DRESDEN - KLOTZSCHE AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006700010001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 29, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SI;CRL2 C
COUNTRY, Fast Germany .... ~, WORT
TOPIC Dresden - Klotzsche Airfield
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
.DATE OBTAINED
I FERENCES
29 March 1955
PAGES -ENCLOSURES (Mo. & TYPE)
REMARKS
1. The following air activity and aircraft were observed at Dresden-Klotzsclie
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airfield between 27 Jasuai~y and 23 February 195 5:
27 January. Between 1100 and 1210, 2 Po-2s made local flights at an altitude'
of about 250 meters.
28, 29 and 31 January. No air activity was observed.
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1 February. Between 1200 and 1430, 2 po.2s practiced local flying at an
altitude of between 300 and 350 meters.
2 F_ ebruaa Between 1300 and 1420, there was air activity by MIG-15s or
UMiC-15s over the airfield area. One aircraft circled over the field at
an altitude of about 400 meters for 15 minutes and then headed east. Twenty
five minutes later, another swept-back jet fighter circled over the field.
8 February} From 150? to 1530 and from 1810 to 1825, one AIiG-15 or U-MiG-15
circled over the field at an altitude of about 200 meters. One Po-2 also
made local flights between 1810 and 1825.
9 February. No air activity was observed.
10 Febru sy. At about 0930, a Po-2 took off and headed north.
At 1105, a helicopter took off. Its direction of departure could not be observed
because of heavy snowfall.
11 February. At about 1100, a helicopter was seen aloft during a snowstora.
From 1255 to 1430, a MiG-15 or U-MiG-15 circled over.the field.
12 February. Two Po-2s practiced local flying between 1000 and 1220.
14 February. Local flights were made by 2 Po-2s from 1200 to 1430-
16 February. At about 1115, 2 MiG-15s or U-MiG-15s crossed over the field at
an altitude of about 300 mete,.-From 1200 to 1430, 2 Po-2s circled widely
over the field. At about 1510, individual MiG-15s or U-MiG-15s repeatedly
crossed over the field.
17 February. Between 1000 and 1030, 1 MiG-15 or U-MiG-15 crossed over the
field. A Po-2 made local flights from 1020 to 1400 and remained aloft for
25 to 30 minutes. A one-man crew and sometimes a two-man crew was observed
in the Po-2.
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18, 19, 21 and 22 February. ITo air activity was observed.
23 February. Two Po-2s practiced local flying from 1020 to 1250. 1
2. About 75;10 of the officers observed in the military post wore blue-bordered
golden epaulets and the remaining 25 % wore blue-bordered silver epaulets.
About 70 % of the officers ware air force insignia which included officers
with air force engineer insignia, motor transport insignia and signal
insignia. The remainder of the officers wore no insignia. Approximately the
same percentage was noted among the NCOs and ELI.
3. A large number of dwellings were allegedly to be vacated near Dresden-Klotzsche
airfield by late March 1955. It was rumored among the population that an
atomic pile was to be constructed and Dresden-Klotzsche airfield was to
be occupied by VPL. 2
4. t the field included trucks 25X1
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5. On 5 February, no air activity was observed at Dresden-Klotzsche airfield. 25X1
Five Li-2s were seen in front of the eastern hangar while 15 single-engine
aircraft were parked approximately in front of the former flight control
station. The area in front of the other hangars could not be observed. 1
6. It was observed from some distance that 4 antenna masts were now located on
the left tower of the former Hansa Building, instead of the 2 masts which
had previously been reported. One mast was located at each of the 4 corners
of the tower. The masts were diagonally interconnected by antennas. A cable
branched off from the point of intersection of the antennas and lead downward. 4
7. In late January 1955, at an assembly of the residents in Dresden-Klotzsche,
it was announced that the officers billets southeast of the airfield and
about 300 dwelling units in Klotzsche were..-to be vacated. There were also
rumors that the airfield would be taken over by the VPL,. Another version
had it that an atomic pile would be erected at the field and the necessary
engineers would move into the officers billets. On 4 February a resident
from Dresden-Klotzsche stated that 600 dwelling units would be vacated in
Dresden-Klotzsche by 31 March 1955. The farms bordering on the airfield
were also to be vacated and the fields were no longer to be cultivated.
The population in the area to as far as Dresden was alarmed because the
people who were to be vacated would have to be quartered in Dresden. At
the same time all housing facilities in Dresden were being checked. 2
8. Construction work on the new garages located at the entrance of the former.
Luftkriegsschule (war academy) (LKS) had not advanced. 5
9. On 5 February; there were about 45 new and unloaded boxcars seen on the spur
track east of the highway to Koenigsbrueck. No locomotive was seen in connection
with.these freight cars.
10. Vehicular traffic in the area of the field and the former LKS included
trucks 25X1
Comment. Three Po-2 liaison aircraft of the HQ First Gds Mecz Army
are still stationed at Dresden-Klotzsche airfield. Since 9 September 1954,
Li-2s have also been observed there. This is the first report that helicopters
and 15 single-engine aircraft were observed at the field.
Comment. It is unknown if the reported evacuation of the dweiling un
in the area surrounding the airfield and in the eastern section of Klotzsche
by late March 1955, are connected with the construction of an atomic pile,
the occupation of the airfield.by VPL, or for some other reason. Inasmuch as
a nuclear'research center has previously been believed to be located in
_Strubben near Pirna it would appear more likely that an atomic pile would
be erected there. Dresden-Klotzsche airfield was temporarily used by VPL
in 1953.
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Comment. The 4-mast antenna system on th 25X1
Hansa Building is reported for the first time.
Comment. The construction of garages at the entrance to the 25X1
former LKS is reported for the first time.
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