrictions on
personnel were to be removed on 28 January.
11. Intensive recruiting continued also after 15 December, allegedly
because additional personnel was required for the activation of
cadres for the National Forces. It is believed that, by mid-January,
discharges were compensated for by arrivals. Since the filling-up
of Korps Sued was given priority, Korps Nord will not receive
additional personnel. On 14 December, the first seven low brick
buildings of the installations under construction in Spremberg
were occupied by units from the Panzerjaeger Kaserne (3461). It
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is believed that many recruits will arrive there soon. After November
1954, numerous KVPs, predominantly officers, were transferred from
korps Nord to Korps Sued. During the period under review, an
unusually large number of recruits arrived in the barracks installation
ingersdorf (4806), probably in connection with the activation of
new units in this installation.
12. Special courses on atomic warfare included one which was held in
I{arpin (4402) near E?gesin from S to 28 November 1954. A second
course with the following topics "Radioactive Warfare Agents" and
"Decontamination of Combat Areas" started there on 9 January. A
third course was scheduled'to be held in Schwerin-Sternbuchholz
in February 1955.
13. Arrival of new motor'vehicles continued at the same level. In mid-
January, several tank shipments allegedly arrived.for the tank
units of the Lech Div Dresden stationed in Spremberg. On 21
January, 4 tanks of a type not observed there before, possibly
JS-3 tanks or JSU-122 guns, arrived in Oranienburg.
o~au 4D *iMW
AUSTRIA and HUNGARY
14. According to available information, the Soviet troop units in
Austria were stationed at their known posts the period
concerned. the
Doellersheim training grounds was occupied during the second half
of January* Probably b units which were to conduct firing practices.
in Klosterneuburg, units of the 13th'Gds
kecz iv from tai-post may have been involved.
The Apetlon AAA firing range has apparently been occupied by AAA
units from the Soviet Gone of Austria since 19 January.
The arrival of new motor vehicles, presumably in connection with
the,previously mentioned motor vehicle exchange program, continued.
undoubted) incorrect. he figure .for
h e*r tha- 2thety-flo"
's 7jh~ etota~!l @~ bcid 4~ ,r
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Eastbound Westbound
Shipment
Shipment
September
16 Guben - Jueterbog
27 loaded ?
Magdeburg - Guben
loaded
Frankfurt/Oder- 25X1
Jueterbog
29 E ~ Mairdeburt - Kietz
I loaded ?
Chemnitz - Frankfurt/Oder
loaded
Weimar - Guben
loaded
Weimar - Frankfurt/Oder
loaded
Frankfurt/Oder -
Brandenburg
loaded
Kuestrin - toward Nest
1 USSR - KUESTRIN -
Frankfurt/Oder
loaded 25X1
Brest-Litovsk -
Frankfurt/Oder(unloading)
Guben - Frankfurt/ Oder
Kuestrin-Fuerstenberg
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Eastbound Westbound
loaded
Dresden - Guben
empty ?
October
3
empty ?
loaded
Jagodin - Falkenberg 25X1
Frankfurt/Oder - Weimar
loaded
from Brest Litovsk
through Frankfurt/Oder
toward Berlin
loaded
from direction Guben
through Frankfurt/Oder
toward Berlin
5 empty
empty
Kuestrin - Frankfurt/
Oder
Oder - Jueterbog
Brest Litovsk -
Kuestrin - Frankfurt/
loaded
Magdeburg - Frankfurt/Oder
Brest Litovsk - 25X1
Pus t e rmark
USSR - KUESTRIN -
Frankfurt/Oder
empty
loaded
Jagodin - Falkenberg -
Wustermark
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October
7
Eastbound Westbound
empty, Frankfurt/Oder - Magdeburg
Wustermark - Brest Litovsk
Brest Litovsk - Frankfurt/
Oder (unloading) 25X1
loaded L-__]loaded
Dresden - Cottbus 2200 - Jagodin - Falkenberg - 25X1
Guben Schwepnitz
empty
USSR - Frankfurt/Oder -
Jueterbog
loaded
Chamnitz - Cottbus
2215 - Guben
Kuestrin - Frankfurt/Oder -
Brest Litovsk - Kuestrin -
Frankfurt/Oder - Cottbus
Guben - Jueterbog
loaded
USSR - Kuestrin -
Weimar -
Cottbus
1900 -
Frankfurt/Oder -
Frankfurt
Oder
Rathenow ?
