STANDAL AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800040008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 22, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE PREPARED
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During the period-from 27 October to 18 Novembers no air activity by II.-~lOs was
conducted except for 12 and 15 November when a few individual flights were made
imrolving up to 7 Il-lOso On 28 October and 11 Novembers a total of 2~, Il~1Rs were
parked in the northeastern corner of the .field. Of these sircraf~ 18 were perked ian
2 rows and b canvas-covered planes were parked at some distance 25X1
The fallowing observations were made in the Neues Lager southeast of the airfield on
30 Octobers
The ~-ax?terinE buildings were still occupied by an AA u~nito A *?otal of 12 x 37 nnn
AA guns wez?e observed including 6 in the bi:iletinE area and 6 in the emplacementU All
of the soldiers wore red bordered black epaulets, including some with artillery
insignia and some with motor transport or signal insigniao The occupation strength was
estimated at 800 men. A radio trucks I Kniferest-type radar set, l Fishne~~type radar
sets 3.?-adio installation of 2 masts and 1earth-bunker with abroom-shapeol antenna
oi~ tap were seen near the AA gun emplacement. 1'he bunker was surrounded by a beard fwnc,~?
1'he billets 25X1
ng area was being enlarged to the northo Soldiers were engaged in ren~ovsng
the northern fence ~:nd extending the western fence about 50 meters tot,r~trc~ Boa'stel o
After the enlarging of the terrains the AA ~ emp7.acen~ent ~-i11 be located in the
billeting area if it is not shifted to another place. About 10(1 soldiers were seen
between the billets A total of 40 soldiers wearing recl..bordered black epaulets with
artillery insignia under the corimand of an officer were engaged in work on the fence
outside of the objecto The AA gun emplacement outside of the northern border of the
abject was occupied by 6 x 37-mm AA guns. Aiming practices were done by soldiere under
the supervision of 5 offi.cers~ Six soldiers were seen next to each gun4 Ten.sold3era
k~ere observed. near the radio truck and the two radar sets at the western edge of the
emplacemento The sets did not rotate, About 20 motor vehicles were parked in frcnt of
the motor vehicle sheds in the billeting area. At 1200s when service was terminated in
tr?P ~ dun emplacements 70 soldiers were seen leaving the emplacement and marching into
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osr: e.~s were ooservea ~.n the northeastern c e installation.
(:!_ ASSIFICATEGN
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3:, Qn 15 OCtAblccg about 25 11?1Qg with blue propeller hubs an~~ upper erl~es on the
rudder assemfili?s were parkert on thR northern edge of the field near the forme~?
hanparso A re~~ box 1 x 2 meters and presumably hold3.ng sand for use apainat Pire.~
was observed b?tween the individual aircraft., It was noticed that no air actiro2 L~
had been conducted for. several months aril that the af.rcraf't were always parked af.
the same site4 Traffic was observed in the billeting areao At. about x.230 on 15
t~etobers aboa't 1 0 sold~.ers were seen be+..~aoen the hangars and at the ecl. a af' the
insta3.3.ationa
1 ~, ~ c~r~~t~ It is be?~ieved that stendal area ie still occupied by a ground.
tac re 3ment equipped with about 30 Il~lO$h vehicl?s reportedY,.
belongs to the Third Shuck Ax?m3r and to the air force.;
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_~~ C The ~~ccupation of the ~. b3.]llets has apparentl not ctHn ode.
Tvelve AA guns were tem;~orarily observed in th9 housing area , _ 25X1
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