APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2009/06/16: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200110023-8
| Approach | Road | Railroad | Offroad Dispersal and Cross-Country Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| From east of Szczecin, Poland. Nearly flat to gently rolling area of cultivated crops. | Autobahn, in good condition | 4'8½" gage, partly double track. Section crossing border is single track, 4'8½" gage. | Generally good. Restricted in places by wet soils, streams, swamps, marshes, ditches, bogs, and scattered forests. |
| From Kostrzyn, Poland. Nearly flat to gently rolling plains, mostly cultivated. | Two-lane bituminous surface, fair to good condition. | Double track, 4'8½" gage. | Poor. Restricted by wet soils, streams, swamps, marshes, ditches, bogs, and scattered forests. |
| From Poland border near Frankfurt, East Germany. Nearly flat to gently rolling plains, mostly cultivated. | Two-lane bituminous surface, fair to good condition. | Double track, 4'8½" gage. | Generally good, poor in places. Restricted primarily by extensive, predominantly evergreen forest. |
| Southernmost land approach from Poland. Nearly flat to gently rolling plains, mostly cultivated. | Two-lane concrete or bituminous surfaces, in fair to good condition. | Double track, 4'8½" gage. | Unsuited. Restricted primarily by extensive, predominantly evergreen forests and marshes. |
| From Teplice, Czechoslovakia. Mostly forested hills and low mountains, some areas gently rolling and cultivated. | Two-lane concrete, bituminous, or stone-block surfaces, in good condition. Movement, restricted near border by sharp curves, steep grades, and from December to March by heavy snow. | None near road. Closest railroad parallels Elbe, double track, 4'8½" gage. | Poor to unsuited. Limited by snow, moderate to steep slopes, and dense evergreen forests, particularly along the border. |
| From Hof, West Germany. Low, rolling to steep, partly forested hills and nearly flat to rolling, chiefly cultivated plains. | One- and two-lane bituminous-surfaced roads | Double track, 4'8½" gage. | Generally fair through the nearly flat to rolling gap near Hof. Hindered in places by patches of forest, some steep slopes, and wet ground. |
| From Bad Hersfeld, West Germany. Forested rolling plains and hills, some areas of cultivation. | Autobahn from Bad Hersfeld to area west of Gerstungen; one- and two-lane bituminous-surfaced roads to border. | Double track, 4'8½" gage. | Unsuited. Restricted or precluded by steep hill slopes, dense forests, and at time by deep winter snow and wet ground. |
| From Helmstedt, West Germany. Nearly flat to gently rolling, cultivated plains. | Autobahn, in good condition. Movement restricted in places by sharp curves and by narrow streets in towns. | Double track, 4'8½" gage. | Fair to good except for some areas of bogs, marshes, lakes, streams, ditches, soft soils, forests, and road embankments. |
| From Hamburg, West Germany, to border near Boizenburg. Nearly flat to gently rolling plain with patches of forests, cultivated vegetation, and areas of peat bogs. | Two-lane, mostly bituminous surface, in fair condition. Movement restricted by sharp curves and by narrow streets in downs. | Single track, 4'8½" gage. | Fair to good except for some areas of bogs, marshes, lakes, streams, ditches, soft soils, forests, and road embankments. |
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APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2009/06/16: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200110023-8