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loaded
Falkenberg0800 - Cottbus -
Guben - Kowel
loaded
Koenigswusterhausen 0830 -
Guben
Frankfurt/Oder - Jueterbog
USSR - Frankfurt/Oder -
Eberswalde - Templin
USSR ? urt/Oder - 25X1
Cottbus~A~f- Erfurt 25X1
Jagodin - Guben - Cottbus)
)
Jagodin - Guben- Cottbus)
loaded
Haldensleben - Kuestrin - USSR
USSR - Kuestrin - Frankfurt/
Oder - Rathenow
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Rathenow - Bernau -
Kuestrin - Frankfurt/Oder
October
10
Westbound
RBD Magdeburg - Frankfurt/
Oder
Jagodin - Cottbus - Chemnitz-
Weimar
Dallgow - Fuerstenberg -
Kuestrin - USSR
loaded
Guben - Kowel
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USSR -, Kuestrin - direction
Frankfurt /Oder
loaded, Weimar - toward
Dresden
Frankfurt/Oder - Rehagen -
Wildpark
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loaded,
Jagodin - Co us
unloading in Weixdorf and
Schwepnitz
Eberswalde - Frankfurt/Oder -
Kowel
Weimar - Cottbus
Guben
loaded
Meissen - Kowel
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USSR - Kuestrin - F ankfurt/Oder -
Cottbus 25X1
Frankfurt/Oder - toward Cottbus
Jaodin - Cottbus - Weimar
Jagodin - Frankfurt/Oder
Jagodin - Cottbus - Magdeburg
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Kuestrin - Frankfurt/Oder -
Jueterbog
Jagodin - Cottbus - '^ismar
Dresden - Cottbus 1600 -
Guben
Bernau - Kuestrin -
Insterburg ~
124 Brest Litovsk - Magdeburg
Kue~trin - toward Frankfurt/Oder
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October
15
17
Jueterbog Kuestrin
Gubenl ~ Kowel
Fuerstenberg 0213 - Kietz
Jueterbog - Frankfurt/
Oder - USSR
;,.eissen - USSR
(identical with shuttle
train
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USSR - Kuestrin - Jueterbog
Jagodin - Guben ~ 25X1
Frankfurt/Oder 25X1
Frankfurt/Oder - toward Cottbus
USSR - Kuestrin - toward
Frankfurt/Oder
Frankfurt/Oder - Jueterbog
Jueterbog - Kuestrin - USSR Brest Litovsk - Frankfurt/
Oder - Brandenburg
Bernau - Frankfurt/Oder
Brest Lit k Jagodin - Frankfurt/Oder
Jagodin - Cottbus - Weimar 25X1
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JMeissen - Kuestrin -
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Eberswalde - Kuestrin -
USSR
Bernau - Frankfurt/
Oder - USSR
Jueterbog - Frankfurt/
Oder
Magdeburg - Guben
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loaded
Frankfurt/Oder - Wustermark 25X1
USSR - Kuestrin - Frankfurt 25X1
Oder - Jueterbog 25X1
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USSR - Kuestrin - Frankfurt/
Oder - Jueterbog
Frankfurt/Oder - Magdeburg
Guben - Dresden
Jagodin - Cottbus
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Eastbound Westbound
1Q Magdeburg - Cottbus - Brest Litovsk - Kuestrin -
Kowel Cottbus - Weimar
'Weimar - Cottbus - Kowel USSR - Kuestrin - Jueterbog
Brest Litovsk - Frankfurt/
Oder - Jueterbog
Meissen - Guben - Kowel Guben - ueterbog -
Brest Litovsk - Frankfurt/
Oder - Eberswalde
Bernau - Kuestrin - USSR
Frankfurt/Oder - Leipzig
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Fuerstenberg - Brest
Litovsk
Jueterbog - Kuestrin
Brest Litovsk - Frankfurt/
Oder (unloading)
Brest Litovsk - Eberswalde
21 Jueterbog - Frankfurt/ Brest Litovsk - Kuestrin -
- Kuestrin Frankfurt Oder - Cottbus
Du
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Weimar - Guben - Brest Litovsk - Frankfurt/ 25X1
Kowel Oder (unloading)
Fuerstenberg - Kuestrin 25X1
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Kuestrin - USSR
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October
23
Bernau - Guben -
Brest Litovsk
Jueterbog
Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
Jagodin - Guben 25X1
Frankf urt/Od er
Weimar Cottbus -
Guben USSR - Frankfurt/Oder - 25X1
Kowel CottbusF-~- Leipzig 25X1
24 Jueterbo -Guben
Dresden - Frankfurt/Oder
Erfurt/ -Frankf urt/Oder
E_] Kuestrin - Frankfurt/Oder -
Frankfurt/Oder
Leipzig - ickau
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Guben - Rathenow ) 25X1
25X1
Frankfurt Oder- identical !
