JUETERBOG AIRFIELD

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• Publication Date: October 28, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINE
REFERENCES
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REMARKS
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28 October 1955
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1, The following air activity and aircraft were observed at Jueterbog
airfield between 5 September and 1 October 1955:
5 September. There was no air activity. Instruction courses were
apparently being held at the instruction rooms during the morning
for officers and W:. At 14C0 'officers were engages, in firing
practices while EN were seen drilling.
6 September. There was no air activity during the morning. At 1600,
individual I1-28s flew over the firing range, where they were fired
upon by AA guns and machine guns. At 1800, three jet fighters
belonging to the northeastern hangars made individual flights. The
jet fighters taxied under their own power from and to the hangars.
7 September. Until about 1500, there was no air activity, because
of hazy and rainy weather. At 15CG, one I1-28 took off for a flight
of 40 minutes duration. During the morning, perscnnel were employed
in raintenance work on aircraft.
8 September. At 1130, a total of 22 jet fighters with auxiliary
fuel tanks were towed from the hangars to the eastern runway end,
where they were parked in a line. The aircraft took off individually
and in elements of two, Some, aircraft practiced flying in formations
of four at high altitudes. In addition to the jet fighters, an
element. of two I1-28s were involved in air activity. At 1'x00, air
activity.was terminated.
9 ,eptember, At 10CC, one I1-28 towing, a sleeve target crossed over
the field, where it was fired upon by AA guns. At the same time,
jet fighters, belonging to the north pastern hangars, were parked
at tho eastern runway end. At 1030, the aircraft took off and
practiced flying in elements of two at inter''als of 20 to 25
minutes. Flights were made during limited' visibility, At 1330, three
formations of eight aircraft each practiced flying. Within the
formation of eight aircraft, two formations of four always flew
in wedite formation. At 14C0, jet fighters made individual flights.
Air activity lasted until about 2100,
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10 3eptember. There was no air activity. I'aintenance work was done.
on the aircraft.
12, Septembers There was no air activity.
13. Sertember, At noon, 18 jet fighters from the northern hangars
practiced flying in formations of two and three. Aircraft returning
to the field for landing crossed the next formation when flying
over Markendorf. All planes flew at high altitudes and vapor trails
were sometimes seen. Air activity was terminated at about 2000.
14 September, Twenty jet fighters from the western hangars made
the sarre flights, as of served on the preceding day. At 1601, one
transport aircraft. land-d.
15.Septembgr. Fetween 1CCC and 1701,
activity in which 1-`.iG-15s
were also involved. The latter aircraft had apparently arrived
n the last preceding days, while the technical personnel of these
VG-15s had apparentlr come by transport aircraft on 14 September.
Only individual flights were made. The planes were refueled by
tank trucks parked in front of the northeastern hangars?
16 September. There was had weather and no air activity or aircraft
were seen outside of the closed hangars,
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17 September. The number of newly arrived MiG-
fror S to 1C.
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fiG.45s took off and ass erhled in two formations 25X1
of three and one element of two. At 1800, one I1-28 escorted by two
jet fighters practiced flying in the vicinity of the field for about
25 minutes.
22 September, There was no air activity, The hangars were cloned.
Officers and personnel were employed in training.
23 September. At 11CC, jet fighters from the northeastern hangars
practiced flying? A total of 18 jet fighters were counted on the
we--,tern runway end. Take-offs were made in elements of two; flights
were performed in farr..aticns of four; and landines were made
individually. All aircraft headed toward Yarkendorf. At 1600, air
activity was terminated0
26. eptember. There was no air activity in the morning.
On that day, all officers and personnel wore gas maskso in the
afternoon, jet. fighters from the northeastern hangars took off
and flew in formations of 4, 8, an:' 12 heading toward Reinsdorf,
where three fc.9'rr,,.tions tlr' three transport aircraft circled. Jet
fighters dispersed formations and encircled the transport planes
in elements of two, The transport aircraft also dispersed formations
and circled individually over Reinsdorf airfield. while about 60
pee rrmw ens o three VIG-159 with
auxiliary fuel tanks took off and headed toward iarkendorf.
2C 3eptemher. Petween 09CC and 11CC, 1C jet fighters fron the
western hangars made individual flights of about 25 minutes duration,
At 0900 a twin-e pine transport aircr,:.ft took off. At 1400. the
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parachutists bailed out. After the parachutists had jumped out,
the transport aircraft and jet fighters left the field., At 15CC,
army, tank, engineer, and A:, artillery units marched at large
intervals along the'highway toward the direction of Ba:^uth. These
units were escorted by individual MiG-15s. At 21.CC, all roads
within the vicinity were blocked. At 22CC, trucks without lightings
moved in close colux_ns toward Laruth. During the night, PUG-15s
flew over the highway r entioned. At C43C, all truck shipments
were finished.
