ALLSTEDT AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 18, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 1, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION ? INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Seca. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Allstedt Airfield
I MAY 1957
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4w stiectt airr ie . The report gives the following information:
a. Dimensions of the three new hangars adjoining the northern side
of the parallel taxiway. Status of construction on the two eastern
hangars and the single. western hangar.
b. Extension of a parallel rail spur as far as the technical workshops
building and construction of a new heavy roadway connecting the two
hangar sites and linking the technical workshops building and the
air traffic control tower.
c. Laying of an extensive underground water pipeline.
d. Construction of an underground passage between the s ern hangar
and the underground concrete shelter (Bunker) on the
western side of the road adjoining the air tr is control tower.
e. Arrival of a new Soviet Air Force construction unit which is laying
permanent cable beds.
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EAST GERMANY
ALLSTEDT Airfield - Development as at 23 Mar 57
The 2 EASTERLY hangars
1. HANGAR CONaTRUCTION
The foundations of the 3 previously reported aircraft hangars adjoining
the NORTHERN side of the parallel taxiway measure 160 metres x 60 metres. 25X1
excavations for cellars etc. The base of the single WE6TBEbX angar,
is being prepared below surface level, and digging out has
~f depths and features of the excavation are not as yet 25X1
available.
2. EXTENSION OF RAIL SPUR & LAYING DOWN OF NEW ROADWAYS 25X1
A parallel rail spur has been laid down extending as far as the
technical/workshops building
A new heavy roadway is being constructed which, when completed, will
connect the 2 hangar sites and link the technical/workshops building and air
traffic control tower.
3. WATER PIPELINE
An extensive underground water pipeline is being laid down between
the water container adjoining No. 1 Fuel Installation and the new storage
depots (magazines) adjoining the domestic site under construction in Jagens 5
and 7 NORTHEAST of the main airfield site. This pipeline approximately follows
the same route as the main rail spur.
Details of the depth of bed and type and diameter of the pipes ar
not yot available.
4. PASSAGE WAY BETWEEN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER & WESTERLY HANGAR SITE
An underground passage (Gang) approx. 1 metre in width is being
blasted from the rock, and when completed will extend between the single
WESTERLY hangar and the underground bunker n the WESTERN side
of the concrete roadway adjoining the air traffic control tower.
A party of approx. 25 SAF personnel are engaged on the task of
preparing this deep entrenchment,,:and no Ge;rnan employees have been allo-.Ied
in the vicinity.
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5. ARRIVAL OF SAF PERSONNEL
a) On 15 Max 57, a small SAF construction unit, consisting of
50 ORs arrived on the airfield from WERDER/HAVEL. This party is working
under 3 Russian Army signals officers, the senior of whom is of Major rank,
and are employed laying down the permanent cable beds. A shortage of cable
is holding up further development.
b) The initial party of the main SAF contingent scheduled to
occupy the airfield is due to arrive on 1 Apr 57.
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