ORANIENBURG AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 28, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 22, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY East Germany
TOPIC Oranienburg Airfield
EVALUATION PLACE OBTAINED,
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
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22 June 1955
1. The following observations were made at Oranienburg airfield between
9 and 22 May 1955:
9 .to 14 May. There was intensive air activity.
16 May. Flying was practiced during daytime and at night.
22 May. A total of 50 to 60 Il-28s or UIL-28s were observed along the
taxiways in the northern section of the field. No air activity was
conducted. 1 A gate erected at the wire fence on Birkeh Allee, west of
Velten Bridge. A gray van-like superstructu*e 5 to 6 meters long and
about 3.5 meters high was observed justibouth of Birken Allee, about
60 meters east of the gate. 2
2. Observations made in Weisse Stadt:
In mid-May, buildings Nos 7, 9, 11, 12 and 14 unoccupied and under
renovation.
Building No 10: The ground floors of the 3 southern entrances housed the
kitchen and messhalls of Soviet Air Force EM. The rooms on the other
entrances were vacant.
Building No 13: The rooms on one entrance and 50 percent of the rooms on
the other entrance in the northern section housed classrooms for Soviet
children. The rooms on the two neighboring entrances were occupied black 25X1
4paulets. The rooms on the other entrances were not occupied.
Building No 15: The rooms on the first entrance were unoccupied. Some
rooms on the other entrances were occupied by air force officers and their
dependents. 3
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4. According to rumors, a portion of the quarters in Sachsenhausen
Concentration Camp near Oranienburg was to be renovated for air
force personnel. 4
5. On 13 May, Lorf (fnu), technical chief of the_Special Construction
Bureau Eberswalde and Yakovslevski (fnu), the Soviet civil engineer
of the Eberswalde Kech Central, were present at Oranienburg airfield.
A reinforced concrete bunker, 14 meters long, about 8 meters wide,
about 4 meters overground and about 1.5 meters underground, at the
southern taxiway, along Birkenwerder ->Allee was entered because of an
electric light installation whichwas scheduled to be laid. On this
occasion, it was determined that 20 Il-28s or IIIL-28s,
were parked on a ax way
in front of the hangar. was es ma e a here another 15 to 20
aircraft of the same type parked farther away but in the same area.
Between 1400 and 1500 on 13 May, 4 or 5 I1-28s made local flights. Between
2200 and 0400 during the night of 21/22 May, there was intensive air
activity by I1-28s or UIL-28s. 1
6. At 0800 on 24 May, the construction staff in Oranienburg was informed by the
freight railroad station master in Oranienburg that 4 barracks for
quartering purposes for air force personnel had arrived. One barrack was
destined for Oranienburg and the other 3 barracks for Werneuchen and Finow.
The former was dispatched to Eden and, by order of Yakovslevski, was to
be set up 5 to 6 km north of the airfield. 5
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7. At 1100 do 23 May, Yakovslevski appeared colonel in the
construction headquarters in Oranienburg Kajor Monkevich
(fnu) of the central Kech officer in Ebe d in Oranienburg
on the same day since the general wanted to speak with him. While. the
lieutenant colonel telephoned with Eberswalde it was determined that his name
was Borodulkin (fnu) and that he was the chief of staff of the air force
in Oranienburg. It was leaned simultaneously that the previous technical chief,
Lieutenant Colonel Kovlevski,was promoted to brigadier general and that the
new technical chief of the W oup was a Colonel Kiryuzhie (fnu).
The latter appeared in sedan 7in the Oranienburg and 600111 the 25X1
construction headquarters at 1100 on 1 May. He inspected renovated buildings
in Weis se Stadt.
Comment. It &s believed that Oranienburg airfield is occupied by the
headquarters of a bomber division, 1 bomber regiment and 1 reconnaissance
regiment equipped with 1.28 0" rces have observed at least 43
aircraft 40 46p ! UNCODED observed
between 9 g"raft there. a same number of
gircraft VS:I& . Prom the assumed occupation, a u 0 II-28s or UIL-28s
might be-3t&W"WR at the field. A total of 33 aircraft numbers have
previously been observed.
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3. [Comment. Almost all of the quarters in Weisse Stadt restricted 25X1
Comment. The purpose of the van-like superstructure it to be 25X1
Settlement are occupied by the Soviet Air Force.
Comment. No information is available that parts of Sachsenhausen
Concentration Camp are to be occupied by Soviet troops.
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Comment. The information on the area where-.the barracks is
presumably to be established indicates the possibility that it is to
serve as quartering facility for the operational personnel of a
radar station.
Comment. The officers Borodulkin and Kovlevski are reported for the
first time. Colonel Kiryuzhin was previously reported under the name of
Kirkhukhin.
