JOCKSDORF AIRFIELD

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CIA-RDP80-00810A001700570005-6
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 14, 2016
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July 24, 2002
Sequence Number: 
5
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Publication Date: 
June 8, 1953
Content Type: 
REPORT
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25X1A ApprovtcMpreafe.200M4E,,: CIA-kbrigT40810A001700570005:6? "---tanTreympownoir---- COUNTRY_Past Perig. anv __REPORT TOPIC Jocksdorf Airfield 5X1X EVALUATION_I _PLACE OBTAINED 25X1C 25X1C DATE OF CONTENT DATE OBTAINED?: ANTE PREPARED 8 June 1953 REFERENCES 2 PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) SOURCE 25X1X .11.11?01.1.1.11141110 25X1X 117[11110015?Cm,klialeeie.6.4....... 10 In March 1953, the clearing of woods to an undetermined extent was under way in the area between Jocksdorf? Preschnn and GrosseKoelzig. The roads leading to this areag particularly the Jocksdorf-Preschen road, was blocked by civilian guard personnel. Only workers with a permit of the Bezirksamt in Forst had admittance to the blocked terrain. 2. The railroad eMbankment which branched off to the east from the Forst-Doebern railroad line south of Simmerederf had sunk in the marshy area southeast of Simmersdorf in the Winter of 1952/1953 and, therefore, had to be raised repeatedly. In March, only an 800-meter standard-gauge spur track was laid from the branch-off point while narrow- gauge field rails were still there. Some rails of the standard-gauge track were welded - 3. Red-white surveyor pegs were put into the ground along the Gross-Schacksdorf-freschen road in line with Jocksdorf. A row of poles, about 1 meter high p 15 am in diameter aril 30 to 40 meters apart extended in a vest-easterly direction between Gross-Schacksdorf and the edge of the woods south of Gross-Schacksdorf. 4. A meadow in the woods about 1.5 km southeast of Jocksdorf was merged in a clearing which extended to the northeast as far as the Gross-Schacksdorf-Preschen road in the vicinity of Jocksdorf. In April, the clearing including the meadow measured about 3,000 x 600 meters. 50 A tent camp surrounded by a barbed-wire fence and watchtowers was located in the southern corner of the above mentioned meadow? This camp was allegedly occupied by German convicts who were employed as construction workers. Low wooden buildings were being erected on the northern edge of the meadow adjacent west to the buildings of the former flax mill. Construction material arrived there. 6. In April, the road between Simmersdorf and the southern section of Gross-Schacksdorf was improved for utilization of heavy vehicles. At the same time, a dirt road which 25X1X branched off to the south toward Gosda was being paved. A narrow-gauge field railway extended from the sand hills near Mattendorf into the clearing mentioned above. 7. The construction staff of the airfield which was previously quartered in the vicinity of SimMeredorf railroad station moved to Jocksdorf in early April .?A detail of about 200 VP mon.was.quartered at the construction site. It was rumored in early April, - that more than l000 convicts were to be hauled to the construction site. CLASSIFICATION SECRET crt Approved For Release 2003/02/27 : CIA-RDP80-00810A001700570005-6 25X1A Approved For Release 2003/02/27 : CIA-RDP80-00810A001700570005-6 SECRET 25X1A n-1,,,,gsgageo. These statements on Jocksdorf airfield contain the first information on the approximate size of the field area. For roads and locations mentioned, see Nap GG S 4414, sheet 4353, ? 6 SECRET Approved For Release 2003/02/27 : CIA-RDP80-00810A001700570005-6