JUETERBOG ALTES LAGER AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 8, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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8 July 1953
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1. At 1:10 P.M. on Ma I 53, a train with a locomotive bea3d tor
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..southwest was on a , sidetrack at the .7ueterbog passenger s
e t..:.o . train inoi ed
15 to 20 cars loaded with troops and some f .a.tct;.rs loaded w
about 20 trucks and 12 AA guns (estimated 85_4) . The prefix let -;er;;
the field between 11 Rd 21 a~ "..y'.
2. The following a r activity was observed . s .:
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fix. After 3 p.m . , flights of 'about 3C= minutes were m&1i I1-2 ~s ? t he
following Nod 7, 15, 26 and 28 and all were fitted with auxi ary f cl Y
In addition to the 11-28 'T-`lanes, 1O 'ground attack aircraft it= e $' 25X1 X
the field.
12 May. There was air .ctivity by ground attack planes Nos + ~1, t wm3 01
21 May. atween 11 a.m. and ]. p.m., flights were made by indrlduo 3 : .
In the a ternoon, two planes towing sleeve target; were alof!ta. The
were fired at my medium AA guns lapparently'? in groups of four) .
in both directions between the airfield and 8elnsdorf.
1$ Fem. After 4. Pam. two twin-en in lames with double rudder asset 5X1X
each towing a sleeve target- were II over the field, wile `i-L p' 1 X1X
fired at the target sleeves-, Two additional planes of the ears ' tj .a=z
flying outside the zone of fire and were apparenty there
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After 10 p.m., there as n1.ght flying by two Il-28 and 6 p.
MaZ. Up to 4 p.m., individual flights were made by ground planes ?: Ire
toward Roinsdorf or coming from that direction.
220 Ground attack planes fared at aleev 'targets towed by two trh in -c 1g- _ vie
planes. Between 10 a.rn. and midnight,. ground attack planes r~ ~i~t = a
,n mid-May, t~hg perso,anel of this ground attack 'unit was no _on ;e:r '. iti
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25X1 X 4. In mid-May, no changes were Iion the AA gun emplacements along th
railroad line on the eastern edge of the field, while the AA gun emplace -
vents. near lterhausen were being lowered.
rumored that embezzlements had occurred at the Koch office.
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5. In mid-May, no civilian laborers were 0 working at the field. it 'yap 25X1X
6. The following e3s'activity and aircraft were
17 May end 6 June:
7. In late May and early June, changes were under wa on the radio ins :e.. la -.ica
at the field. On 6 June, a PKV-45 DF station was on
near tria~ula?4cT= 25X1 X
point 72.0 and a radio installation with one mast was being erected r_ort: , e-
this point. 3
8. Five additional fuel containers were dug out of the fuel dump in the : uf;easterrn
corner of the field where 1.50 to 200 fuel barrels were stored. The five -uel
containers had not been shipped by 22 May.
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17 Mav. Individual take-offs were made by Il-28s and a biplane was aloft. About;
noon, two twin-engine planes also practiced flying. Aircraft parked at t'?e
field in the morning included 22 11-28 and Uil-28 planes, 21 single.-engi:;e
planes, 2 twin-engine aircraft with double rudder assemblies and 1 high-,,4r
monoplane.
22 Iia~r. During the morning, there was little air activity by single-e .gi-ae
aircraft. Eighteen 11-28 and Uil-28 planes, including Nos 02, 03, 3, 5, 25,
28, 45 and 100, about 30 single-engine aircraft, 3 twin-engine planes ani
2 biplanes were parked at the field.
6 June. In the morning, there was air activity by Il-28 and U11.-28 plane-q. 1,t
9 a.m., six planes took off in elements of two at intervals of 50 meters. A
total of 24 11-+28 and Uil-28 planes, 12 single-engine aircraft, tip-ar gi rA
plane, and 6siept-back jet fighters were 0 at the field. 25X1X
25X1 A 1. ICornspxtt. The origin and destination of the train are not known. Pe ?si.blyya
the AA batteries which alternately practice firing with live ammunition at,
Jueterbog Altos Lager airfield were being exchanged.
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L Cammen_t. Jueterbog Altos Lager airfield was previously occupied ty a r
air reconnaissance regiment with about 22 I1-28s and a ground attack egmE!'at.
with 55 to 60 11-10s. The latter r e g i m e n t was transferred to Reinsdor" o 2 25X1 X
April. However, after that date, some planes of the regiment still practicer
flying from Jueterbog Alto lager airfield. The six MiG-i58 which were
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on 6 June are ba? ieeed to the first planes of the fighter regiment ftoa IF t tee:a-
burg Briest. The ground elements of this regiment started transferring t.
25X1 A 3. Comment. It has not been determined whether the PKV-45 DF stet don : ae
newly ,rested or whether it is the one previously located at _triangul.atV:~v
point 82.2. It is believed, however, that a second DF station was set rap fthe fighter regiment.
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Jueterbog Altes Lager on 20 May 1953. 25X1 A