SCHEDULED AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005900520006-7
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 21, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRwT B.S. QFFI
COUNTRY East Germany REPORT
Scheduled Airfield Construction Projects
EVALUATION PLACE OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTEN1 -1
DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 10 January 1955
REFERENCES
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE),
REMARKS--This is UNEVALUATED Information
a. A former German auxiliary airfield with grass cover located
near Markswalde in the Oderbruch was allegedly to be improved.
The field had been surveyed in the late fall of 1954.
b. An old German airfield near Calau, west of Cottbus was to be
used as an auxiliary airfield. The installation had a grass
cover. It had recently been surveyed.
c. A former German auxiliary airfield near Alteno which had
recently been surveyed was planned to be reconditioned and used as
an emergency airfield. The landing field was covered with ;rass.
Additional airfield construction projects were to be discussed by
late 1954. It was not yet determined whether new airfields were to
be established or if old installations were to be enlarged. 1
2. I "tactical directives" on the construction
of airfields 1stec~ in thsoviet Zone of Germany. Accordiig to this
order, a net of airfields with a maximum distance of 70 km between
the individual fields are to be established in East Germany. 2
3. During tht half se 19 Alt L enne tbs sis'ti?ld stye
surveyed* plant is ? 15-M eseerste ssssr bsb
on the old . 04 ft plaMt to be bath aad allegedly
were staked off. Alt Lc T to
airfield was occupied by Soviet jet fighters and that training
activity was conducted with single-seater and two-seater jet planes.
4. According to available information, expansion work at Alt Loennewitz
airfield will probably start in early January 1955. The project was
called Falkenberg construction site by the Bauunion Sued. It was
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unknown which installations were to be enlarged at the field.
~, portion of the Rothenburg construction staff was to be sent to
the Falkenberg construction site. Frau Hellmann (fnu), business
manager of the Rothenburg staff, stated that she was to be
detached to Falkenberg probably on the first days of January 1955.
The construction site in Rothenburg was to be vacated at the end
of 1954. 3
5. During a conference at the Bauunion Sued on 22 November mention
was made of a new airfield near Frankenberg where work was to be
started at an undetermined date in 1955. The location of Frankenberg
was described as "south of Hartha along the autobahn." It was
unknown whether the airfield will be located near the Autobahn
or whether the descriptive remark was only a geographic help. 4
6. On 22 and 23 November, a conference was held by the Bauunion Sued
and mention was made that the previously planned concreting of
runways covered with runway mats was postponed for financial
reasons until the summer of 1955? It was believed that this work
would be cancelled altogether. 5
a 2, 3nn_?no+o,. min,oflv
Comment. The following airfields were presumably to be
improved:
a. Neuhardenberg, 54 km east-northeast of Berlin and 2 km north
of Neuhar#enberg.
b. Calau-Bronko, 9 km south of Calau.
c. Luckau-Alteno, 43 km west-northwest of Cottbus, 5 km east-
northeast of Luckau.
was planned to be constructed in Luc au- teno.l
Comment. The "tactical directives for airfield construction
projects" are reported for the first time.
late 1954 has previously been reported
Comment. It is probable that the runway at Alt Loennewitz
airfield will be provided with a new concrete cover and that a
taxiway will be constructed. The information on training activity
in Alt Loennewitz (retraining of ground attack pilots on MiG-15s)
is noteworthy. Improvement work at Alt Loe w tz airfield was
previously reported.
The completion of construction work at o urg airfield in
4. E= Comment. Frankenberg is located about 12 km northeast of
Chemnitz. the alleged construction of a new
airfield near Frankenberg in ctober 1954.
5. Comment. The Soviet order to establish concrete runways
at the airfields with auaili runty covered with runway mats
was reported
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CLASSIFICATION_ IMM
East Germany
Jchedulod Airfield Construction Projects
EVALUATIO NN'._.,._,_,_
DATE OF C36N~TEN!
Do i E O BTh? N ED.____T_
_...PLACE OBTAINED
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10 January 1955
DATE PREPARED -
REFERENCES ~;..:.I _.
PAGES ___
._...._. _ ENCLOSURRES I N10, & TYPED
This is UNEVALUATED Information
a. A former German auxiliary airfield with grass cover lOLated-
near &9arkswalde* in the Oderbruch was allegedly to be improved.
The field had been surveyed in the late fall of 1954.
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b. An old Jerman airfield ,near Calau, west of Cottbus was to be
used as an auxil.ia?y airfield': T~~i 'ins lla"tion had a grass
cover. It-had rocently' %eh surveyed.
c. A forger Gwi 1 : suxilit:.ry aii~fiO1d nedr Alti tb 'Which haft
recently' he6h- surveyed '~-a.s V1>?tt1he'd* to be' redahdit'ioned and used as
an emerSency ai_rfield. The land .rg .*_"field was covered with -razes.
.d~itlonal airfield coneti' ic~'tior p3~o3ects were to be discussed by
late 1954. It was .n;:} . yet determined whether new airfields were, to
be established or if old installations were to be enlarged. I
"tactical directives" on the construation 25X1
oI a.i.:^fields existeld in the Soviet gone of Gerriany. Accordi:.g..to this
o:-,der, a net of- airfields-. with a' maximu 4$t of 70 km
the individttal ' fieras are to" be establi h at Gemany. 2
called i Vi l 10nstruetion site by the liau
airfiel 1tif1
4. Accordirir t~l>
airfield was occupied T- Jet-rightersd that training
activity was conducted gaith sip e-agater and two-seater jot, plane...
3. Darin- the second half of-1954-,' Alt Lo' nr etii:tz' airfield Was
surveyed- It was planned to pat a 15-cm concrete gover
on the old-runwsy -Thxiways Were planned to built and allegedly
were staked oft'. Alt Lv ewita,
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5.
unknown which installations were to be enlarged at the field.
portion of the lothenburg coils true t.~.on staff was to be sent to
the 'alkenberg construction site. Frau Hellmann (fnu), business
rnanaf er of the Rothenburg staff, stated that she was to be
detached to Falkenberg probably on the first days of January 1955.
The atnstrictiori3'"iritothanburg vas to be vacated at the end
of 1954. 3
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During a conference at the Bauunion Sued on 22 November mention
as made of a net airfield near 'rant enberg where work was to be
started at an undetei-ained date in 1955. To location of brankerbarg
.vas described as "souti-, of Hartha alone the autobahn." It was
unknown whethe* the airfield will be locate: near the autobahn
or whether the descriptive remark was only -oo