SURVEY OF UNOCCUPIED AIRFIELDS

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• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 12, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CEa INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
NFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Gertu :nyy (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
SOURCE
Survey of Unoccupied Airfields
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Airfield Dates of
Oba rvation
! dlershof- 17 to 19 F:b
Johannisthal ruary 19!,,1
(N 53/4 94)
{? rth 16- January
(N 55/p 25 )
Bechlin 27 December
(N 53/4 39) 1950
Chan nitz 19 January
(N q, 66)
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No Change In Class. ^
0 Declass"shed
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No Soviet troops
;
an academy of acionce
(optics and cher. _otr;;
divisions) and V'o1 ;s-
.. po ..i,sei are quartered
in the build in ;a
No construction work;
E-W rux iay intact?
I concrete taxiway
on western edge
Field u n .rdod$ no
build Inge,- motor
vehicle tracks on
landing field; in 1950
repeatedly used by
110-2s probably
stationed at the Not
ru.)pin airfield; field
60W-9200 rvters0 i
Landing yioki intact;
no hen ;.era or con-
struction work; youth
home and weather station
in former adminiotration
buf ldinrr .
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DATE DISTR, 12 April 1951
NO. OF PACES 4
P c adoi ronorted
for the first
no other c nd is
No changes co..Tarecl
with r.;_rort by an-
other source in
riugmt 1950. -bf-*
Field re,.aorted
for the first
time.
No changos
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Between late January and late Fobrttary 1951, reports word received
the follodang unoccupied airfields in the Soviet None of Gax,-iarLy:
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Finmi-North :22 and 26 January Two P0-2:
(N 53/`V G3)
1'r?ol:=abl,l courier
Pianos of an
army headquarters .
7 Fahruary No aircraft; radar I.Za.dar set of
set at field; board Dunbo type belongs
fence is bein built to f i ;titer division
around brass works, headquartors in
J?inow; was reported
-previously. 3t*
Finsterwalde- 18 January Field unguarded, lio changes; field
eat (Heinrichs- landing field too small for occu-
ruh (N 52/A intact. pation by air unit.
15)
Fuerstonvwalde 13 January 1lot occupied by air Field c stall not
(N 553/1 33) unit; 12 heavy !`AA occupied by an air
:guns in aouthwcstern force unit, but by
corner of landing a 'Soviet km 7 ar-
field. tilicry unit.
Dabern lij. Fehr-..mry Underground fuel con-Field no longer
(l 52/& 16) ta.i.liers -.,.rare dug out used by Soviet Air
and shin_-)ed away. Force.
Gocrlitz 25 February I3uildinvc and hangar No indications of
(t} 52/13 CG) on nortlrreatern edge intended
re- destroyed- air- occupation.
craft wrecks are
riled on southwestern
ede.
Ilagenow 20 January 1leconditioning of 2 Planned construction
(14 5h/T 24) residential blocks reported for the
and construction of first time, Field his
2 tern.. orart; buildings been occupied by army
and 2 ?~r f.,"ey -.)1a n ied.. units.
Tarot date for con-
ppletion yet for 15
June 1951.
Halberstadt 31 January Landing field under Field apparently
(1.1 52/D 27) cultivation; abandoned by Soviet
buildi'a:s occupied. .'.i.r Force,
by civilians; no rc:-
conditioni:lg or
laa in field.
Ho an elc.:ovr 10 January Field u_nguardeci Field not used by
(71 514AI 33) l ndi l;, field :soviot iir Force;
covroc? ,ritl~ ;l.zsy no indic tions of
1'e, c::. U711-1.
i z ~rovonen t.
Luckau-:ilte.:lo lj Fo 'rua.R y i1i rdoC~ F%f 3t:1":k7:1
(N51/?:17)
lon,o1no1,, Field
.rac redo,'. in 19:;i).
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Ludwigelust- 27 January Occupied by tank unit;
Tochontin `Landing field intact;
(M 5111 53) 't'our iaanga.rs, in=-
eluding one new wooden
hangar, available
;Ievi-ausen 15 Jz:1u ..ry Guarded by civilians;
(0 62/A 66) according to rumors.,
field intended for
occupation by FDJ
glider group,
Ferleberg 15>25 Jan- Occupied by array units;
Oz t /T 0) nary sour track dismantled.
Occupation un-
changed.
10-15 Jan- o recand.itioning; spur
nary track dismantled and
shipped away on 15 January.
21 January Occupied by array unit
27 January Occupied by army unite
3 Fk:tbruary Occupied by arrV unit;
3 tents in woods southhrest
of the field.