Muellrose 25X1
Cottbus 115XA
7 Cottbus - Frankfurt/Oder
Kuestrin - UaSR
* identical?
Tdagdeburg - Kietz
Cottbus - Frankfurt/Oder
Dresden - Cottbus -
Guben - Kowel
USSR - Kuestrin - Frankfurt/
1Oder -(Falkenberg -
koenigsbrueck ? )
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Ldeissen - Cottbus -
Guben - Kowel
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26
27
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Hillersleben - ?
Guben -)
)identical?
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Halle - Frankfurt/Oder 2318
Bernau
USSR I-
Juet.erbog - Kuestrin
23 October)
Falkenber - Cottbus08OO-
Guben - Kowel
Magdebur - GuUen -
Kowel
Oder
Erfurt - Frankfurt/
Hillersleben -
Frankfurt/Oder
i4ieissen - Frankfurt
Oder
01eissen - Tscherni row
29
USSR
Jueterbo - Brest Litovsk
Meissen (or Erfurt) -
Kietz
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30
Meissen - Cottbus - Kowel
Westbound
Jagodin - Guben - Cottbus - 25X1
or Weimar 25X1
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Guben - Jueterbog
25X1
25X1
25X1
Jagodin - Guben - Frankfurt
Oder. - 'Custermark
from direction Falkenberg - 25X1
Leipzig - Weimar 25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
Jagodin - Guiren - Frankfurt/
Oder (identical with shuttle
train on 27 August?) 25X1
Jagodin - Guben - Cottbus
Magdeburg F
Guben - Cottbus
Magdeburg
Guben - Cottbus
Jueterbog
Frankfurt/Oder - Wei n:ar
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October
30
Eastbound Westbound
Jueterbog - Frankfurt/ Jagodin - Guben
Oder Cottbus Jueterbog
Jagodin - Guven 0634 -
Haldensleben-Kuestrin - Cottbus - Magdeburg
Weimar - Brest Litovsk Kietz - Frankfurt/Oder -
Cottbus I- 1iagdebueg
1
FueJjstenberg - Kuestrin - Kuestrin - Erfurt
Guben - Jueterbog
blerstenberg - Frankfurt/Oder Brest Litovsk - Frankfurt/
TTSSR Oder (unloading)
USSR - Kuestrin -
Fuerstenberg - Eberswalde
Guben - Cottbus
Falkenberg
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
UNCODED-
~LOeni-sbrueck - Cottbus
Guben
Guben - Cottbus
Falkenberg
Guben - Cottbus
,Dresden
2 [ --L Jueterbog - Kuestrin
Weimar - Cottbus -
Guben - Kowel
through Guben 25X1
USSR - Kuestrin urt/ 25X1
Oder - Muellrose 25X1
Cottbus - Schwepnitz 25X1
Cottbus - Kowel Brest Litovsk -
Oder - Muellrose
Cottbus - Leipzi
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44stbound Westbound
Idove niber
Jueterbog - Frankfurt/Oder- USSR - Kuestrin - Frankfurt/ 25X1
l
Kuestrin - Brest Litovsk Oder - Guben - Cottbue-~- .,~.,.
Magdeburg
25X1
train on 7 November?)
Templin - Frankfurt/Oder
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rin - Templin
furt/Oder - Templin
25X1
25X1
Cottbus
- Dresden 25X1
Haldensleben - Kuestrin -
USSR
Bernau - Kuestrin -
Insterburg - USSR
Fuerstenberg - Guben
Jueterbog - Frankfurt/
via Guben Jagodin - Cottbus
Magdeburg 25X1
Meissen - Cottbus -
Jagodin - Cottbus 1115 -
Frankfurt/Oder -Kuestrin-
Leipzig
Insterburg.
