RAIL FREIGHT TRAFFIC THROUGH FRANKFURT/ODER

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• Publication Date: June 22, 1955
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COUNTRY
TOPIC,
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES-
PAGES
REMARKS
ENCLOSURES (NO. & IYPE)
DATE PREPARED
1955
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The following shipments were observed at the Frankfurt/Oiler marshaling yard
between 24 *57 and 9 June 19558
B-boxear; BB-heavy-duty boxcar; F.#%atoar; R-refrigerator oar; T-tank oar;
TT-homy-duly tank oar;
Date In ]number and Load
- trpe of Cars
24
25
26
27
6B
5B
17 F
35 F
13 TT
6B
6B
not recorded
N N
18 B
37 F
3I'
lB
1 F
22 B
25 F
12 F
lB
1F
3B
35 F
13 B
41 F
'C1 91FICATIflN CU
Bast Germany
Rail Freight Traffie through Fisakf'urtf Od.r
military goods Brest
N N N
trucks
military goods "
N N N
N N N
military goods "
AA guns
military goods "
f- N N
trucks
ammunition
('bomb orates(
military goods "
AA guns
military goods "
bridge building
equipment
pontoons on trucks
military goods "
bridge building
equipment
pontoon on truce
Koenigsborn
Fueretenwalds
Crawinkel
Velten
Koenigsborn
Satekorn
Strausberg
direction
Cottbus
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"
28
29
30
4B
1R
2 R
2R
lB
4B
,2 B
5F
7F
2 B
36 TT
lB
50 F
46 B
46 B
19 TT
lB
1 TT
3 TT
6F
12 P
I TT
11 TT
2 B
46 T
46 T
25 T
4B
4B
1 B
2 R
4R
1B
7B
2 B
3F
6F
3 ]3B
13 F
7F
3B
7B
5TT
6B
4 BB
1B
3F
12 TT
SECRM
M
6 wheeled.
shovel
dredgers
12 trucks
military goods
" n
trucks
military goods
tt n
n a
n "
u n
AA guns
"
military goods
benzol
military goods
benzol
-t
military goods
" u
AA guns
trucks
Strausbsrg Dallgow
Brest Magdeburg
" Satzkorn
Koenigsborn
Jueterbog
" Bernau
Fherstenwalde
An
"
N
Fa rstenwalds
AA guns Justsrbog
gasoline
moose
military goods o- pohin
" Bad Saarow
AA guns
benzol
Frankfurt/ode
l ierst.nwalde
Rosslau
Veiten
Magdeburg
II ]i .lerholz
Magdeburg
Aken
it
Jueterbog
Muelirose
Bernau
Leipzig
tt
Fue rstenwalde
it
Diesenthal
Fuerstenberg/
Havel
Koe then
Strausberg
Brest
Falksnberg/
Mark
Aken
Satzkorn
Jueterbog
Fusratenwalde
-t -t
it it
Magdeburg
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3 June 30 TT
15 T
4T
3B
4R
IB
IB
3R
4B
39 F
6B
9F
32 F
10 R
6 -R
6R
8 B
2 R
1B
8 B
12 B
5B
3B
5R
7B
IB
13 F
1B
15 F
IB
i3 F
lB
10 F
lB
7F
1 B
1 F
2 BB
i F
9B
2 B
2 BB
IB
2 F
IB
2 F
2 B
5 June 46 B
18 TT
32 P
1 BB
2 B
1 B
6F
gasoline Brost
military goods"
AL guns
military goods"
military goods"
N N N
ammunition N
military goods"
N N N
N N N
4 to 6 about "
50-mm AT guns
per oar
military goods"
military goods"
N N
1 N N
AA guns
military goods"
uranium ore he
military goods"
AL guns "
military goods"
N N S.
AL guns
Ora ienburg
Berlin-
Adlershof
Msrseburg
Satzkorn
Leipzig
Bad Saarow
Wuensdorf
Leipzig
Satzkorn
Fuerstenwalde
South
Erfurt
Altenburg
Halle
Dresden-
Neustadt
Pierstenbergf
Havel
Magdeburg
N
Leipzig
Wuensdorf
Altengrabow
Finow
Satzkorn
Justerbog
Frankfurt/Od.
