DOEBERITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005400890004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 6, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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No more personnel arrived at the barracks installation after the
previously reported arrival of 900 recruits. On 26 October, the 25X1
first group of 65 soldiers were discharged home. The personnel
with their luggage left in three trucks, allegedly to Potsdam.
Since 30 October, an additional 370 men were seen outside the
barracks installation. As reported previously, this detail has
been preparing for an inspection or parade for weeks. On 29 October,
this detail made a final rehearsal in the barracks area. The
personnel were lined up in a horse-shoe type arrangement. Ninety
of the soldiers wore parade uniform and were armed with carbines,
while the remaining personnel wore sports gear. A flag of blue
and yellow beam-like stripes, presumably the regimental flag was
seen in the center of this horse-shoe. On the front side of the
horseshoe 16 additional flags of various colors were seen. It was
believed that these flags were those of the republics of the USSR.
A high-rankin officer who arrived at the barracks installation in
sedan nspected the detail. It was learned from
Colonei .vanov nu that the soldiers were to'participate in a
parade at Wuensdorf. On the morning of 30 October, the detail was
no longer seen at Doeberitz. Aside from these preparations, instructions
and manual training were held daily. Fifteen to 20 groups of 6 to 8
newly arrived recruits were dail seen drilling 1
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1. The following observations were made at the Richthofen Kaserne in
Doeberitz between 26 October and 3 November 1954:
ere again seen. On 3 November, about 310 perscnnel were 25X1
discharged home. The 370 personnel participating in the parade had not
returned from Wuensdorf that day.l
2. No activities were observed at Loeberitz airfield. The small training
aircraft were not seen. Since 27 October, no noise has been heard from
the two test stands. Only the buildings just south of Hamburger
Chaussee were lighted daily. An electrician said that lathes and
other workshop equipment were loca-Ad in these buildings.
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3. The NSKK Kaserne was apparently still occupied to capacity. It
could not be determined whether other recruits than the 170 who
were reported previously had arrived at the barracks installation
or whether soldiers had been discharged. Only physical training
was observed in the yard of the installation. Groups of 8 to 10 men
were repeatedly seen marching from the barracks to the fiel(d.1
Between 1000 and 1100 on 31 October, no aircraft were parked at the
field. The doors of the hangars were closed. The field appeared
to be unoccupied. Between 1600 and 1700 on 1 November, a twin-engine
aircraft was parked in'front of the hangar west of the flight
control station. The PKV 45 D/F station had been removed from its
previous location west of the Wustermark-Priort railroad line. No
other radio installations were seen at the field. A sentry wearing
red-bordered black epaulets and armed with a submachine gun was
posted on the watchtower in the northwestern corner of the field.
Motor vehicle ith driver wearing black-bordered blue 25X1
epaulets proceeded from the direction of Dyrotz to the field.3
5. The Richthofen Kaserne in Doeberitz appeared to be fully occupied.
There was the usual traffic between the quartering buildings. About
80 unarmed soldiers wearing black-bordered blue epaulets marched in
the direction of Richthofen Kaserne on the footpath which joins
Hamburger Chaussee between the airfield and Adler Kaserne. A sentry
. wearing black-bordered blue epaulets and armed with 'a carbine was
posted at the entrance to Richthofen Kaserne. Truck
with driver wearing black-bordered blue epaulets proceeded from
the barracks installation in the direction of Elstal.
6. On 30 October, soldiers wearing black-bordered blue epaulets and
air force insignia entered and left the barracks installations and
quartering buildings west of Richthofen Kaserne. About 80 percent-of
the windows of the quartering buildings were seen lit at 1900.1 .
Between 28 October and cks
all of them with drivers and
assistant drivers wearing black-bordered blue epaulets were seen
at the field and at the air force barracks installations.
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7. Between 0900 and 1200 on 30 October, truck as seen 25X1
in front of Adler Kaserne and trucks and 25X1
all of them with drivers wearing black-bordered blue 25X1
epaulets, were seen at the field.2
Comment. The exchange of personnel of the units stationed in
'the arracks installations at Doeberitz appears to be completed.
According to available information, about 1,000 recruits arrived
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and about 850 soldiers were discharged home there. Truck
was previously observed at Doeberitz.
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Comment. Doeberitz airfield is not occupied by a flying
unit. The- KV 45 D'F station had been erected at the field then.
a ground attack unit was stationed at the field during fall
maneuvers. Motor vehicle as previously observed
in connection with the 12th GTD of the Second Army.
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