25X1
Jueterbog - Cottbus -
Jagodin - Cottbus
2
Guben - Kowel
(identical with shuttle
loaded
Kuestrin - toward Cottbus -
Weimar
Jagodin - Guben
Frankfurt/Oder
~:uestrin - Jueterbog
USSR - huestrin - Cottbus
Falkenberg
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
- Kuestrin - Frankfurt/ 25X1
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Eastbound Westbound
7 I Fuerstenberg - Guben USSR - luestrin - Frankfurt/
`7I Oder - Luellrose
Bernau - Frankfurt/Oder-
Brest Litovsk
vVeimar - Iuestrin -
Brest Litovsk
Jueterbog - Frankfurt/
Oder - Brest Litovsk -
Dresden- Cottbus
i+rankfurt/Oder -
Brest Litovsk
Jueterbog Iuestrin Frankfurt/Oder - Neustrelitz
Halde77- Kuestrin-
USSR
Guben - Jueterbog
25X1
25X1
25X1
Brest Litovsk - Frankfurt/
Oder Rathenow 25 25X1
Brest Litovsk - Kuestrin -
11uellrose Cottbus - 25%25X1
Schwe~nitz
Kuestrin - Frankfurt/Oder - 25X1
Muellrose 0 25X1
Cottbus - Magdeburg
Guben - Cottbus
Magdeburg
USSR - Kuestrin - irankfurtj 25X1
Oder - Muellrose 25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
Fuerstenberg - Templin
1130 - Eberswalde -
Brest Litovsk - Mue 1rose
Jueterbog (2 sources)
Frankfurt/Oder
Brest Litovsk
Meissen - Cottbus
Guben - KowelP
Jueterbog? - Cottbus
Kowel,
Frankfurt/Oder - -auellrose
Cottbus
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
52X1
Guben - Cottbus 25X1
Dresden - Weimer 25X1
SECRE
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Eastbound
10 [ / Magdeburg - Kuestrin -
USSR
Bernau - Gube
Kowel
Merseburg - Kuestrin
USSR
Cottbus - Frankfurt/
Oder - Brest Litovsk
11 L I from Jueterbog - via
Guben (2 sources
Jagodin - Guben
Frankfurt/Oder
12 E 7e imar -Kuestrin - USSR
from Jueterbog - Guben -
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Westbound
USSR - Kuestrin -
urt
Oder - Muellrose
25X1
25X1
2 ici
Jagodin.- Guben
~
Frankfurt/Oder (unl
oading) 25X1
25X1
25X1
Brest Litovsk - Kuestrin -
Jueterbog NL.
Guben Frankfurt/Oder -
_Cunloa ing 25X1
25X1
USSR - Kuestrin - Frankfurt/
Oder
2525X1
USSR - Kuestrin - Neustrelitz
Frankfurt/Oder - IMiuellrose
1750 - Cottbus
Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
;Magdeburg - Brest Litovsk Frankfurt Oder - iiue11rose 0316-
Meissen - Kuestrin - USSR
Jueterbo ?) - Cottbus -
Guben - Kowel
25X1
Cottbus
25X1
7777
Guben - Cottbus 25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
Frankfurt/Oder - iMluellrose 1241-
Cottbus q.X1
Frankf urt/Ode r L
- Falkenber
t ber - Guben or Kietz 1700g
Bernau - Insterburg
Chemnitz 25X1
Frankfurt Oder - .Iuellrose0530-
- Magdeburg 25X1
25X1
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25X1
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Eastbound
Jueterbog - Kietz
Briesen - Frankfurt/
Oder (?)
Lj
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
Westbound
empty
Jueterbog - Wustermark
(presumably disassembled)
en
Jagodin - Gub
- a en erg
empty?
Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
Guben - Cottbus
Dresden
25X1
25X1
Jueterbog - Kuestrin Frankfurt/Oder - Eberswalde-
Neustrelitz
Jagodin - Guben
Meissen - Kietz - Cottbus
Insterburg5
25X1
25X1
16 Q
Hillersleben
Itiiagdebur
Neustrelitz - Eberswalde-
Frankf urt/Oder
Fuerstenber - Kietz - USSR Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
Jueterbog - Frankfurt/Oder
17 _/ Weimar - k ietz
Jueterbog - Cottbus
Guben
Jagodin - Guben
Frankfurt/Odd
empty
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
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Eastbound
Westbound
November
18 Hernau =- Kietz- empty ?
Insterburg Guben - Cottbus
Dresden
Magdeburg - Brest Litovsk
Jueterho ? - Cottbus -
Guben Kowel
Jagodin - Guben
toward West
Meiss Cottbus
Guben wel
Bernau - Insterburg
19 L Hillersleben - Kietz Frankfurt/Oder -
Eberswalde - Neustrelitz
empty
empty
Kuestrin - Neustrelitz
empty ?
Brest Litovsk - Frankfurt/
Oder FI- Cottbus 25X1
Guben - Wildparkl 125X1
25X1
20 L1 Bernau - Kuestrin 2200-
Jueterbog - Frankfur%/
Oder
SECRET
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
empty? Jagodin - Guben 25X1
Cottbus - Wildpark
empty? Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
25X1
25X1
empty? Guben Cottbus -
- Dresden 25X1
25X1
Frankfurt/Oder - Guben
Insterburg
Kowel
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Eastbound Westbound
Litovsk (2 sources)
Annex 1
empty? Kuestrin - Weimar
empty? Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
Jueterbog - Guben empty? Jagodin - Gube~
Greifswald
L-T!debar - Brest Litovsk
Jueterbog? - Cottbus -
Jagodin
.23 Bernau - Guben - Kowel empt Kuestrin - Magdeburg 25X1
25X1
Loaded, to USSR via Kietz
24 loaded, Dresden - Kietz-
empty? Kuestrin -
empty? Laodin - Guben
Cottbus) Dresden
empty
loaded Jagodin - Guben 0307-
Cottbus 25X1
25X1
empty J Odin - Guben
Cottbus- Dresden
124 empty
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
empty 25X1
Frankfurt/Oder - USSR 11 Kuestrin -_Magdeburg
empty
loaded
Weimar - Cottbus - Guben
Kowel
empty
Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus - Dresden
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Eastbound Westbound
November
25 Meissen - Frankfurt/
Oder - Kuestrin -
Insterburg
loaded
loaded
Cottbus - Guben
Kowel
empty
Kuestrin - toward West
25X1
25X1
loaded
Jagodin - Guben rr 25X1
Cottbus
r- 25X1
26 r1 debug - Kuestrin
empty
Kuestrin - Brandenburg
Cottbus - Guben Frankfurt/Oder
Kowel via Werbig
Guben - Cottbus
Dresden
Falkenberg - Taucha
Leipzig
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
25X1
loaded empty
via Kuestrin - USSR Kuestrin - toward West
Ruhland - Senftenberg - u empty
toward Cottbus Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
28 loaded
via Kietz - USSR
25X1
25X1
empty
Kuestrin - Neustrelitz
empty
Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
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29
December
1
Eastbound
loaded
via Kietz - USSR
Personnel shipments via
Kuestrin in both
directions terminated
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Westbound
empty
Kuestrin - toward `,'Pest
empty?
Guben - Cottbus
Dresden
empty
Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
empty
Kuestrin - Weimar
empty
Jagodin - Guben
Cottbus
empty
Guben - Chemnitz
empty
Kietz - Magdeburg
Hillersleben
empty,Kuestrin -
toward 'lest
Jueterbog - Frankfurt/
Oder - Brest Litovsk
loaded
from Chemnitz -
Dresden
empty
Kuestrin - toward West
empty
Kuestrin - toward West
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Eastbound Westbound
Cottbus - $achsen
Frankfurt/Oder 25X1
7 - empty
Jagodin - Cottbus
11 ~~ loaded
Cottbus - Kowel
Note. B - boxcar
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Exercises and Winter Firing Practices of Soviet Units at Training
Grounds between 1 December 1954 and 1 Febfuarv 1955.
ALTENGRABO11 Firing Range.
