INPROVISED AIRFIELD AT REINSDORF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600180010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 26, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY Soviet Zone of Germ ~...
TOPIC Imurovis Airfield a sdo-rf --
?51ALUATION I ]---------PLACE OBTAINED..
DATE OF CONTENT L/-"1uy J-92O
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DATE PREPARED 26 Jay 120
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
Sketch on ditto
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The improvised airfield southwest of Reinsdorf (N 52/E 73)
was occupied by the Soviet Air Force. (1) Forty-six ground
attack planes of the IL-l0 type the engines and cockpits of
which were covered with tarpaulins, were standing on the
northern edge of the landing field. The planes were painted
dare green, and the upper edge of their rudder assemblies
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e o Truckj e the field in the direction of
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a large fuel container on the southern
edge of the landing field was app to be dug, in since
mounds of earth were seen nearby.I (Cantonment buildings,
with a capacity of about 250 Lien, were occupied in the north-
eastern corner of the field,, Near these quarters was a wooden
mast about 5 meters high, on top of which was a device
similar to a directional loop antenna which apparently was
not rotatable,
.t local resident said that a searchlight was in operation at
the field some days ago. The searchlight was not observed
at the landing field,
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(1) ~ The Reinsdorf airfield was used as an
-cfield of the Jueterbog-Altes Lager airfield by
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the German Air Force, Apparently it also serves as such
for the Soviet Air Force because of runway construction work
at the Jueterbog-Altes Lager airfield,,
(2) ~~ Coent_4 For sketch of tail markings and device seen
on mast, see Annex,
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CLASSIFICATION
AIorroty eVFeo~r %"g003108111: 91A-R
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
This document is hereby rebraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
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fro d attache regiment which was previously stationed in
Jueterbog-Altes Lager, was probably transferred because of
construction work. at that field. The Reinsdorf airfield
was last occupied by a fighter unit in 1943. Since that
time no air unit was reported at the fields
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it is possible that the unit will stay in Reinsdorf for
some times
1 Annex: Reinsdorf Improvised Airfield
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