RAIL FREIGHT TRAFFIC THROUGH FRANKFURT/ODER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007000240007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CITIQN ,_
COUNTRY'
TOPIC,
East Germany
REPORT
Rail Freight Traffic through Frankfurt/Oder
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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PREPARED 10 May 1955
,ENCLOSURES (NO. &IYPE)
The following shipments were observed passing through Frankfurt/Oder
between 22 March and 12 April 1955:
B - boxcar
E - express train coach
F - flatcar
Date in Number and Load From To
March Type of Cars
Oder 3
Gransee
24 1 B, 8 F 16 tanks Satzkorn Frankfurt/
1 B, .53 F motor vehicles " Vogelsang/ 2
22 42 F undetermined Brest Litovsk Zeithain
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12 22 F 1
1 B, 47 F AT guns Frankfurt/Oder Cottbus
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10 F trucks
18 B, 30 F trucks
3 6 E, 18 B, troops and Frankfurt/Vb: 6
9 F Eberswalde
2 F " it Strausberg
7 F Sperenberg 5
measurements
2 24 F tanks it Brandenburg
10 F exceeding standard- 4
29 24 F it Satzkorn
April
1 1 B, 54 F motor vehicles Vogelsang/
Gransee
1 B. 36 F It ?
measurements 1
28 22 F exceeding standard- It Altruppin
26 120 axles Brest Litovsk Erfurt 4
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~~ r?rmont T a k shipments Which were reported previously.
The train was previously reported
as consisting of 22 Flatcars which was probably correct.
3.
is reported for the first time.
Comment. This shipment was reported previously. An OATB for the
bomber airfield at Gross Doelln wap transferred with this shipment.
This intra-,~onal shipment was reported previously.
T-34. tanks were transferred from the 10th
Gds Tank Div to the 7th s Mecz Div.
Comment.,-, These shipments were reported previously.
5. C mment. According to previous observations these shipments consisted
o eavy prime movers rather than tanks. The shipments to Sperenberg and
Eberswalde possibly consisted of special engineer vehicles.
Comment. These trains carried air force ground units for which
Frankfurt Oder was probably only an intermediate station. One of the
shipments is possibly identical with the previously reported shipment
7.
Comment. The arrival of AT guns is reported for the first time.
Cottbus was possibly only intermediate station for the shipment.
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