BRANDIS AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005400070009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATI?N
;ast,Germ~aany REPORT
T3randis Airfield
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT.
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES ______
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PLACE OBTAINED____.I
DATE PREPARED 19 October 1954
PACES ENCLOSURES (NOV & T'E)-
REMARKS This is UNEVALUATED
17 September. During the afternoon, a Li-2 made a local flight-
No parachuting was practiced,
18 September. During the morning, some single-engine monoplanes
were seen aloft over the field. No landings were made. Beginning
at 1615, the three Li-2s took off at intervals of 3 minutes for
parachuting practices. Until 1800, each Li-2 had taken off four
tines. The soldiers jumped over Trebsen and returned to the field
from the barn southeast of Polenz by truck.
19 September. The three Li-2s took off once for parachuting
practices. About 1810, one of the aircraft took off a second time.
During the day 48 jumps were made. There was bad weather with
intermittent rain showers and southwesterly wind of 4 to 6 meters
per second. During the morning, 50 to 70 men were seen arranging
and packing parachutes near the hangars.
20 September. No flying was practiced. The three Li-2s were parked
in front of the hangars.
CL ASSIFICAi ION SECRET,
1. The following ob.-erva .ons were made at Brandis airfield between
14 and..21, September 1 ,44:
14Septemmber. About 0700, two Li 2s took off. At 0715 and 0718,
12 men eah achuted from these aircraft, Until about 0900, 72
parachute Jumps were rre.from an altitude of about 600 meters.
There was a 4/10 overcast.
15. Sevteinber... I3eginn: n.g 1010, the three Li-2s stationed at the
field took off at iritirvals of 3 minutes for parachuting practices.
Twelve men would agaia jump from.each aircraft.
16 September. No flying was_.practiced. There was a closed ceiling
and rain.
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SEGRET,
21 September. Between 0600 and 0710, 72 parachute jumps were
made over Tr en.
2. On 15 and 17 September, firing with rifles was practiced at the
firing range. About 30 personnel wearing red bordered black epaulets
fired standing and without support from a distance of 50 meters. On
17 September, 18 trucks with drivers wearing red-bordered black
epaulets and loaded with ammunition of various calibers proceeded from
oad
cars were repeatedly seen near t e AA gun emplacement.
Comment. Since 9 September 1954, three Li-2s from which
parac siting is practiced have been stationed at Brandis airfield
although the airfield is not presently occupied by a flying unit.
The arranging and packing of parachutes observed on 19 September,
indicates that the practices were made by a parachute unit. The
present report gives no indications for the origin of the aircraft,
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Comment. An ammunition depot, and an ordnance
epo of the Eighth Gds Army are Located &+. Altenhain.
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