27 Septerber. At C7CC, three ?:iG-15s took off, headed toward
Farkcndcrf, and landed about 18 minutes later. At C72C2, the next
"three aircraft took off. Air activity, in the same raniier, lasted
until about 14CCo
At 15CG, air activity by jet fighters from the fli ht control
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flying in formations of four and eight, heading toward ?1arkendorf,
until about 18GC.
28 September0 At about 0700, 22 Vig-17s
were parked at the western runway cnd. These
planes took off in elements of two in rapid succession,, assembled
in formations of F or 12, and headed toward Glueckshurg Cehna.
Shortly before the first forrations landed, the next aircraft took
off, The interval hetwecn the take-offs of two elements of two was
2C seconds. The planes landed individually at intervals of 20
seconds, During air activity, 8 or 12 aircraft were always aloft
at the same time, At about 18CC, one I1 2F. took off and headed
toward ?:arkendorf-Clueckshurg. Air activity was terminated at
18CC.
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observed on the preceding'day0 Twenty ?IG-17s were involved in
air activity. At 16CC, one formation of I1-289, consisting of
one wave of three formations of nine aircraft ~.nd one wave of four
fcrr..ations of nine aircraft, crossed over the field coming from the
direction of Luckenwalde and heading toward Gluedcsburg. These
Il-28s were escorted by jet fighters, The sound of the detonation
of bombs was heard from the direction of Gluecksburg. A return
flight of the 11-28s was not observed.
30 pternber, between 1CCC and 1500, jet fighters from the
northeastern hangars made individual flights at intervals of 15
to 2b minutes? Petween'1600 and about 20000, jet fighters from
the western hangars practiced flying individually. :)using the
afternoon, I1-28s flying in the same manner, ~.s observed on the
preceding day, crossed over the field and he-.d ed toward Gluecksburg~
These Ila,28s were also escorted by jet fighters.
1 Cctcher. Between C70c and C93C, IIG-15s
made individual f1i. is toward the direction
o uecks urg..These MiG-15s took off at intervals of about 20
minutes, returned to the field after they had been aloft for about
10 minutes, landed, took off again after a stop of 2 minutes,
remained aloft for 10 minutes, and then landed finally,, P iG-15s
were still parked in the northern hanrar the repair hangar, At
C930, MIG 17s took off in elements
of two and assembled in formations of four, flach form.- tion of four
NiG-17s headed toward Gluecksburg and remained aloft for 2C to 25
minutes. After the return of one formation, the next formation took
off. At about 1300, air activity was terminated. 1
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2. Sections of an I1-28, which had previously cras~ed, were transferred
to the northern hangar near the repair hangar.
3. The discharge and rotation of personnel had already been started
by 2C September. Cne transport flight daily was arranged and
dispatched from Jueterbog-Altes Lager to the t3SR. 3
4. On 7, 14, and 23 September, 12, 9, and 14 railroad tank cars
respectively were transferred to the fuel depot.
5. The following air activity and aircraft were observed at Jueterbog
airfield between 6 and 30 September:
ed'iition to two take-offs by elements of two aircraft. Flying
was practiced individually or in fcrnu.ticns. It is thought that
?6 September, No air activity was observed between 1CCC and 1230.
P. Serteaher. At about 1130, one jet fivhter took off for a short
local flip*ht. Several individual take-offs were observed in
all aircraft left the airfield.
12 September. There was no air activity between C9CC-and 1100.
Two jet fighters were parked at the eastern runway end and 15
to 2C jet fighters were seen in front of the northern hangars,,
A radio truck with rod antenna was parked north of the runway.
1.4 September, !etween 1400 and 18CG, there was intensive air
activity by MiG-17s, About 2C jet fighters,
were parked in front of the
northeastern - nears, 10 jet fighters ir4'ront of the western
hangars,
runway end_ and about
2C jet fighters,
in a line along
the eastern runway end.
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one fire fighting vehicle were parked north of the taxiway and
two sedans were seen west of it.
23 '>epteirbC.r. At 1530, about 20 JF'iG-17s took off in elenents of two,
26 September. No air activity or aircraft were observed.
28 September? Between 14CC and 1730, there wan intensive air
activity by jet fighters, which took off individually and then
assembled in elenents of two,
29 Septerber. Jet fighters racticcd flying;
individually and in elements of two. The aircraft headed toward
the south.
