WITTSTOCK AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007600180008-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 6, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 9, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 28 February and 1 :March 1951, one L.igL5 plane was priced in front
of a hangar of the ~yittstock; (N 5b/u 11) airfield. There was ne,
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A radar set and two temporary, buildinga next to it were- in the north-
western corner of the area where, the. airfield buildings are located,
./mother radar set. was seen on a' plateau. south of two bricl,, buildings,
along; the road to the field.' There was c,n r one temporary building
besido. this set(1)
3 . green 20 and 2t February, a new radar was seen 300 meters south
of, the M.D building at the airfield.' The set was, of the same, type as
the one seen 100 meters west' of the ;arages (1) No cables .,;ere
observed, to lead to the sot.. Neither set:yaas in operation. Five thin
rubber. cables led.. from the radar set west of the --arages to the runway.
On 21. 1'F'ebr1 r: radio truck was at the parking lot rear the 25X1C
garagies, A rod about 50 cm ; g was itted on either side ofl4hea leading
edge of the roof. A wire was strung between the two rods, From '.this wire
another one led into the radio truck through the doe .on the right side, 25X1
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occu ied by 10 cons tructian 3abiorers, and 25X1C
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were seen on the road inac I icr to they i
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fling. because of bad weather, ruck 25X1 C
.On '26 February, 10 jet fighters, five of Which were covered with taaulins,
were asked in front of the hanzars the, western edge of the runway, ^
beyeral soldiers of w unit at the field were in the ho?~p::tal. They
were observed, (3)
v -Do erg were i is cau s 0 e., ormer training company,
inc3vding `the two gutted blockswarzrce the ropfs were being repaired, According
t9~tba .r own stag rents this soldiers cam from Rechlin Laerz (N'Si./U 33), (ti.)
Abet 150 soldiers.were quartered in the temporary buildings formerly occur
pied by ;the driving school, These sold iers at so' said that they toad come from
Lacrz, They received athu r meals-from a.view kitchen.
On 28 February, there was flying with the let fighters throughout the day
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The weather as clear.. The plan stook off from went to east- at intervals
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From the noise of engines heard at 8 p.m. on 1 "'arch, about
three or four multi-engine aircraft landed at the field. The
planes used their navigation lights. They took. off again at
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1 were seen near the
garages at the field.
9. Patients in the hospital at the field until 5 March included members
11. Three officers of the now troops at the field tzrc new uniforms which
consisted of olive drab shirts with turn-down collars, black ties,
bloats with lapels,, trousers, and belts with pistols worn under the
coat"
25X1 C of unite , assigned to the Wittstock hospital; 25X1 C
assigned to the Vittstock headquarters; and 25X1C
25X1C which belonged to an officer who wore golden Epaulets" (5}
10. A soldier who was assigned to the driving school and had been quar-
tered in one of the temporary buildings had to remain in the hospital
after the transfer of the driving school because he was too ill to to
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12. On L1 March, three single--engine low wing aircraft with in -line engines.,
and six ;Is--15s were seen at the airfield. There was continual. flying
with two jest fighters between 10:.O a.m. and.5 p.m., in good weather.
A radar set with ears was seen both north and south of the road leading
to the airfield buildings. The sets were i s , .' ntinual.. operation during
flyirg.
13. About 30 air force E :Is 35 officers and 6 soldiers wearing red bordered
black epaulets and s i g n a l were oad leading
to the field. Trucksl passenger car
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and jeep II were also seen there. 25X1 C
14. The Red MAD. radio installation was removed from its former location
to a plateau about 800 to 900 meters farther to the north. The
installation was recognized by its construction, by the four masts,, and
by the two wooden huts, one green and the other white. (7)
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locations. The southernmost set was temporarily removed in late January
.1951, but it was again seen at its previous location on 2 FRbruaary 1951
The sets probably belong to the fighter corps headquarters. For location
of radar sets, see Annex.
(2) The recent occu ration of the airfield by one fighter regiment was
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indicate that. the fighter regiment was probably transferred from Peons-
muende to t'f it t:st ock.
..o observations sere; rmde inriiw
eating that transfers were spade from k,Quruppln or I.oubrandenburg to
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well known' act that members of all the units of the Northern Ftr
Corps are~bsina treated in the hospital in 4ittstoek.
The information that units from Laert have been transferred to .Fitt-
stock has recent been received frequently. , fighter regiment
was probably not bransfe:'red from Laert to y'ittstook, but it is
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bel eved that ground units wore transferred from Laetrs to V~ittstock
at the same tine the fighter regiment from Poenemueride, was trans.
ferred to. Wittstock,
(7) a ous observations
an araq unit.
icate that the radio installation belongs to
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