ZERBST AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004101100005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Zerbst Airfield
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REPORT
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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Aircraft
20 May 1954
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16 February : No aircraft were seen*
if February : 3 MIG-15's were observed.
20 February : LT-2 was identified
The ban6ar d.oore- 'ere closed during the observation periods.
2. Flying Activity
16 February : There were no preparations for take-off and no flying activity.
17 February,: There were no preparations for take-off.. 3 MLG-15's were parked
in the north-.east corner of the airfield (Paint 5 on sketch). There
.was no flyin6 activity.
20 February There were preparations
dropped to aboute300-2
the north-west., about
arrived a at the e airfield from
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meters and then flew off towards west-north-west.
Radio and Radar:
a. Inside the camp (Point 7 on sketch) stand four masts about five meters apart
In a sq,~,tare. The masts extend about 2.5 meters above the trees and are joined
at their peaks. by an antenna. They are guyed to-the-ground, but the ground.
connections could not be seen.
b. The $bken-type radar set which used to stand in the south-east corner approximately air-
field. ifcthedfoon the nort.-east otpath which runsep airfiel, boundary 5
meters south
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(Point 8. on sketch). The equipment is bounded by wire netting approx~mately
two meters.'high. Immediately to the east near the set stands a radio truck without
antenna.
There ax?e..no bunkers or similar structures near the set.
c. A,static radio set is located about boo meters east of the airfield (Point
9 on sketch).
d. ,A new stA#c radio station was identified at Koetschauer-Muehle south-west of
the end of the runway.. This is located about 4 kilometers from the airfield
and 200 meters east of Koetschauer-Muehle. Near the station stands a radio truck
without antenna.
4. Airfield Boundaries
The airfield is bounded on its southern side by the Zerbst-Dobritz road and
surrounded. on this side by a two?meterhigh fence. On the east and north sides
it is surrounded by a wire fence also about two meters high. There is no fencing
on.the west side.
LiAZ-67 Officer dribind and 3 officer passengers, drove in. 25X1
GAZ-63 Driver and. 3 enlisted men with airifox shoulderboards, and, one
officer, drove in.
ZIS-5 Soviet Air Force driver, drove out with laundry.
Personnel
No estimate of the number of personnel could. be made. All was quiet Burins,
the daytime in the camp but at night the barracks were all lit up.
7. Anti-Aircraft installations
No anti-aircraft. guns have so far been identified.
S. Miscellaneous
At 4:15 p.m. on 24 February a Soviet transport train stood at tk, ifiDSS7.E . ~ti~-on,
loaded. with about 15 x T34/85 tanks which were covered with tarpaulins and 3 x 76.2.
anti-tank guns. The train stood, oin" the ' Wittexherg'.line, rftdr to depart.
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Hangar
Major Repair Hangar
Hangar
Hangar
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8 Aircraft Shelters
4 Radio Masts
Large Token Radar Set with Vericle
Static Radio Station
wooden Fence
Wire Fence
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