CROSSENHAIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007400560008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 28, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Crrosesnhalin Airfield
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R? The following air activity and aircr:,ft were bserved at Groesenhain airfield
between 4 and 17 May 19552
yaY M. There was no air act*' vi ty,.
lea Between 1000 and 1100, 7 =G-=154 %.,r U--1w .G-- !a flew _~n widrt c roles over
the fief at irregular intervals,
6 Between 0900 and 1605x, 24 individual flights and 4 formation flights i 25X1
elements of two and four were made:
to 9 Ciay., There was no air activity;
1,0 a At 0830 and 1030, 114 2 each crosser', over the field,. No landing of the
aircraft was observed Between 1020 and 1400, bti 5 a ~:, r !i. M1G.l5e made
ind:ly dual flights and flights in elements of two.
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I1,1day There was no air activity., A total of 28 MiG-15 s iir U ':MiGu-l5s were counted
at the field including 8 in front of the hangar with ?wupo:la and 20 at the southern
part of the north= south runway,; l 25X1
2 to 17 May. There was no air activity and no aircraft were parked at the field,
2,, On 11 May, the radio installations near the y gun emplaceyyeni; had bsen removedc,
Between 1240 and 1600 the same day, the Token type radar set on Spittelberg was in
operation: Except for the Token-'=type rath r set on. 8p, tte 1 ter.7 all rs.d! 3 -,nd radar
anntallati ,n including the -..nsta: lation near Fol-bern L-.a been removed.. The wooden
temporary buildings were still seen at their previous tocatlons,22
3,~ Ong Ma the AA gun emplacement was still -,ccupied by 6 AA guns.. Three rtJitif:: 3:
guns were - seen in front of the large garage southwest )f ~::e hangar with cupola,5
4. 01: 15 119z, 4 temporary const Lx-lion buildings and large amounts of :wand, paving-,
a ~r~nes,, broken stones and chippings were seers in the northwestern corner of the
field., Two railroad care with lumber were being an'loaded at the end of the spur
tr.-_k., A new entrance to the field had been established in line with the repair
hangar, A signboard with the inscription "Ieldesteile Bala-Unt3n Dresden" (report-
Ing office Bauunion Dresden) was seen at the new entrance These observations
appeared to confirm rumors according to which a new runway was to be constructed
at the field, The new runway was al egedlyv to be ,,nmpleted by fhristmas 1955.
On 17 May. it was observed that a large temporary bfuilding had been erected at the
prey s Baas dispersal area of the ale* flight.
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was daily parked in front of the komendatura in
For the first time on 8 Mayo sizeable loading operations were
observed at the spur track of the tieldG A train of approximately
30 freight cars which were occupied by troops wearing black-bordered
blue epaulets and loaded with 30 tank trucks were seen. A similar
train had allegedly departed in the early morningr, On 9 and 10 lay,
a total of 3 trains of 50 care each left the field, It was learned
that all ins were dispatched to Brandis0 Farther trains were
allegedly to be dispatched from Grossenhain to Brardiso The relief
train with crane stationed at Grossenhain railroad station was used for
loading operations. Between 11 and 17 May. there was no air activity.
After 12 May, no aircraft were seen parked at the field0l
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Ccament The transfer of the AAA was not reported,,
4fl Cwmjn-1,, So far,, construction at Soviet airfields was usually LOA]
carried out by 9E3 Ing Tiefbau Brandenburg and Bauunion Sued at Dresden.
The employment of Bauunion Dresden for airfield construction is reported
for the first time, The construction material observed indicates
construction work on the runway. It is not clear whether the runway is
scheduled to be enlarged or improved,
ICoWent, Until 10 May,, air activity observed at Grossenhain
airfield was normal she transfer of the t o f ht
Grossenhain to Rrandis started on 8 May, 25X1
This transfer was necessitated by the beginning of construction work at
n airfield. MiG415 is reported for the f rot time; 25X1
was last observed at Jueterbog on 4 January 1955, he observation ~)AI
of 30 tank trucks being loaded on 8 May indicates that approximately 15
tank trucks are assigned to each regiment,
Cc ent0 The dismantling of movable radio and radar installations 25X1
is common in connection with a transfer,,
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