GRIESLIENEN (GRYZLINY) AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007900870007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 1, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 16, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLA SWICAT i
jPOUfJRY_._ REPORT
TOPIC Grieslienen 4rf eld ~~ _
EVALUATION.
DATE OF CONTENT*,;_
DATE OBTAINED
PAGES 1 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS e
DATE PREPARED 1 August 1955
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1. The airfield was located southeast of Grieslienen railroad,'station
(530 1" N/ 200219 E), East Prussia, along tide Uohei4tein (53035r N/ 20018
Aller'h?,tein (53?479 N/ 20?29' E) railroad line, A=run*ay witfi asphalt or
cement 'cover extended from northeast to southwest. It was in a cortd.ition >
Next to the runway was a barracks, a storage facility in which grain had
formerly bei stored.
the Hohenstgin -'Allenstein railroad line. There were, or 3 soldiers, called It,
"pilots", w2b. wore gray uniforms caps with the Polish, 8agle and two silver
stripes on their epaulets. Oposite to this building', on'te other side of the
road was a wooden tourer with an 4 pen platform which was not being utilized,
3- There had been inten ,ve aft activity prNior to 1950. In 1949 or 1950, an a:~r
day was held and an ai raf r'!~rashei). ovet the wood northeast of the field.
During the last period of. &s6hation`,;.Xlie aircraft took off and landed
irne.ividually. No aircraft were stationed on the field itself. Aircraft seldom
1Wn d at the field and then? nly7fregular intervals., On the la:4t occasion,
one biplane with a nationa,litfy arking, painted in a red and white checker board
pattern was mostly observed at th field, in addition to individual '",single-engine
2. A three-story ildin? with masts and wires on le r of was located north of
and twin-engine aircraft.
4. It was rumored in early 1954, that Gri lieneik airfield' was to be impr6ved00
However, no observations indicating inpr- emend:work were observed up to
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at Grieslienen airfield were possibly stationed at Gross Schiemane
ommento For location sketch of airfield,`' 'Nee A? ex. According to
ova ale information, two runways with a length oi1,00 0 1,100 meters
are in exister4e here. No information has been previo sly 3?kceived on any
intended inprovement work at Grieslienen airfield., Tz1e"tt.rci";,'. ,,eeY lanai.t?
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Three-story building
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Bari kswlike building
3
Tower
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Runway
5
Orphans'
home
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Area covered with debris
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