OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE STRAUSBERG AIR FORCE DEPOT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003600580008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 22, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Gern"E ---~.--~ ,
REPORT
TOPIC Observntipns Y`e a at the itrrusberg lair Force D of
EVALUATION
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DATE OF CONT
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DATE OTTAINE
REFERENCES
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REMARKS`-
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1, There was no cilan ;e in the occupation, or & rtivity of the air force depot.
, n- Hegerauehl, 2 str4.s e in L~trvusb0rg0 '11-ere were no indications of I vacua
tion of the depot $s 'fwd been ruirored, Personnel of ?tha unit statiosied
r;t the depot were observed in vehicular traffic and wore 1:la.ck-b r de red
:. lue . ~p~,ui is .Frith e.ir force insignia. There were no KVP trucks 1 ut some
sedan were observed .t the depot duringgthte reported period. No to t
runs of vet engines were iedenorwere a:. crated jet engines eing shipped
2. 'ibe .fo l-owing .rotor- 7ehicle9 were o5bserved entering tnd leaving the. depot
between 3 and 17 Decenber 1953:
Dwte in
Decer*er .
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Incoming
3 by reilz 28 three-axle , .
trucks with light-green
superstructures with 1
or 2 non-transparent
grim rs. The
trucks presumably were
new ly
Trent n
Outgoing
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December
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Incoming
8 trucks and 6 van-like
trailers by rail a.s des-.
cril ed above
~? three-axle tank trucks
with trailers
F?': three-.axle trucks with
;teen sum rstructures
1. half track motor ve.
Y.icle with hoops and
(.&rpa ulin.
2 one-axle trailers with
hoops and tares=.ulins.
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..6
occupiea.y atout 20 s.i
force soldiers, a la' ?3t'
83aO, truck
ckrout I.A. x 1$ x 2 reters,
a t 1]. a ~3 a ? truck
ai tea tra _ci A ` r
load with
a to"e.al of 3 jet-!agine.
c:rr-tor of which 1 was
painted blue, the others
each r ca suing about
250 x 120 x 180 thi;
6 three-axle trualks w
tra. ilaars
7F C c ; the vehicles ir,:,s
loaded with crates of
various sizes, including
5 jet-engine crates of s
length of 279 cm
C.:iltgo '!
truck rith a 25X1
high load of lightblue crates,
each al out 120 x 60 x 30 cm,
at 2 pom,
after 2 p~mo; About 30 low
special.delivery trucks,
sind.ar to the Opel-Olympia
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them light-?g rays some light-brown;
the vehicles had a small van,_
like sunerstructure, a search-
light to the rear, and "Va ebur"
in silver writing on the side of
their hoods;
truck tocil_er
l'ea'ded with radial engines
and 2 gray jet engine crates,
?=75 en long, at 10:30 &.n.
After 5 recember, 4 three-axle trucks -with green van-like superstructures
were parked in front of the el..ectro depot of
the installation. Presumably
2
the truck, were fitted with radio equipmento
After 6 Decermber, traces of tracks vehicles were observed at the entrance
of the insta llati ono
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