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FIGURE 24. Land approaches (C)
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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