MILITARY RAIL TRAFFIC FROM EAST GERMANY TO BREST-LITOVSK

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information sleeting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States. within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 783 and 793.01 the U.S. Code. as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contenla
to or receipt by an unauthorised person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
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COUNTRY
East Germany/Poland
SUBJECT Military Rail Traffic from East
Germany to Brest'-Litovsk
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
REPORT
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NO. OF PAGES
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REFERENCES
1 April 1953
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
Litovsk
military rail traffic between Frankfurt/Oder j Brest-
Enclosure: 1 report (5 pages) (ORB.)
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from FRANKFURT/Oder to BREST=LITOWSK and return from 1-5 November 1952.
1.11. left FRANKFURT/Oder about 0700 bra with 20 cars props (SIC),
20 carstelegraph poles. Came from ANNABERG.
_Escort l 1 officer and 8 privates with carbines, red shoulderIoops
with black edge.
About 1600 bra in TOMYSL met -a troop transport with German loco-
Motive heading west. The transport consisted of: 40-45 freight
cars with Russian soldiers, for the most part young, close cropped,
red shoulderloops with black edge.
2.11. about 0100 hrs in KROSNIWICZE met a transport train heading west,
German locomotive. The transport consisted of:
10 rungvogne (probably open goods van With supporting bars on
the sides). each with 4 mortars, calibre 12 cm
14 tank cars,
1.5 freight cars, Cargo unknown.
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3.11. Arrived at BREST about 0400 largo
About 1000 a transport came from GERMANY. Among others, about
IS freight ears were seen with enlisted men, probably soldiers
On leave or on home furlough. -Shoulder loops of different colors
(red with black edge, black with red edge, black :with blue edge). Their
equipment, as far as one could see, consisted of marching packs
and small arms.
About 1400 bra left BREST With empty cars, for the most part
damaged.
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The trot* had a Gct-Aaan l000motive and oonalited oft
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The 41 anti-tank oenaons to x:Insal,
2 freight oara to BX:LIT3sHelletlitten.
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On 18.11. 4t about 1300 Ara a. trans9ort traria at *bout 45 freight
ears full af %mann soldlares 74hlah was naigsded tSobUlpertm
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several other train* =loads.
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on 23.11, daring the retara trip that thO
berrisE of tAe treak ihtiv.dloas away with on 20.11.
0) kost of these treus arta axe eupposed to have *ace to FRAVUTIRT/
Oder from Inr1ILaJiL0 by way of ITSThIN.
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19.11,1eft TR.41.4IM,T/41)der At utout 1300 hrs with 42 f
ea.* laden with 2 balers. IMetinetlen
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1410"ti 1 '''ffteer "nd 12 144 (bleak-red) vith small arms.
In a transport train with German lolgomotive
was observed headlamp wet. resides 20-25 freight cars,
there were 12 halfaitelUnxi_Hilm
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closed, 3 axled, The truaks were apparently radio treas,
sines inaalators wertAl otaerved in the 4 oornmrs of the
box saperstruoture.
21.110a:rived at MIST at about 0200
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leave sloths* and Ware only earning hand luggage.
Athoultor loops with emblems ofArsmry kind of weapon
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23.0.11*Left MS? at about 1400 hrs with 43 empty ea
216110Arrived at -FRPTI4URTi0der at about 0900 brow
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24.441,ip3 tank Oars of gasoline from MIMS I* COMM
2,411.11 ofiisare with bridge building equipment (beams and plonks)
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goods to ?the unit at FRANKFURT/0*
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27.11* tett FitarZFUIT/0. at about 0900 bra with re freight ears
of potassium shloride and nitrogen fertiliser*
Xseort: 1 of flee? and II men with small arse (red-bleak)
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27.11. In POCkil at about 2000 bra observed a transport train with
about 30 truoks (old* Russian manufacture)* The train was
without locomotive*. they were Polish ears going through/
for the most part. Their direetion Gould not be aseartalmods
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There were Russian soldiers in 011e of the freight mors on
the Ueda, probably they were the escort command.
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Arrived at BREST about 0600 hrs. The transport train had
to be uncouple* at the *antral station..
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had to wait for some time to eintinue their ieurseira,
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