DOEBERITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005300300004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

COUNTRY
CLASSIFICATION 4"K r
This is UNEVALUATED
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1, The following observations were made at the Richthofen Kaserne in Doeberitz 25X1
between 20 August and 18 September 1954$ Activities mainly included instruction.;
manual exercises and athletics. Apparently the unit was preparing for an
athletic contest. In early September,, a group of 32 officers held an exercise
with gas masks,, gas protective suits and antigas paulins. The officers repeatedly
checked on the time required to put on the gas protecting equipment. Class
rooms were located in building No 16,, Young officers wearing an embroidered wing
i,i?h crossed hammer and wrench insignia,, about 10 cm long,, on the right side of
their breast,, were repeatedly seen there. This insignia was previously observed
worn by soldiers stationed in the NSKK Kaserne. The officers usually carried books
and apparently were instructors
Trucks
were identified in the barracks installation. 25X1
2. Between 20 August and 18 September, there was apparently no change in the occupation
of the NSKK Kaserne in Doeberitz. Only light activities were observed at the
installation. Small groups of soldiers were occasionally seen drilling. Personnel
were repeatedly seen engaged in athletics. .Groups of 30 to 40 men who carried books
were often seen marching toward their class rooms. No official ccinnunication between
the unit stationed in the NSKK Kaserne and that in the Richthofen Kaaserne was
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I, About 1400 on 1 September, a twin-engine monoplane landed at Doeberitz airfield.
In addition, four biplanes were seen at the field. These aircraft took off and
landed at irregular intervals and were occasionally seen flying over the field in
formations of two and three. 25X1
4. On 23 August., the AA gun emplacements at the western edge of the field were
occupiedo.The gun emplacement located further to the north was occupied by six
37.4mn AA guns with shields. The AA gun emplacement located to the south also
appeared to be occupied; possibilities of observation of the latter were limited,
Approximately 120 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets were engaged in
digging a ditch along the western edge of the field parallel to the path to Priort.4
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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE ,OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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ATE PREPARED 25 October 1954
PAGES 2 -ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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5a "To uoa:k was going, onq just east of the hangar at the southern edge
of ;,he field? Four earth walls were seen at that place' and it was
believed that fuel coltainers had been dug in there.
6. About 0800 on 1 September, 7 railroad tank cars were shunted to
the field,, In the afternoon, the tank cars had been removed again,
7, Between 21 August and 17 September, Po--2s landed almost daily at the
field at irregular times. After a short stays the aircraft took off
again, usually heading toward the south,, About 2000 on 26 Aug1jstq 5
single-engine monoplanes were seen aloft. In September,, no high wing
monoplanes were seen at the field. One or two searchlights were
c.eca.sionally soon in ol)eration at night and. at times also when no
aircrsf c, were aloft.3 Test runs of aircraft engines were heard from
the nor h-eastern corner and from the southern edge of the field.l
* Ths fol owIng trucks were identified at-the field and the barracks
nsta 1lc ti.ons in Doeberitzs
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9L. Between 21 August and 12 Septenmber0 there was apparently no change in
the occupation of the barracks installations north of the field.
About 1530 on 21 August, 2 groups of about 70 unarmed air force personnel
each0 including 20 officers, marched from the field on Uambur R er Clhaaussee
to the fichthofen KKserne0 Trucks entered 25X1
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previously reported from Doeberitz,.,
1. C 3~nt~, According to the present report, there vies no change in the
ation of the barracks installations at Doeberitz. Members of the
t chnical instruction unit station in the 14SKK Kaserne (formerly at
Al-tenburg).probably receive instructions at the air technical school
stationed in the Richthofen Kaserne. In 19519 was repeatedly 25X1
observed in Werneuchen and was believed to belong to an administrative
unit stationed at the airfield there.
2,, 0~C ?:, Moto : vehicle belongs to the 1st Meth Div of 25X1
the Second Gdo i4ech Army.. AU other motor vehicle 25X1
34 Ct These Po..2s probably serve as courier aircraft.
4. Oc?., The two AA gun emalacements were previously observed to be
occupied by 3 x 37-nm .P.A guns each.
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