BRANDENBURG-INDUSTRIE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006300480009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 30, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 25, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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"i ASS1F(CATION t~C1tCOUNTR\c? East Germany
TOPIC Brandenburg..Inndus trie Airfield
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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REMARKS
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ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE) .~._
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1 o DurinL the period from 14 December 1954 to :4 January '1955, the only 25X1
air activity observed at Brander_burg.Indr"taiehafen airfie .u. took place
-i+ 21 December and 14 January, whoa individual low--level attacks and
flights in formations of 3 aircraft were made. A formation cf 7 Il-10s
was once observed aloft. On 12 January, 36 I1-10s 25X1
were parked at the field. Six 37-mm AA guhs were cecn in the A ; gun 25X1
emplacement on the northern edge of the field. Thirty E_M conducted field
training in the nearby vicinity. 1
2. Infanterie Kaserne
The excavation and construction work in the ,,yard of the Infanter?ie K_ iserne
were definitely connected with a fuel dump near which 3 tank trucka ..are
repeatedly observed. Between 14 and 21 December and between 2 and 12
January, building No 1 was lighted to about 80 -percent and buildiniz. 3
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3. Pionier Kaserne
At 1845 on 12 January, the quartering buildings were entirely lighted and
one third of the headquarters building. Contrary to previous observations,
all of the buildings north of Einstein Strasse were lighted. This observation
and the fact that many school children were observed led to tho assumption
that new Soviet dependents had arrived,
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4. The following observations were made at Brandenburg.Industriehafen airfield
between 18 December 1954 and 3 January 1955:
1818 to 2020 December. No air activity was observed. The sky was overcast at an
altitude of 1,500 to 2,000 meters and visibility was li.rr'ted to 2 0 3 km~
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21 December, There was a 6/10 overcast at an altitude of 7,000 meters
and visibility of 6 km. At 0850, 2 11??103 took off and made one local
flight at .an altitude of 500 meters. Between 0910 and 1525, there was
intensiva 4.r activity by I1-10s which madeilocal flights.
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Occasionally 6 II.-10s assembled in 2
flights, later a formation of 7 aircraft assembled and practiced formation
flying in the surroundings of the field. Six I1-10s individually took off
climbed to an altitude of 1,500 maters and individually dived over the field
coming down to an altitude of 500 meters. The3e exercises lasted for 1
:hour.
22 to A0 December. There was no air activity. although the weathor was
favorable on varicus days. On 22 Decenber, 34 aircraft were counted
in front of the hangars in the eastern section of the field when seen from the
leading to itauer_dorf. The other aircraft previously observed at the field.
were presumed to be parked in the closed hangars. The aircraft which were
parked in the open were covered with tarpaulins from the propeller to the
rear elge of the cabin. A watchtower which was occupied by a sentry was'
constructed at the western end of Einstein Strasse inside of the fence
surrounding the field.
1 to January, There was no air activity. The cloud base was at 1,000 meters,
vi.si'bili ty was limited to between 800 and 1,500 meters and it snowed.
1 o.;~ment. Brandenburg-Industriehafen airfield is still occupied
by a ground attack regiment equipped with about 45 IL-10s. A total of
41 aircraft previously been observed.
20 Ccnrirnt. The estab'- a:thment of a fuel dump for motor vehicles in the
yard of I f a teri a Ka3erne was reported previously,r.,
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