MOVEMENTS OF SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011300260002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 11, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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?."ovoments of Soviet Troop Trains
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Date To Brest Litovsk From Erest Lito vsI:
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1e At 6 a.m. on 15 February 1952, a Soviet troop train with soldier- at least
9 heavy tanks and about 20 trucks was observed at the Cottbus ra:..road
stations The train seemed to have come from Frankfurt/Odor and p:+'3ceedet
toward Falkenbergs
Troop trains
lincluded: a train of 7 boxcars and ,__ "...tears.
from Forst 4inna to erir en on 22 F ebr ar fl and
a train of 6 boxcars and 19 flatcars, an
unknown shipping point to Brandenburg-Altstadt on 23 Februyiry:, *
3, The following numbers of Soviet military personnel viere obser %iE d aboard
leave trains in Frankfurt/Oder between 21 and 23 February:
21 February 190 and 200 200 and 1150
22 February 210 and 180 210 and 190
23 February 190 and 200 200 and 160
4. Two troop trains passed through the Fried rich sfelde ra?ilroad .eta ion :mac'
-rent toward Templin on 24 February0 The first train consistted of 4-0 to 50
cars, including 20 flatcars -rri.th ZIS trucks- 15 to 20 :o?vcrod
flatcars; and 3 flatcars Yrithh heavy tanks 3'} = s3ccynd
train consisted of about 30 boxcars and 1 i .a cars 73 e Z I r^sa ,, ., ,1..
26 lFebruary, a train of 20 flatcars with an unknown cargo - :cnt t -3,,w rd tic,
same directions -:=
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A troop train observed at the Frankfurt/Odor railroad station on 2'11 .'e).;.:
consisted of 12 boxcars with soldiers and 20 flatcars with t m AA
guns, ) searchlights, ii. generator sets, ft trucks mounting 1-1e:a;r,, iiachine
guns and 16 trucks, including one truck loaded with a field kitcen0. The
train cane from the direction of Fuerstenwaldo, was dispatched tar.?ard
Bee skew,
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Possibly a unit returning to Bra.nuounurr
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' om I'aldensleben whereto it moved on 15 February 192
Co trnentQ 'rho trains probably carried components of the 6th luczs
'_va I Ia troop train with several tanks passing thdou h the
Rr?i tz ra _ rna station and proceeding toward Templin on 25 F bruai , :L;?'>2
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