Moegelin
Jueterbog
Pter*tenwalde
Juetsrbog
Faerstenberg
Bad Saarow
Satzkorn
Altstreiitz
Muellrose
Brest
Lodenau
Weimar
1Qmbpkow
Strausberg
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5 June 9 B
1B
IB
2 BB
11 BE
6Juns 26B
20 B
30 B
15 B
32 T
8 B
24 F
1B
IF
47 F
7 June 46 B
7B
23 F
32 T
24 T
29 T
3T
2 T
8 June 36 7
15:'T
7T
7B
2E
6P
5 $
6B
5B
3R
3
9Jun? 6
4
53
2 B
41 T
4B
5B
2 B
3B
8 B
2 B
7 BB
46 B
60 T
1 train
military goods Brest
N M N
N N N
N N N
N N N
uranium ors hu
Annabsrg
ammunition Brest
N N
gasoline
AA guns and
bomb orates
N
N
N b N
trucks Zwickau
uranium ors Aue
ammunition Brest
trucks "
crude oil "
N N N
military goods "
N N N
N N N
crude oil
N N N
N N N
trucks Zwickau
military goods Brest
N N N
N N N
N N N
1/ N N
n N
N N
trucks
military goods
N N N
N N N
N N N
.Wpty Ruhiand
military goods But
N N N
ammunition Pfaff.ndorf
uranium ore
empty
ammunition
JUS
Rah1and
Brost
Strausbsrg
Bsrnau
N
Satzkorn
Pierstsnb.rg/
Havel
Brest
N
Justerbog
Dann.nwalds
W.rnsuoh.n
Finow
Ko.nigsbru.ck
China
Brest
Altengrabow
Bad Saarow
Mook.thal
Ruhiand
Frankfurt/ode.
Satzkorn
Mock.thal
Esp.nhain
Ruhland
China
Aurstenwald.
Satzkorn
N
Bsrnau
Fuerst.nb.rg
Koenigeborn
Ju.t.rbog
Finow
Frankfurt
Leipzig
Satzkorn
Dr.sd.n
Altenburg
Brest
Leipzig
Faerat.nb.rg/
Havel
Justerbog
Satzkorn
Puerst.nwald.
N
Justerbog
Brost
N
direction
of Cottbus
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Comment. Ration supply shipments from the USSR to known Soviet
ration supply depots
.
2,
~
excha
Comment Thes
nge program,
e shipments were connected with the motor vehicle
airfi
.Comment. Deli
elds of the Twe
very of fuel from the USSR to known GSFG depots and
nty-Fourth Air Army.
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4.
Comment. A tot
al of 200 to 230 oars loaded with A.A. guns were record
ed
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in the present repor
t. The unloading of 9 x 37-mm Al guns was "parted fr
om
Biesenthal on 31'#ay
. This shipment was probably identical with the shipm
en
t
of 3 flatcars to ie
eenthal which crossed the border on 29 May according
to
.the present report.
This indicates that 3 AL guns were loaded on each oar
a
nd
a total of 600 to 70
0 AL guns were dispatched to the GDR within 10 days.
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5.
I
Comment. Air f
orce equipment'dispabched to the central depot of the
Twenty-Fourth Air Army.
9.
10.
110
12.
13.
14.
35.
Comment, Special equipment for engineer exercises.
Comment, Clothing shipments for the GSFG depot at Bernau.
_Compeat This shipment was proiabiy consigned to the GSM engineer
equipment pot at uerstenwalde-$etsohendorf,
Comment Uranium or. shipments to the USSR.
Comment, This ehipmernt _of T-%5
depo
Comment. This shipment was reported previously.
Comment. Probably tank spare parts for the eSFG depot at Muellrose.
Comment. Ammunition shipments from the USSR to known Soviet depots
4 tanks was reported previously.
Com ment. Signal equipment dispatched to the GSFG signal equipment
at Bad Saarow.
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16. I Comment. These three shipments were probably identical with a shipment
are with AT guns which was reported 25X1
with the number of guns fluctyating between 150 and 350. 25X1
17.
18.
omment Continued crude oil shipments from the USSR to East German
hydrogenation plants and empty tank cars returned to the USSR.