Number of Shipments
Date Shipments and/or Activities
December
14 to 23 2 GERA-ALTENGRABOW presumably 308th Arty Brig/
2 ALTENGRABOW-GERA XXVIII Gds Mtz Rifle Corps
24 1 WILDPARK-ALTENGRABOVI ) 152-mm Gun How Btry of of 34th
27 1 ALTENGRABOW-WILDPIK. ) Arty Div confirmed
January
5 1 DALLGOW - ALTENGRABOW'h ) elements 2d Light Arty Brig/
9 1 ALTENGRABOW - DALLGOW ) Second Gds Mecz Army
confirmed
8 1 DALLGOW - ALTENGROOW
13 2 DALLGOW - ALTENGRABOW1
5 1 BRANDENBURG - ALTENGRABOW)
8 1 ALTENGRABOW - BRANDENBURG) elements 124th Hv How Brig/
15 1 BRANDENBURG - ALTENGRABOW) 6th Arty Div confirmed
23 and 24 2 BRANDENBURG - ALTENGRABOW
26 and 27 2 ALTENGRABOW - BRANDENBURG
5 1 NAGDEBURG - ALTENGRABOW
13 1 STENDAL - ALTENGRABOW
1 NEURUPPIN - ALTENGRAOBW units/12th Gds Tank Div
confirmed
12 1 CHEAiNITZ - ALTENGRABOW ) units /6th Gds AAA Div
14 1 JOH.GEORGENSTADT - ) confirmed
ALTENGRABOW )
13
18
13
18
1 KOENIGSBRUEGK-ALTENGRABOW
1 ALTENGRABOW-KOENIGSBRUECK
1 MEISSEN - ALTENGRABOW
1 ALTENGRABOW - MEISSEN.
SECRET
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January
21 3 WILDPARK - ALTENGRABOW )
26 3 ALTENGRABOW - WILDPARK )
26 3 W NILDPARK - ALTENGRABOW )
29 2 ALTENGRABOW - WILDPARK
3 WILDPARK - ALTENGRABOW
DOEBERITZ Training Grounds
January
23 1 BERNAU - SATZKORN
27 2 SATZKORN - BERNAU
11 and 12 firing practices and bivouacs
march practices
16 to 21 exercises of several days
and bivouacs
January
10 and 11
14
19
13
15
15
26 and 27
JUETERBOG- FORST ZINNA Firing Range
2
FRANkJ?URT/Oder - JUETERBOTr )
FRANKFURT/Oder - JUETERBOG )
)
1
JUETERBOG -toward HALLE
1
JUETERBOG -toward HALLE
2
DRESDEN - JUETERBOG
2
FUERSTENWALDE- JUETERBOG
1
FINOW - JUETERBOG
5
FORST ZINNA - DALLGOW
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34th Arty Div
confirmed
71st light Arty Brig/4th Gds
MIecz Army confirmed
34th Arty Div
tank, arty and AAA units/
10th Gds Tank Div
units 32d AAA Div/ IV Arty
Corps confirmed on 21 January
in bicouac near NEUHOF
light AA Btry/ 63d ALA Div
confirmed
light AAA units, presumably of
10th Gds Tank Div, confirmed
medium AA unit/ 6th Gds Mecz
Div confirmed
Arty, AT and mortar units/
1st Mecz Div confirmed
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January
24 to 28 4 NEUSTRELITZ - LUCKE WALDE/
FORST ZINNA
I FUERSTENBERG -LUCKE1WALDE/ ) presumably arty units/
FORSTZINNA 9th Gds Tank Div
29 3 LUCKENWALDE/FORST ZINNA - )
FUERSTENBERG/ NEUSTRELITG )
KOENIGSBRUECK Training Grounds
December
13 1 DRESDEN-KOENIGSBRUECK tank details, presumably of
16 1 MEISSEN-KOENIGSBRUECK 11th Gds Tank Div
25 Entraining of 50 to 80 x 85-mm (?) U/i Arty Brig/First Gds
guns, presumably turning-in idecz Army
January
3 to 17 5 BORNA/LEIPZIG-Schwepnitz tank details, presumably of
8th Gds Mecz Div
14 and 15 2 unloading of AT units
17 and 18 night firing practice with
and 20 medium and heavy artillery
21 unloading of elements of
Mecz Regt
LETZLING HEATH Training Grounds
Between late November and early January no shipments or exercises.
January
13
4
SCHWERIN/HAGENOW/ ISMAR-
GARDEL.E