GROSSENHAIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006400650006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 16, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION,
COUNTRY REPORT
Grosoenhain Airfield
TOPIC
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES-
2
PLACE OBTAINED
16 .:arch 1955
PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) -
REMARKS
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1. The following air activity and aircraft wore obs carved at Grorsenhain 25X1
airfield botween 20 Janus and 10 Fobruarv 1855:
28 January. Between 2000 and 2130, the sound of flying ;.:iG-15z or U-'.iG-15o
was hoard at the field but no details could be observed because of poor
visibility.
29 January. A L:1-C?-15 or U-LiiG-15 took off at 1430. Seven individual
take-offs were made between 1435 and 1610 and one element of 2 swept-back
jet fighters took off at 1510.
31 3anuary and 1 February. I3o air activity was observed.
2 February. Between 1130 and 1645, there was air activity by G-15s or
U-LiG-15s. One si-opt-back jet fighter each tool: off at 1130, 1200, 1245
and 1300. Additional take-offs wore made by 1 L.iG-15 or U-i.iiG-l.5 towing
a sleeve tarot at 1330, 1 swept-back jot fighter at 1332, an element
of 2 svopt-back jet fighters at 1333, and 1 low-wing monoplane at 1430.
Between 1450 and 1645, there were additional take-offs by Iii G-150 or
U-IIiG-150 including 1 aircraft towing a sleeve target.
to 6 Februar~r. No air activity was observed. On 3 February, a total of
29 swept-back jot fighters were counted on the landing field.
'j to 9 February. Only little air activity vi as hearcL
10 February. ITo flir"hte wore made. An alert formation of 4. LI4-G-15s or U-I.:iG-15e
was parked at the eastern and of the runway. 1 25X1
2. 'i'o chan,;o was observed on the radio and radar installations at the field.
3. Cn _ I'e ruar?~, 5 6 soldiers practiced with the A:: ,u-is in the AA gun
cnplaco..ont. Cnn 10 I'ebruaa7j, 5 Guns wore covered with tarpaulins and 3 men
worked on 1 Lmn
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Cn 3__?ebruary, 2 trucks mountinL a soc chuiCht each were observed
in tie southeastern corner of the landir field.
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P PCorrent. It is?believed treat Gross e' `' .n* air fel bAS"Oecupied 25X1
by 1 f ithter division headquarters and 2 fi for re,-imonts. :ceept for
22 rebruary there wan very little air activity observed during period
under review. A total of 21 1.iiG-15s or U-I.:iC-158 were observod on the
lpnAinrr r - ^ly been observed in Grocconhain, 25X1
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Commont. The AA ,un cmplaoonent has previously been confirm?d.
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