DOEBERITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005900520005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 21, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 21, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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During; the period from 9 Nove be_? to 2 Lecember l 54, one Po--2 landed
at Doeberitz airfield every mo.rnin;;. The aircraft approached from the
direction of ""ildpark, remainec at the field for about 1 hour and then
took-off and returned to the di.?ection it had come from. One Il-?10
approached the field from the south at about 1400 on 12 November and
another 11-10 at about 1100 on 1, November. After one local
the aircraft departed headin- south. The airfield was not occup-.d.
The test stand in the southern section of the field was not ix
operation. The sound of engines wao repeatedly heard from the te.;t
stand in the norther:: section of the field.1
3etween 15 ~:ovember and 1 December, no new recru: -s arrived in the
liichthoien P"aserne. Abut 80 men were recently di:t,harged. This
increased the total number of dischargeez to about 'BO as against
900 new arrivals. The present occupation of the inst,-l1ation totaled
about 2,200 men. This number exceeds the previous occL,)ation strength
by about 420 men. The total strength of about 2,200 men includes
370 i:ien who were presumably detached to '.uensdorf for a . eviei; crl
30 October. These detached personnel meanwhile returned t, the
installation. The increased occupation strength became obvious
by the `'act that additional quarters were newly established
particularly in buildings 'Nos 16 and 34. It could not be detL~,:fined
whether the personnel exchange pro;;ran is connected with the
completion of the training courses. It was observed that instru-tion
and manual training continued in the previous way and involved both older
soluie_s and recruits. Between approximately 15 and 24 November,
about 2`; soups o 6 to 8 soldiers each were daily engagod in
r 1.l inL; in the barracks area. During the practice, the supervis*n-
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officers were sitting a.3 t- 'ales and makin:; notes on lists. It was
believed that the exar ~ir::a -ions were held pit the end of a t airiir
period or in order to whether the t ?ainees could be
promoted. In addition tc tra drillizi6 exercises, recruits received
basic trainin in groups of 6 to 8. A total of 250 to 300 men were
involved. After 24 ::orer:ber, many soldiers with new grade insignia
of Ffc and sub-lieutenant (cross bar on epaulet)and of-re-enlisted
me r. silver chevron) were observed. Some of the recruits were daily
i volved in #'ati~;}ie dut , another iortio4 was ertr;aCed in drilling
and a third portion received knstruction arts 'manual training.
4. It ;;:is observed from outside that the billets of the :c3K :aserne
? ere still occupied ;-c capacity. About 12 groups of 6 to 8 men each
repeatedly received ? b%4c; trainikiC in? the. barraak%yard~, +.~1# q 1 , ever3'
mo.:ning, a 4rgup o: at t0 nen. :vearin overal~s and no nsigaiia }
marched. from the barracks i:istallaion to the airfield. It could
not be determir.acl. how lon the personnel ro;,ained there.
Je,;inning or epproxi a elf #18 No'vember,, loud roarin3 noiee'pre ably
caused by jot engines was a.;ain heard from the test st anc about 80
meters south of the hi ;h-,vay- lea4n;; o Ha:.btr;. On 19 ;,off ember, 2
';armc,n- hoatinW enjineers had to Ae, soi:.e work in 'tne hangars iii