13 February 3 air force officers and
8 Z11 on landing field;
barracks installations
occupied by ar r troops.
keinsdorf 3 January Landing field intact.
(N 52/E 78) 13 February Landing field intact., loan. r
surfe co 1
achkouditz 17 January No construction landin
(M 52/B 12) field intact.
18 J :nuary Unguarded; landing field
intact.
Schoenhausen. 15 January No air.uield as such.
(U 'y3/Y 95)
No construction; radio in-
stall,ation ,ath fo-ar mats
and cabin in the ::iiddlo;
apparently boon
cultiva ted. UUo
Landing field
intact,, but not
occupied by air
unit; rumor has not
been confirmed.
Field is still
occupied by attar:
unit, but not b;,r
air force unit.
It is believed
that field will
be enlarged.
No Chan yes.
lie chango a.
No changes
: xistcncc of an
airfield last
re orted in 194 0;
landinC field has
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Adcock J rc: xortod
seen near racilo ima ion;
landing field 1,0100xl,230 unit; field not
rretcrs; no i n icationc of . sod by soviet :'fir
construction For cue .
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Schwerin- 25 January
Goerries a-id
(fl 511/ i' 146) 6 Fobrua-.:y
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Tarnewitz 22 January Landing field in poor con-
(}1 54/0 30) dition; unkguarded; no con--
atr action; all of the
dwellings confiscated in
Novorrbor l95O wore re-
lerased except for nine;
naval.police expected to
arrive.
9 January Landing field not service--
able; no construction; son e
VP stationed it the field,,
6 February Landing field not service-
able 1 no construction;
not occupied.
Tutow 28 January 36 wooden practice targets
(N 54/p 60) riddled with shots stored in
northeastern section of
field; landing field in poor
condition; no construction.
1/eimar- 1 February Throe-quarters of former
Nohra landing, field cultivated;
(M 51/J 46) romining section of landing
field 5O0c7OO meters;
storage sheds on southern
edge; barracks installations
in woods south of field
occupied by troops
7 February Landing field used by army
unit; barracks south of
field occupied by army
troops.
'. einar- l February Two PO-2s4 two AA gun em-
St placements on southern
(} 5i/J 57) edge of the field.
Field is not used
by Soviet Air
Force.
No i lication, of
intended recon-
ditioning of landing
) field.
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No c}mngos; not
occupied by Soviet
.fir Force unit.
No longer service-
,able for occupation
by air unit;
no construction.
No changes; PO-2s
probably belong to
ar r headquartors;
field not service-
able for occupation
by air unit.
21 January Landing field in poor con-
i;; dition; runways intact; Field not used by
(14; 5h/J 57) no construction. Soviet Air Force.
Zwickau 9 and 17 Jane- Unguarded; no construction. No changcu.
(N 51/K 3I) unry
I Comment. For layout sketch of Adlershof airfield and location of
3ec1Mai~^f elcis see Annexes 1 and 2.
2 Annexes: 2 sketches on ditto,
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Legend:
1 - New Berlin broadcasting station .with television transmitter;
construction proceeding very slowly.
2 VP guardhouse,, occupied by one NCO and 6 Ei.
3 - Billets of the presidential guard; on 18 February 1951.. a :ward
detail of 1 platoon loader, 1 deputy platoon leader, and 36 1 was
seen returning to the quarters at 6:30 P.m-
It - Filling; station for VP and Soviet civilian rotor v~,hicles.
5 - Garages occupied by at least 10 passencor car;.
6 - VP kitchen.
7 - Six n: w temporary- buildings, each .iith a capacity of 140 to 15 mo p.
3 - Three-story bui3 ding housing VP administration on first floor; second
and third floors occupied by participants of a training course until
recently? Participants are now probably qua.rtored in the six new
temporary buildirir, (item 7).
Two tr ldia~,s housing the optics and chemistry departments of the academy
of scionce.The a Cade-W is said to have disputed posseeslon of the entire
area with he Vo:#.ies t,izei.
10 - Watchtowers occupied by VP.
11 - VP garages., primarily occupied by ad inistration vehicles,,
12 - Empty three-story building, to be occupied by the acadomyo
13 - Motor vehicle repair shop.
114 -- Filling; station for m tor vehicles parked in the garages (item 11).
15 - Motor vehicle dispatch offices.
16 -- VP guardhouse.
17 - Two hangars, closed at dusk and guarded by VP.
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Location Sketch of Beohlin Airfield
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