APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2009/06/16: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200070024-2
| Approach | Road | Railroad | Offroad Dispersal and Cross-Country Movement (CCM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| To Szczecin strategic area from East Berlin. Nearly flat to gently rolling plain; mostly cultivated. | Four lanes, divided, limited access, concrete, good condition. | Single track, 4'8½" gage | Offroad dispersal easy, CCM restricted by areas of soft ground, lakes, ditches, and forest. |
| To Kostrzyn, Poland from East Berlin. Nearly flat to gently rolling plain; mostly cultivated. | Two lanes, intermediate bituminous, good condition. | Single track, 4'8½" gage | Offroad dispersal easy. CCM generally easy, but some local areas of soft soil, perennial wet places, ditches, and forest. |
| To border at Frankfurt, East Germany from East Berlin. Nearly flat to gently rolling plain; mostly cultivated. | Four lanes, divided, limited access, concrete, good condition. Terminates near southwest section of Frankfurt. | Double track, 4'8½" gage | Offroad dispersal easy. CCM restricted in places by lakes, bogs, and forests. |
| To border south of Forst, East Germany from East Berlin. Nearly flat to gently rolling plain with extensive areas of marshes, bogs, lakes, and some forests; some brush, grass, and cultivated crops. | Four lanes, divided, limited access, concrete, good condition to road junction about 50 miles south of East Berlin, two lanes from junction to point near border where road terminates. | Single track, 4'8½" gage | Offroad dispersal easy. CCM severely restricted in large areas of bogs, marshes, lakes, and forests. |
| To border at Cieszyn, from Zilina, Czechoslovakia. Mostly cultivated hills and plains in north and south, some forested hills and mountains in central part. | Bituminous, two to three lanes, fair to good condition. | Double track, 4'8½" gage, electrified. | Offroad dispersal easy. CCM generally unrestricted on plains except when soils become soft and miry or when snow covered from mid-November to early April. CCM generally restricted in steeper hills and mountains. |
| Southern approach to border from L'vov, U.S.S.R. Rolling and dissected plains and scattered, forested hills. | Two lanes, bituminous, fair condition | Double track, 5'0" gage, from L'vov 48 miles westward; dual gage (4'8½" and 5'0") remainder of route. Transloading facilities | Offroad dispersal easy. CCM restricted on dissected plains. |
| Northern approach from L'vov, U.S.S.R., to border at Hrebenne. Rolling and dissected plains with scattered, forested hills. | Two lanes, mostly bituminous, some crushed stone and improved earth, fair to good condition. | Single track, 5'0" gage. Transloading facilities near border. | Offroad dispersal easy. CCM restricted in dissected plains and forest areas. |
| To border from Brest, U.S.S.R. Gently rolling plain, numerous scattered, wet, and forested areas; mostly cultivated. | Two lanes, bituminous and concrete, fair to good condition. | Dual gage (4'8½" and 5'0") to border; transloading facilities. | Offroad dispersal fair to poor. CCM restricted by numerous forests and marshy areas. |
| To border from Grodno, U.S.S.R. Nearly flat to gently rolling plain, mostly forested with large areas wet most of the year. | One to two lanes, bituminous in most of route, some crushed stone near border; fair to good condition. | Double track, 5'0" gage; dual gage (4'8½" and 5'0") near border; transloading facilities. | Offroad dispersal easy. CCM restricted in areas of soft soil and wet areas. |
| To border from Kaliningrad, U.S.S.R. Nearly flat to rolling plain; mostly cultivated with scattered forested and seasonally wet areas. | Two lanes, bituminous, good condition | Dual gage (4'8½" and 5'0") to border; transloading facilities. | Offroad dispersal easy. CCM partially restricted in forested and seasonally wet areas. |
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APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2009/06/16: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200070024-2