ammunition depot at Pfaffendorfo
Comment. Intra?zonal ammunition shipments) 25X1
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TOPIC
CLASSIFICATION s~r.RE
Fast Germarw
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED-
REFERENCES
PAGES
REMARKS
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Pt,C OBTAINS
PATE
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The folglmiym s sa
between '24 May and -9 J 1955=
1-boxcar; BBB avy-% zoaF;
Date in ber and,,, Load
25
26
27
Rail Freight Traffic through Frankfurt/Oder
v.13 D
41 P
> truoks " e * M it
. asenm,tion
(bomb orates(
military goods
AA guns
a41i tart' goody .,
b*dP buuildhag
equipment
polo. na, on trucks
lltlitary; goods "
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7F
2 B
28 36 TT
lB
V4,6 >0 F
B
V46 B
19 TT
1 B
1 TT
6F
12 F
1 TT
11 TT
2 B
29 46 T
46 T
25 T
4B
4B
1 B
2 R
4R
lB
7B
2 B
3F
6F
3 BB
13 F
7F
3B
7B
30 5 TT
6B
4 BB
1 B
3F
12 TT
military goods
IO N
6 wheeled-
shovel
dredgers
12 trucks
military goods
It n
trucks
military goods
is n
It It
Vt It
AA guns
t9
military goods
benzol
military goods
military goods
AA guns
trucks
AA guns
gasoline
military goods
M guns
berzol
SECRET,
Strausberg
Brest
n
Aue
If
t9
Jueterbog
Muelirose
oepn
Bad Saarow
Brest
it
to
tt
Daligow
Magdeburg
Satzkorn
Koenigaborn
Jueterbog
Be rnau
Akan
Brest
Aken
Gruenau
Frankfurt/0d~
Fuerstenwald
Rosslau
Felten
Magdeburg
Ellerholz
Magdeburg
Akan
Jueterbog
Muellrose
Bernau
Leipzig
1esenthal
,%- erstenberg/
Havel
Koethen
Straueberg
Brest
FalkenberJ
Mark
Akan
Satzkorn
Juelwerbog
Fuerstenwald~
Magdeburg
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30 10 B
3B
4B
4B
? TT
10 B
6B
7 B
17( B
(6B
211 T
/4 B
4R
/4 B
11B
(6F
31 Efi B
11 B
1'O F
124 F
5 R
P2R
P2 B
P2 B
11 TT
11 BB
P2 BB
11 F
4R
11 B
"2 F
P2 B
c6 B
255 F
1. Juno P2 B
72 B
11 B
(6 F
(6 B
112 B
2
46
4
48
15
~46
~P16
3
2
4
1
4
7
2
6
33
B
B
BB
F
B
B
TT benzol
B
B
B
B
R
R
B
F
F
copra
caoutchouc
aluminum
naphthalene
aniline oil
sunflower seeds
military goods"
If fl It
ff fo ff
to
ff "
to fi fq
military goods"
of 10
It If /f
to " If
it ft it
AA guns
military goods"
AA guns
military goods"
trucks
Wilitary goods"
It to
AA guns
(military goods"
11 to
ammunition
military goods
AA guns
trucks
;ilitary goods Aue
to to
Brost
military goods
AA guns
AA guns
SECRET
Hettatedt
Wolfen
ff
Velten
Frankfurt/Ode
Rosengarten
Fberstenwalde
Satzkorn
Aken
Leipzig
Jueterbog
"
Altenburg
Lossa near
Erfurt
F-rfurt-East
Magdeburg
Bernau
Ftaeratenberg
Strassgraebci
chen
Frankfurt/Ode
Flierstenwalde
Erfurt
Satzkorn
Jueterbog
Faeratenwalde
Wildpark
Erkner
Satzkorn
Koenigsboru
Strausberg
A1tengrabow
Jueterbog
Jena
Breat
Riess
Muelirose
to
Frankfurt/Ode
Bernau
Magdeburg
Leipzig
Fuerstenberg/
gavel
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3 June
30 TT
gasoline Brest
L5 T
4 T
/9
benzol "
3 B
military goods"
4 R
If "
4 9f
I B
9u 19 "
I B
99
3 R
" 19 "
4 B
99 Si N
39 F
AA guns to
6 B
military goods"
9 F
trucks it
32 F
if 11
10 R
military goods"
6R
8 B
2 R
I B
8 B
12 B
5B
3B
5R
7B
IB
13 F
Oranienburg
Berlin,.
