1. RAIL SHIPMENTS AT STRAUSBERG RAILROAD STATION 2. FIRING RANGE IN HENNICKENDORFER KALKBERGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008300280009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 6, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECR9T
COUNTRY,
TOPIC,;
East Germany REPORT
1. Rail Shiuanents at Strausberg Railroad Station.
2. Firing Range in H ennickendorfer Kalkberge.
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 3 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
goods
6 October 1955
1.
arrived at or left Straus berg railroad station between 22 August and 3
September 1955:
B - boxcar; F r, flatcar; F/S - flatcar with siderack; G - gondola car;
a) Incoming shiunents.
Date Number and
Type of Car
22 August 8 F/S
I C/B
8 new trucks
troops
23 August 2 B military,
goods
25 August 2 F/S
26 August
4 generators
I C/B troops
2 B military
1 F/S
1 C/B
2 crates,
each about
2,5x1,5x1,5
troops
27 August 9 B
4 F/S
military
goods
REPARED
Dispatched
from
Frankfurt Oder BHK
Fuerstenwalde
Fuerstenberg
the following shipments
Frankfurt/Oder BHK
4 new t
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Date Number and
Tvm of Cars
27 August 1 C
/B
29 August 1 F/S
1 C/B
1 September 1 F/S
4 crates each
about 1,5x1,5x
1,5 m
1 F/S
4 September 1 B military goods
5 September 1 C/B
troops
troops
1x85- AA guns.,
model 1939
troops
1x76,2am AA
model 1931/38
b) Outgoing ebiunents, all of them dispatched from Strausberg,
Number and Load
Type of Cars
23 August 1 F'7S
1x85-inn AA gun
1 C/B
troops
25 August 4 B military goods
.1 September 1 F/S
1 C/$
Y c 76 2-n mi' All gilt
model 1931/38
3 September 2 F/S
_2 crates; each a~3"oit-
5xlxl m
4 B military goods
1 C/B
troops
Dispatched to
Neuruppin
Jueterbog
Frankfurt/Oder-Brest Litovsk .
2. The following shipments of piece goods arrived at or left the Strausberg railroad
station:
a) Incoming
2 crates with air signal cartridges, 1,289 kg, from Suhi
2 crates with files, 170 kg from Schmalkalden
b) Cutgoing
1 crate with military goods, 80 kg, consigned to Brand
3 crates with military goods,
120 kg,
consigned to Wustermark
2 crates with military goods,
62 kg,
consigned to Merseburg
2 crates with wire
)
2 crates with military goods
) 510 kg, consigned to Riebnitz-Datrmgarten
l,crate with 2 searchlights
)
2 cable reels, 270 kg, consigned to Altenburg
4 cable reels, 360 kg, consigned to Brandis
Dispatched
from
Frankfurt/Oiler BHK
Altengrabow
Jessen/Elster
Dallgow/Doeberitz
Rueckmarsdorf
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The following observations were made when piece goods consigned to the Soviet
Army arrived at Strausberg railroad station:
At first, Strausberg depot was informed by telephone that a shipment had
arrived. Thereupon, a truck with an officer and EM went from the depot to the
railroad station where the officer opened the shipping papers. When the goods
were consigned to the depot, the papers were taken along. If they were not
consigned to the depot, the papers were closed, returned to the railroad
official, and the officer drove back to the depot. After about 1 hour, another
officer with EM arrived from the depot for picking up the goods. The officers
observed always were the same, namely a senior lieutenant and a lieutenant
one of whom wore blue and the other red-bordered black epaulets.
/r. A new firing range was in operation in the Hennickendorfer Kalkberge north
of Hennickendorf, 7 km south of Strausberg. This range was used for zeroing-
in practices by AA guns from the supply depot and, according to sounds heard,
by small-caliber guns, presumably aircraft weapons which were towed by trucks
to the site. The range had 3 firing lanes 2 of which were used by the Soviets
and 1 by the KVP, 25X1
5. Trucks observed in the depot
F1 were occupied by soldiers.
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