GROSS DOELLN AIRFIELD (VIETMANNSDORF)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006000130008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2010
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 21, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Gasoline pipes were intended to be laid from fuel dump II to the
k.ardstands south of the eastern section of the taxiway. A
construction of revetments around the hardstands was not observed.
Stoize (fnu), chief construction supervisor of the VEB Ing
Ti?fbau Brandenburg, who had been arrested was set free and
Assigned as chief to the coat accounting department in Brandenburg.
Mueck (fnu) became the new chief construction supervisor.
4. On 10 November, it was learned that about 350 gondola cars with
chippings and gravel for Gross Doelln airfield Were ready for
unloading at Templin, Zehdenick, Gross Doelln and Vogelsang
railroad stations. A total of 80 cars were scheduled to be
unloaded daily, but only 11 or 12 cars were actually unloaded
per day-.
the track which previously ex ended from he
cement sheds across the southern taxiway was dismantled and the
x,aily were installed on the spur track available at the field.
V"io,:k had to be discontinued on 29 and 30 November because of
frost..
6. "ho following appeal for the completion of concreting work at
the Cross Doelin construction site was published:
"VEB In enieurtiefbau Brandenburg Gross Doell.n, 3 Dec 54
Sto/Kue
a. To the laborers of the concreting firm
b. To the technical personnel at the construction site
The fcllowing target sates were agreed to by the contractor,
the constructing firm, the construction staff at the field,
and the secretary of states
".. Trauben Platz 103
2. Expansion strip on road _VB
;3. Level railroad crossing on
road A/B
4. road A JB
Dismantling of temporary railroad
connection, embedding of rails
in concrete
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Cubic meters to Target date
be concreted
2,000 10 December 1954
1,500 6 December 1954
960 11 December 1954
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The secretary of state promised a bonus of 2,500 eastmarks
for the technical personnel if the target date of 20 December
as met. The bonus will be paid on 21 December 1954.
5.
Side road leading to fuel
dv,mp I and fuel dump II
680
6.
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1,500
7.
Filling of joints on road A/B
15 December
11 December
15 December
If this plan can be fulfilled by 20 December 1954, the following sums
will 1,9 paid to the laborers of the concreting firm:
Bonus promised by employer 10,000 eastmarke
Bonus promised by Ingenicurtiefbau 10,000
Brandcnburg
Total 20,000 eastrnarks
:'ianed by Roemer
BGL
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Chief of the construction site
Items 1 through 7 mentioned in the list refer to the following
installations:
Item 1 : lardstands near Klein Doelln Settlement
Items 2 through 4 and 7 : Connecting lane A/B, Object 103
Ttom 5 : Connectin; road between fuel dump I (Jagen 162) and
fuel dump II (Jaaen 157)
Tteem 6 : E->1 taxiway
Tho laborers had little hope to receive the promised bonus
1 'houg~h they believed that work would be completed in time.
It aas learned that a concrete road was to be built from the
'r.:ardstanrs north of Klein Doelln to the Kurtachlag-Gross Doelln
road. The new road as to join the latter road west of Klein Doelln.
0 individual foremen stated that the YEB Ing Tiefbau Brandenburg
vould complete work at the site by the end of the year and that
rout of the laborers and leading personnel would leave the
conatruc tier site. further work at the field would subsequently
be done by the Potcde Bauunlon. SED functionary Gustav Sitzy-
left; the site some days before. Ills new assignment was unknown.
foreman ordered that the wooden frames used for concreting
ro-'k at Cross Doelln be made ready for shipment by rail. This
indicated that the VEB In.g Tiefbau Brandenburg was charged with
concreting work at another site which was still unknown. No
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changes were observed in regard to the ucLriet ,3o1.di e_ o employed
at the field. The soldiers of the aoiot Air Force unit graded
the area south of the runway upon oompletion of leveling work on
the area north of the runway. The area was guarded lightly. No
indications of the construction of a fence were seen. Acoeee to
the hardetands in the southwestern corner of the area was not
prohibited.
