ORANIENBURG AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003500630005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 18, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
TOPIC
CLASSIFICATION
East Germany
Oranienburg Airfield
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EVALUATION -, .PLACE OBTAINED
21 November to 15 December 1953
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1. In late november 1953, construction material and equip,aent were
being loaded on railroad cars at Oranienburg airfield. A Soviet truck
and two caterpillar tractors without markings left the field. In early
December, the fuel dump at the field was ready for acceptance. Source
learned from an interpreter that conferences had been held on the
construction of an administrative building at the field at the end of
November.
2. Oranienbu_rg airfield was unoccupied up to 15 December. Work on the fuel
dump was completed by late November. The fuel containers covered with
sod were located in rows of five between the concrete foundations. Source
observed a dark flap, about 1 x 1.5 meters, on the containers at the end
of each row. These flaps were open at the end of November. On 5 Decexnbc:r,
Soviet soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets unloaded coal. fromi
eight railroad cars on the edge of the woods. On 7 December, 12 cars with,
coal and l car with steel girders were observed at the same place. The
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direction of the Weisse Stadt Set tleme .
3. In early December, cables were being laid in the cable ditches and the
ditches were again filled at the Field.,
4. The fuel dump at the field was being surrounded by a wire fence about
1.8 maters high.. Prior to 8 December, the fuel .dump did not appear to be
illd.`heo groups of feel. containers next to the spur track were
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5. On 27 November, 1 boxcar with personnel and 4-closed boxcars, each loaded
with 9 tons, left the airfield and proceeded toward Dresden-Klotzsche. On
9 Noverjberr, I boxcar with air forze personnel and 3-flatcars with sideracks,
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and 2 tractors with ploughs left the d. About noon on 7 flecenber,
3 boxcars with air force soldiers? 4 closed boxcars and 1 flatcar
with iaideraoks loaded with 2 sedans arrived at the field, coming
from Rostock. 2
On 4 December, no airew sft were parked at the field. From 30 to 40
workers were employed there. Several heaps of de'k is Were seen on
both sides of the runt my. Five railroad cars, including one loaded
with a concrete mixer, were observed on the spur track. I
Comment. Construction work at Oranienburg airfield has been
comp eted. However, no. preparations for an expected o6cupation has
been observed so far.
Klotzsche.o The shiproent observed on 7 December has not been identified.
It possibly carried a detail which had temporarily marked on an
auxiliary airfield, possibly at Buchholz.
probably carried personnel and equipient of the Soviet construction
staff, Leipzig,, to the motor vehicle distribution point in Drosden-
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