SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004300460006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2005
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 24, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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OOUNTdY
TOPIC
CLASSIFICATION'-"`011-L,
East Germany
Soviet Troop Trains
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EVALUATION--- I PLACE OBTAINED,
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES_
GB -- converted boxcar, B - boxcar, F - flatcar, RRym - Heavy-duty flatcar
PAGES a.. 2 -ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS-
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troop trains
Date in Composition of
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-REPORT
MATT Da?t'DADI r 20 May 1954
Troop 'Pra.ins.._,.- s~. .. ,
5 CB, 25 F
1 CB2 , 2 F
1 CB$ 2 F
1 CB, 4 F'
1 CD, 2 F
1 CB, 3 F
2GB,6F
I CB2 4 F
1 CB, 3 F
1 CB, 5 F
.1 CB,, 4 F
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2. The Berlin rai]i o6d district headquarters was ordered to make available four shuttles
-trains with a total of 80 GB,, 14 B, 13 F and 14 kitchen cars which, on 14 May, were
to be dispatched empty to Brest Litovsk via Frankfurt/Oder. Additional empty trains,
observed at the Wuster k railroad statione The train went toward Dallgow-Doeberitzo
5. Troop trains identified twoen !w and 3 May included:
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all transitworthy flatcars.4
40 On 9 May, a troop train of 2 converted boxcars and 20 boxcars with personnel,
3. On 1I.May..-the Frankfurt/Odor. railroad subdistrict office ordered assembling of
to Brest Litovsk included I train of 60 boxcars, and 2 trains of 60 flatcars each-
on 15 x,. n-AA"'I train of An converted boxcars on 1& 329
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Nov Troop Trains
Date in Composition of
4 9 B, 17 FA 7 RRym Brandenburg
41 3, 39 F, 10 RBym Potedwa
36 B9 35 F, 8 RHym Wildpark
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27 B9 19 F, 9 RRym Potsdam
1139 25 F
13 38 19 F Eberswa.lde Jueterbo g
4 B, 24 F
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reported.
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an air force unit was previously
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the Kindel and Templin troop tr:;Ining grounds in 10,53 indicated that,, outside the
troop training grounds, details were static-nod responsible for a com' lete blocki
of the training area. It is believed that similar asures have also been -taken
in the surmner of 1954, and that pertinent details were dispatched by the COFG
headquarters,
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the troop
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cannot yet be drawn. The composition of the shuttle-trains iric'icates that these
trains may be used either for transportation of troops or for shipm is of personnel
such as Soviet dependents and German POWs. Flatcars are suitable for carrying motor
vehicles, heavy weapons and equiaunt, and supply goods, The two trains of 60 flat--
cars each which were to be dispatched on 15 lHay 1954 are not necessarily connected
with the shuttle-..trains,
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a tank unit of the
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r0, components of the 34th Arty Div (US) from Potsdam.. and of the 20th Ar AT Arty
Brig (US) from Brandenburg to the A1ten: rabow troop training grounds.
nt Previous information on the movement of components of the 63rd AAA
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Div US combat firing practice in the Jueterbo area fails to clearly indicate
whether one or two troop trains oporated n
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