30 September. 'etween 1300 and 1430 about S individual take-offs
by jet fighters, were seen. 1:fter the
take-off, the jet fighters crossed over the field at an altitude
of about 3,000` reters and then headed toward the south, The first
landings of these plane were observed at about 1350,
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6. Cne two rant radio station and one Kniferest radar, set, north of
the northern hangars and southeast of the main sate respectively,
were still at their previous reported position. :urinf air activity,
three radio trucks with rod antvn were observed. A single mast
radio station was located at a flying lane about BOC meters east
of the airfield. A four mast radio station, a two mas' radio
station, a radio station with Discone antenna and antenna with
cross antenna, which was connected by two cables with a radio
truck, were located west of "Blanker Teich" baths at Jueterbog. 4
7. Six 37-mn AA guns were observed at the An gun erplacement at the
eastern portion of the field, 5
8. On 8 September, one flatcar with sideracks and 1 boxcar were
shunted from Jueterbog-A'11tes Lager railroad station to the airfield.
The flatcar was loaded with two olive-drab crates, each having a
length of about 4 reters, and a width and height of about 1.6
nreters.,Liftine laws were mounted on each of the corners of the
The boxcar was occupied by escorting air force perscnne .
9. Sedans
were observed in the vicinity
1C, About 2 high-wing- monoplanes and 4 biplanes were observed at
Jueterbog-Dania airfield, There was intensive air activity on
various days. Near the riddle of the field was a braced single
nest radio station, 'luartering billets were occupied by air
force personnel and soldiers, who wore artillery insignia. On
8 Septerber, two sheds, about 7C meters long, were under
construction. On 23 Scptezr:ber, 9 twin-engine transport aircraft
flow over Jueterbog-Da=n airfield, at an altitude of about 1,CCC
meters, .bon crossing over the airfield a second tire, about 60.
parachutists bailed out of the aircraft in rapid succession and
landed at the field, Subsequently the transport aircraft circled
the area twice and landed in forr:ations of threeo
At 1630 on 24 Septer.:ber, the airfield was again crossed over by a
forr"tion of nine transport aircraft at an altitude of about 1,01.0
rreters and 6to 8 parachutists bailed out, At 1650, the aircraft
landed at the field in close order formation. Take-offs of the
planes could not he observed, 7
11, Air.ost daily between 4 September and 7 October, there was air
activity by jet fighters at Jueterbog airfield. Flying in
formations ard,firing practices were observed several times.
At 1100 on 5 October, 36 jet fighters, flying in 4 formations
of,9? aircraft each, flew over the field, dispersed forr.:atio
while making a local flight, and then landed individually.
1.2, In late Septerber and early October, intensive Pir'activity by
about 6 biplanes was observed several times at Jueterbog-Dagger.
airfield. On 4 October, a larg1 jet fighter formation crossed
over Jueter og-Darren airfield.
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?or=rent. Jueterbog airfield is still believed to be occupied
by two fighter. regirents. -'wring arr..;y exercises, the airfield
was apparently occupied by an .d=:itionl ground attack unit
quipped with 2:iG-15s. There was intensive air activity,, Form tior.
flights especially were practiced, In connection with the maneuvers,
I1-28 formations.kith fighter escorts, parachute jurps by 6C to
80 parachutists at Jueterbog-Darer, airfield and Reinsdorf, flights
by fighter-bombers and fighters, and flying on patrols by the
transfer of personnel were observed.
Comment. The aircraft sections helon;,ed to an 11-28 which
crash d'near Jueterbog in raid-!wgust 1955,
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of t1e usual fall rotations, was also observed at other airfields in
the GDR.
~Cor.,ment. The VHF DF station is reported for the first tree',
The attached sketch, see Annex 2, does net show if the dipoles of
the station are arranged side by side or behind each other.
The statements on the other radio and radar installations were
reported previously. For )ketch, see Annex 1,
Cor rent The Aii Fun emplacernent was reported previously.:
Cor..r:ent. These crate-; probably contained jet end*ines.
Corme t. Ter shed, havin7 a length of 70 peters, is reported
or e first time. Inform; tion on Jueterbog-Darin airfield agrees
with previous information. Parachute Jumps observed on 23 and 24
September are connecter? with army naneuvers which were being held
at that time,
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2 Singlr? mast
3 Single mast; masts 2 and 3 are connected with an antenna
4 Adcock DF net
5 Discone antenna
6 Wooden temporary building
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