NEURUPPIN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006800580013-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2002
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: January 5, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY (}ermany (Soviet "'one)
TOPICS Din airfield
EVALUATION see below PLACE OBTAINED.
DATE OF CONTENT 13 to 30 llovezt or 1750
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1, In raid-November 19>0, the Ileuruppin (11 53/:: 49) airfield was not
occupied by jet aircraft nor did aircraft of this type land there.
(1) The runvray, about 2,000 meters long, be ;ins at
"aittstock '.ilea, (2) The :widened ends of the runway where the
aircraft turn, have no concrete surfaces. The taxiway begins about
120 motors from each end of the runway and runs in a circle
toward the as,-.)halt apron in front of the former hangars 1 and 2. (3)
There were numerous cracks and dips in the runway about 1,600 to
1,000 motors from its oasst:rn and, whore the base wa in poor con-
dition. :Ian; .r 3 was repaired and used for biplanes, f. ome of the
lalbore,s were transferred to '":erneuchon (.I .531v 06), where large-.
scale work on the airfield was to 1, . ,inm (2) Some of the statements
above wore recc ivod from a conot.?uction laborer working on the runway,
2? On 13 =lovombor, source drove along the road from Kraenzlin (:1 53/4.- 39)
to 5ie.,tundshof (11 531u 39) to dotermine the western boundary of the
airfield. The .point from which source made his otsorvntions was about
1 on east of the road fork which is about 1 lea south of 5iog aundshof,
The and of the runway is about 300 motors north of this point, lie saw
two aoviet sentries, narrow-gauge field railway tracks, a concrete
mixer which ::gas in operation, and a locomotive with coupled dum)cars
for excavation w.?rork. (5) The runway runs in a direction of about
290/110 dogroos. The buildings at the field could not be seen because
of the liasonberg
3. On 17 November, by using a German prismatic compass, it was detorrii.ned
from 7ittstock Alice. that the course of the runway was at ')oint 13, (6)
The runway was about 50x2,200 meters (2) The entire length was provided
with a concrete surface. An extension of the runway toward the west
seemed improbable sinco the terrain there was marshland and the drainage
ditches were not filled. A person who Iaaw the field very .cell doubted
that the runway ryas suitable for take-offs and landing s by heavy bombers
because of its poor base;
Arch ivisApp ttb d - ftI@?tse 2002
Next Review Date: 2008
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
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, ?ht barracks buildings.* five temporary quarters, about six
to eight sheds, and. a railroad spur track to the barracks were
located at the field..
Take-offs and landings were repeatedly practiced I-) the 'biplanes
at night While the runway was illumtaatedo No other aircraft types
have been seen, Only sentries wearing red-bordered black epaulets
were seen at the field,
On 22 Tlovennber, about 30 laborers graded the entire eastern section
of the field? Three narrow-gauge field, trains, each with about 1.5
duuarrpca.rs and four large prime rnov rs with four to six Ilea rollers
each were used, Trucks I hleft
the field. (7)
7. In late i!ovomber, a resident living in the vicinity of the field
said that a Soviet n a. jor had told hiss that the field was soon to be
occupied by air force troops equipped with jet aircraft, Six barracks
buildin gs were) completedly rehab.bilitatod. ibo hangars were to he built
for the aircraft. In addition to IJouruup sin airfield, the airfields
at :ittstock (11 51i./U 11) and Porl_oberg (I 51./T 70) were also to be
reconditioned., (Q)
8? The airfield no longer occupied by err units on 30 Ploveraber, (1)
10, cA local resident, who did construction work on the runway, said that
the Pauunion Firm co:,r.rlcted the work -at the field about 20 =lovomber,
It was, rumored that the laborers wore later to be employed at the
ernouchen and cross Poerea (14 53/Z 73) airfields, The execution of
this project hod boon postponed and the firm nc worl?a in I.'alrlcar~
(14 5'3/Z 83). (9)
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one hundred air force :non were estimated to be there, The -uard. detail
observed consisted of 15 air force soldiers aer relief. T ork at the
field was coaapleted.,
AT-out 4930 pmrn, on 30 ylovember, 40 to 50 air force officers ranking
from senior lieutenant to major left the railroad station- with their
ba ?eggs en route to the airfield. airfield. -A that time a train coming from
the direction of " aulinenaue (Id 53/2 36), and another train from the
direction of Loo=wenberg (11 5-3/Z 69), arrived at the railroad station,
Coraents,
(1) The sn .c-Rn aon that the airfield Ia:s not been occupied by -n air unit
is confirmed I ly the other sourness of this re;,ozrto The ctatei?rsnts in
,aragra.oh t; that the arr..ty unit ' far, 4 ransforred indicate that air force
units will ~~rol~ar:ly arrive. For ;ketch of course of r mray at the air-
field., see annex,
(2) The it or: rtion that the znutray- is 2,300 motors long ,aa; prcvioualy
received from other sour ces,
:'he lont;th of 2,230 meters, rc oor ed in ,rat rap 3, is l ;:7 ieved to be
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(3) the course of the taxiways, wrnich is roported for the first t-i:.e, has
not bF,e x vvri_ficd,,
() This conf ir.as it formation that c:anstructi on work started in