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1 0 V,2 fW' # lig observations were made at Oranienbur- airfield between
9 and 22 Ma 1955:
16 May. Flying was practiced during daytime and at night.
22 May. A total of 50 to 60 I1-28s or UIL-28a were observed along the
taxiways in the northern section of the field. No air activity was
conducted. 1 A gate erected at the wire fence on Birkeb Allee, west of
Velten Bridge. A gray van-like superstructute 5 to 6 meters long and
to 14" Ma:r.1
about 3.5 meters high was observed jus*outh of Birken Allee, about
60, meters east of the gate. 2
2. Observations made in ':W'eisce Stadt:
In mid-May, buildings Nos 7, 9, 11, 12 and 14 unoccupied and under ?..
renovation.
,Building No 10: The ground floors of the 3' southern entrances housed the
kitchen and messhalls of Soviet Air Force EM. The rooms on the other
entrances were vacant.
building No 13: The rooms on one entrance and 50 percent of the rooms on
the other entrance in the northern section housed classrooms for Soviet'
child n. The rooms on the two neighboring entrances ~w,iere occupied black
apau4~ts. The rooms on the other entrances ware not occupied.
Builfin- No 15: The rooms on the first entrance were unoccupied. Some
rooms',on the other entrances were occupied by air force officers and their
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40 According to rumors, a portion of the quarters in Sachsenhausen
Concentration Camp near Oranienburg was to be renovated for air
force personnel. 4
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On 13 May, Lorf (fnu), technical chief of the Special Construction
Bureau Eberswalde and Yakovslevski (fnu), the Soviet civil engineer
of the Eberswalde Kech Central, were present at Oranienburg airfield.
A reinforced concrete bunker, 14 meters long, about 8 meters wide,
about 4 meters overground and about 1.5 meters underground, at the
southern taxiway, along Birkenwerder Allee was entered because of an
electric light installation whiehaas scheduled to be laid. On this
occasion, it was determined that 20 I1-28s or UIL-28s, including nin with
the red Nos 04, C5, It 7, 8, 16, 19, 21 and 22 were parked on the taxiway
in front of the hangar. It was estimated that there another 15 to 20
aircraft of the same type parked farther away but in the same area.
Between 1400 and 1500 on 13 May, 4 or 5 I1-28s made local flights. Between
2200 and 0400 during the night of 21/22 May, there was intensive air
activity by Il-28s or IIIL-28s. I
6. At 0800 on 24 May, the construction staff in Oranienburg was informed by the
freight railroad station master in Oranienburg that 4 barracks for
quartering purposes for air force personnel had arrived. One barrack was
destined for Oraienburg and the other 3 barracks for Werneucheo sad Pinow.
The former was dispatched to Eden and, by order of Yakovslevski, was to
be set up 5 to 6 km north of the airfield. 5
7. At 1100 an 23 May, Yakovslevski appeared with a iieutenant colonel in the
construction headquarters in Oranienburg and inquired if Major Monkevich
(fnu) of the central Kech officer in Eberswalde was exjected in Oranienburg
on the same day since the general wanted to speak with him, While the
lieutenant colonel telephoned with Eberswalde it was determined that his name
was Borodulkin (fnu) and that he was the chief of staff of the air forue
in Oranienburg. It was learned simultaneously that the previous technical chief
Lieutenant Colonel.Kovlevski was promoted to brigadier general and that the
new technical chief of the Wue up was a Colonel Kiryushin (fnu). 25X1
The latter appeared in sedan in the Oranienburg and entered the
construction headquaeters at 1100 on 17 May. He inspected renovated buildings
in Weisye Stadt. 6
Comment. It is believed that Oranienburg airfield is occupied by the 25X1
ea quarters of a bomber division, 1 bomber regiment and I reconnaissance
regiment equipped with II-28s. Other sources have observed at least 43
aircraft at the field. observed 25X1
between 50 and 65 aircraft there. the same number of 25X1
aircraft was given . From the assumed occupation, about 50 I1-28s or IIIL-28s
might be stationed at the field. A total of 33 aircraft numbers have
previously been observed.
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Comm to The purposefof the van--like superstructure fey to be
clarified
Comnnt. Almost all of the quarters in rJeisse Stadt restricted
Settlement are occupied by the Soviet Air Force.
Cement. No information is available that parts of Sacheenhausen
ConcentretioLCamp ale' to b` occupied by Soviet troops.
~7 1r .
ot. The information on the area where the barracks is
presumably to be established indicates the possibility that it is to
serve as quartering facility for the operational personnel of a
radar station.
6. I Comment. The officers Borodulkin and Kovlevski are reported for the
first time. Colonel Kiryuzhin was previously reported under the name of
Kirkhukhin.
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