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| Route and Terrain | Road | Railroad | Offroad Dispersal and Vehicular Cross-Country Movement (CCM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Poland border near Szczecin (Stettin), to East Berlin strategic area. Nearly flat to rolling plains. Cultivated crops, forests, brush, and grass. | Autobahn (four lane, divided, limited access, concrete surface), in good condition. 30 underpasses. | Single track, 4'8½" gage. | Poor to good. Sections where dispersal and CCM seriously restricted or precluded by numerous lakes and streams, ditches, forests, and wet soils. |
| From Poland border near Kostrzyn to East Berlin strategic area. nearly flat to gently rolling plains. Cultivated crops, forests, grass, and brush | Two-lane bituminous, in good condition. | Single track, 4'8½" gage. | Fair to good. Sections where dispersal and CCM seriously restricted or precluded by numerous lakes and streams, ditches, forests, and wet soils. |
| From Poland border at Frankfurt to East Berlin strategic area. Nearly flat to gently rolling plains. Cultivated crops, forests, grass, and brush | Autobahn, in good condition. Two-lane bridge at border crossing point. About 20 underpasses. | Double track, 4'8½" gage. | Fair to poor. Movement restricted or precluded in places by streams, wet soils, and extensive forests. |
| From Poland border at Forst to East Berlin strategic area. Nearly flat to gently rolling plains. Extensive marshes and bogs, streams, and patches of forest. | Road from Forst southwest to autobahn is two-lane bituminous, stone block, or concrete, in good condition. Autobahn is two-lane and in good condition. Numerous underpasses. | Generally single track, 4'8½" gage. Double tracking is under construction on several sections. | Unsuited to poor. Extensive marshes and bogs, streams, and patches of forest. |
| From Czechoslovakia border near Teplice to Dresden in Saxony strategic area. Route traverses rugged hills. Hills near the border are forested. In other areas, cultivated vegetation, brush, grass, and patches of forest predominate. Narrow pass at border. | Two-lane bituminous or stone-block surface, good condition. Steep grades and sharp curves restrict movement. Snow blockage possible in December through March. | Nearest railroad is double track, 4'8½" gage, and parallels Elbe. | Fair to poor. Restricted or precluded in many places by steep slopes, forests, marshes, bogs, and numerous streams. Fair most of the time near Dresden, where terrain is less rugged. |
| From Dresden, in the Saxony strategic area, to the route connecting the southernmost approach from Poland to the East Berlin strategic area. Nearly flat to rolling plains. Dense forests, grass, and cultivated crops. | Autobahn, in good condition. Many underpasses. | Single track, 4'8½" gage. Railroad and autobahn are widely separated. | Mainly poor, but fair to good in small areas in the south. Deterred by dense forests, wet areas, and soft ground. |
| From southernmost approach in West Germany near Hof to Karl-Marx-Stadt, in Saxony strategic area. Small, relatively low corridor of scattered rolling plains through the southern highland rim and nearly flat to rolling plains along the edge of the highlands. Brush, patches of forest, grass, and cultivated crops. | Two-lane bituminous surface, fair to good condition from border to Plauen. Steep grades and sharp curves. Autobahn from Plauen to Karl-Marx-Stadt, in good condition. Approximately 20 underpasses. | Partially double tracked, 4'8½" gage. Part of the route electrified. | In parts of the route, many opportunities for offroad dispersal of vehicles: conditions for CCM fair to poor. Restricted in many places by steep slopes, patches of forests, and areas of periodically soft, wet ground. |
| From West Germany border northeast of Bad Hersfeld to Saxony strategic area. Route crosses rolling to rugged hills, rolling plains, and valleys. Vegetation mostly cultivated crops. | Two-lane bituminous surface from border to autobahn near Eisenach. Good condition. Remainder of route is autobahn, in good condition. About 45 underpasses. | Generally single track, 4'8½" gage. Short double track section in Erfurt-Eisenach area. | Fair to unsuited in many places between border and Eisenach; hindered by steep slopes and forests. Generally good in rolling plains and broader valleys. |
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APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2009/06/16: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200110023-8