Adlershof
Merseburg
Satzkorn
Leipzig
Bad Saarow
V+uensdorf
Leipzig
Satzkorn
PuerstenwaldsH
South
Erfurt
Altenburg
Haile
Dresden-
Neustadt
Fuerstenberg/
Havel
6 R " it it Uagde burg
if If 99
/9 99 "
W C9 91
military goods"
19 /1 t9
9/ it 91
4 to 6 about
50-mr, AT guns
per car
military goods"
I B AA guns
1B
15 F
1 B
13 F
10 F
IB
7F
1 B
1 F
2 BB
1 F
9B
2 B
2 BB
1 B
2 F
1B
2 F
2 B
\/46 B
18 TT
32 F
I BB
2 B
1 B
6 F
military goods"
AA guns
military goods"
uranium ore Aue
military goods"
AA guns 'd
military goods"
AA guns
Leipzig
Vuensdorf
Altengrabow
Finow
Satzkorn
Jueterbog
Frankfurt/Ode
Moegelin
Jueterbog
Fuerstenwalds
Jueterbog
Fuerstenberg
Bad Saarow
Satzkorn
Altatrelitz
Muellrose
Brest
Lodenau
.4.eimar
Neubukow
Strauaberg
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5 June 9 B
I B
I B
2 BTi
1. Bb
6 ,Lune 26 B
20 B
30 B
15 B
32 T
8 B
24 F'
1~3
I F
4'i F
7 June 40 B
(B
2's F
32 1
24 T
29 T
3,2
r '11
8June 36, '
lc T
3 T
7B
2 B
6 T;
I
J b
3 t1
j F
9 Jun. 68
4
12 B
2 B
41 T
4 B
5B
2 E
3B
8 B
2 B
7 BB
46 B
(60 T
1 train
military goods Brec t
tlra uII1 r)i'6 1:t!*
Arulaberg
am rn2nit:i on Brest
& aeolir_e
M gurr+ and
bomb oaten
ruc% 3 Zwi ;kau
ray.! um ore Aue
v amriur i ticn Bras i
J.
brucl.e I
crude oil if
It n av
military goods 1e
11 1v ev
crude )iI
:- el
Strausberg
Bernau
IQ
Satzkorn
Flierstenberg
Have
Brest
II
Jueterbog
Dane .enwalde
Werneuchen
Finow
Koenigsbrueck
China
Brest
Altengrabow
Bad Saarow
Mocketha2
Ru ilarid
Frankfurtf oder
Satzkorn
Mockethal
Espenhain
Huh land
China
Fuerstenwalde
Satzkorn
is
Bernau
Fuerstenberg
ICoenigeborn
Jueterbog
Finow
Frankfurt
Leipzig
Satzkorn
Dresden
trucf.s Zwickau
military goods Brest
ro 11 va
vo 11 11
11 ee rv
'1 e1 11
rl 11 1e
9 ev
trucks
military
goods
91
to it ee
it 11 to
empty Ruhland
military goods Brest
11 to 15
ammunition Pfaffendorf
uranium ore
empty
ammunition
Aue
PaLhiand
Brest
Altenburg
Brest
Leipzig
Fueratenberg/
Havel
Jueterbog
Satzkorn
Susterbog
Brest
11
direction
of Cottbus
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Comment, Ration supply shipments from the U'SR to known Soviet
a n supply depots?
2, I Commenter These shipments were connected with the motor vehicle
exeaangee program,
a .rr" gilds of the Twenty-Fourth Air Army,
4a F__]Commento A total of-200 to 230 cars loaded with AA guns were recorded 25X1
in the present report. The unloading of 9 x 37-Mm AA guns was reported from
Biesenthal on 31 ?ay, This ahi'ment was probably identical with the shipment
of 3 flatcars to ieeenthal which crossed the border on 29 May according to
the preptent report, This indicates that 3 AA guns were loaded on each car and
a total of 600 to 10t) AA guns were dispatched to the GDR within 10 days.
50
6,
74;
81;
100
12,
13,
14.
15Q
Comma nt~ Air force equipment dispatched to the central repot of the
n ty-Fourth Air Army
Comment., Special equipment for engineer exercises,,
equ pment depot at 'uerstenwalde-Ketschendorf, t.
Comment, Delivery of fuel from the US`3R to known GSFG depots and
CommentG Clothing shilraents for the GSFG depot at Bernau0
Comment,, This shipment was prcsably consigned to the GSFG engineer
Commenter Uranium ore shipments to the USSR..
Comment, Probably tank spare parts for the GSFG depot at Buellrose,
Comment,, This shipment was reported previously.,
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IComment2 Ammunition shipments from the USSR to known Soviet depots
and return of empty shells to the USSR.,
ommentp This shipment of T.54 tanks was reported previously, 25X1
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Comment Signal equipment dispatched to the GSFG signal equipment 25X1
depot at Bad Saarow, 25X1
16, _ ICommento These three shipments were probably identical with a shipment
t with the number of guns fluctuating between 150 and 350- 25X1
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17, ;omment,., Continued crude oil shipments from the USSR to East German
hydrogenation plants and empty tank care returned to the USSR,,
18,
of 41 care with AT guns which was reported I 25X1
LCommento Intraazonal ammunition shipment;,
ammunition depot at Pfaffendorf0
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