9. On 10 December, more than 100 laborers transferred from Gross
Doelln to fsuer'furt. It was planned to continuously transfer
additional workero to Tutow, Zeitz and Leipzig. Only 500
laborers were to remain in Gross Doelln during the winter months.
Christmas gratuities were payed to all workers and bonuses to
those who had belonged to the firm for 3 years. The workers with
a monthly pay of less than 500 eastmarks received the pay of 1
month.
10. Grading work*in fuel dump I was completed. The four containers
were covered with earth and a humus layer of 5 to 10 cm. The. top
layer was level with the openings of the containers. Thus, only
the rent pipes and entrances hatches projected above the ground.
The circular road around the fuel dump was about 5.5 meters wide
and had a 15-cm concrete cover. A small two-story building with
a large cellar housing a heating installations was located in the
northeastern corner of the fenced-in fuel dump. A deep well was
sunk next to the building. For some days, a dredger excavated a
pit for a new fuel dump at the eastern end of the connecting road
between fuel dump I and fuel dump II.
11, On 12 December, concreting work was completed on the connecting
lane A/B, except for the railroad crossing at the northern end.
A rail was bedded in concrete at the old railroad crossing.
Narrow grooves remained open only at the two inner sides of
the railo. The rails were fitted in such a way that they were
not affected by the expansion of the concrete slabs. The missing
ccrjcro r-, 31abs at the :northern and southern ,ides of the rails
were to be corn feted on 13 and 14 December. Ti
was to bo tJ "pass track
dismantled said, beginning on 15 December, ra-_` road
tr t'fi~ -9 +c `:;o . ~,,dlod by the new track.
12. A r;ew csaitt;rm :1nt locs:i,c.3 near the intersection of the Groso
Doe:lln - Vietmanneder ' roan:. and the road leading from the
headquarters bu? ldingo to Grurzewald was being enlarged. A large
shed for motor rehiciee pith gasoline dump was constructed north
of the two administrative buildins, which were located southwest
of the above road intersection. Additional barracks were sohednled
to be built west of the administrative buildings where a large area
was being graded. At this site, the barracks, sheds and workshops
previously located bet.r.een the runway and taxiway were to be re-
erected. A ,?:u-,- track was to be laid to the net, cantonment.
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was to be started about mid.-December 1954. At first, thellroad to
rcr s Doelln was to be concreted. Subaeuuenti a c' 1
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xrourd the headquarters buildings was to be co
nstructed, aandothen
:mansion and reconditioning work was to be done on the Gross
Sc_ioenebeck- Gol11n road.
14. .20o frame-work d bri k buildings were under gonstruotion,fn
olearings + ut the wood ;lust south of the connecting road
between the two uel damps. The eastern house was about 20
meters long, 6 -etere wide and about 4.5 meters high and was
parallel to. tke road. There wassa door 3 z 4 meters at, the two
gable Ads. Three wife windows were seen at the side facing the
road end 4 narrow windows with a narrow door in the middle were
st the other side. The structure was almost completed. It ;-rag
covered with a flat wooden roof. 'work on the western bui.ldi V na..,
oaiy started. This building was apparently amaller than the
3ast,j?r. building
and its gable wall faced the road.
15. It was learned A .a4- about 80 of underground cables were to
be laid in the spring of 1955,
Comment. It is believed that the new tar
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kept. This *buld complete concreting work at Gross Doelln airfield
scheduled for 1954, During the nterMonths beginning in
1955, construction work will pr'linter
nmably be dons on b~n ld ng by
the Poted~..A Ba.'unidn. The nov construction rojects, such as the
t'uf'3 pipes leadiA from l t s1 duu 'II to the har4stando at the'
castern end of tr taxiw*ay" the new'o ntdnment, and the new
concrete road from the hardatands in the southwestern section
o,' the field Here reported for the first %imae, except for the
ratter protect which has te6rn mentioned once. It is believed tk~at
;he conned intf "load *ill extend to tie amruu ition dump aouthweat
3f Gruna id T
he reported e;,cavation work n Jaen 157 111 done
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