BRANDENBURG-BRIEST AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004501120001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 23, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY -REPORT
TOPIC Branded iarg .Brie st kjrfle].d 16,,,:.4 F
flying in fcvmations of two and three, and in particular low-level attaacka,-
During the afternoon of 20 isy; 12 ,round attack aircraft were obser%red in
the southeastern corner of the field. No air Taz?uc
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-ellow stripe on the upper edge of fik.eir rudder assemblies.
landing field of Brandenburg-Briest airfield. All of than aircraft had
DATE PREP1t RED 23 June 1954
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On 30 April ].954, mainten=ance work was beirg done.on 28 aircraft on the
quartering area at the airfield.
at the field was Lieutenant Colonel Kazavit s ri f?xt~1
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1~1Corranent. Lrandenturg-Wriest is occupied by a ground attack regirr~r~t v =.. z
ha;a previously been occupied by clout 6011-10s. The sources of the present,
report probably could not observe the entire airfield and9 therefore, could no;
gee all of the aircraft stationed there? Tie aircraft of the regiment t ere
:previously marked by white leading edges of their rudder assemblies. This
r a rk:ing probably was meanwhile replaced bbr yellow upper edges on the rudder
rissombl.ies. The aircraft o the gr +cttyck division in Brandenburg r,0141 are
?_robaU.ly marked by colored upper edges on tie rudder #ssemblies, The sircreft
at Brrandenburg?-Industrieharen airfield have red upper edges,
Comment,. For ;cheratic sketch of quartering area at Brandenburg-Lriest LOA I
E irf field, see annex,,
Liautena.n.t Colonel j a~tits Is knows, as ,chi e" of the
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Quartering Area at Brandenbur Bri3st Ai rd
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1 Aircraft disperae.l area, no revetments but grass (,uirer
2 +stern section: flight control, station and 11tomendatura
Western sections kitchen and sshall
3 Brick building for the storage )f amxaition
4 Old heating plant, probably also used for the storage of > 1u: iticr:
5 Fence, probably for the protection of Uhe..At iunitfion ft nip
6 Spur track
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7 Old ;1.1 ter'iporary building, probably busing the crier
8 Wooden motor vehicle sheds for ;a out a0 vehicles
9 Five winterized low wooden bui.l'3Rngs,, each 62 x 3.2 meters, vit; a ce.r&;it :
of ' IX men; they are scheduled to be occupied during the f -"rat ha].lW
of Play
10 Heating plant and bath
11 Low wooden building. 42 x 12 meters, scheduled for the. stora.gea of
equipment end clothing
12 Fence; further course not yet Iete mined.
Note: The distance between the quarters (9) and the k o r : e = . za1--w.a 2} i
about 500 peters, from items (9) to the Flaue.4 rsnderbu'?g road alx) t
450 meters.
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