WOLFSBEHRINGEN AIRFIELD
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CIA-RDP80-00810A006200190006-0
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
Document Creation Date:
December 21, 2016
Document Release Date:
June 16, 2008
Sequence Number:
6
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Publication Date:
February 16, 1955
Content Type:
REPORT
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CLASSIFICATI
COUNTRY Best Germany -
TOPIC Wilfsbehringen Airfield
EVALUATION I I PLACE OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTE
NT
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DATE OBTAINED
DATE PREPAR
ED
16 F
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ebruary 1955
REFERENCES
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PAGES a'
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CLOSURES
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REMARKS
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This is UNEVALUATED
Information
I? Observations en the Wolfsbehringen construction area between 27 December 1954 and
10 January 19551
during the period of observation, 3 grab dredgers were used 25X1
or lava on. xor on the runway. The excavated earth was raised on
Den?lition details removed roots in the cleared area of Haines Forest. 25X1
the number of laborers was reduced frown 900 to 300 at the beginning of the wint~25X1
season. A railroad station had been built in the Haines Forests about 150 meters fraan
the p?int where the Wolfsbehringen -Haines road makes an obtuse angle. A spur track
from Frisdrich$xerth terminated at this railroad stop between two shed-like brick
buildings on either side. LRaeh of the buildings was about 25 meters long, i0 meters
wid?~ eavered with tarred beard and fitted with 2 large d?ora. A newly built concrete
road extended from the railroad station southeast to as far as the road cowing from
Hainao
2? Between Christmas 1954 and New Year 1955, intensity of construction work at Wolfs- 25X1
bshringen airfield was considerably reduced. Only a ame~ll number of construction workers
were seen on the construction site which could be entered from the Haines area. Mate
ahi~ments arrived by rail at the construction site.
conveting work had started prior to the Christmas h?lidays of 1954 but that work had
been discontinued after 1 January 1955 because of frost.
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~,~~ent, The frost period hampered improvement work on Welfsbehringen airfis1~25X1
and discontinued concreting work on the runwe~. The beginning of concreting work is
mentioned for the first time in this report. he concrete road on the eonstruetien
site was established in order to improve transportation facilities. For location of road
see Msp GSGS dlill~, sheet 4918~29a
REPORT
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