WELZOW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008900420005-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 20, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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l In late July 1951, the Tur track at ':,elzow airfield -was extended as far
as point 119.2. (1) Abiat 100 airfield rorkers had been detached to
Drowit72 airfield lothere they were quartered in barracks, The workers were
'allegedly to be emplopd for excavation work at the airfield, (2)
25X1X 2. On 6 August 19512 the runway at ':elzow airfield wan nearing comolotion.
The width of the runway was estimated at VO neters.
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25X1X M====.1111 the runway was to be completed by 15 August.
-cnnstructionworkon the airfield buildings and installations was, how-
ever, to continue thAoughout the wAnter.
25X1X 11111 3. On 9 August 1951a new concrete runway about 3,000
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meters long vas complEted at V,elz:v airfield. About 1.500 civilian
workers and two Soviet penal companies were employed there. The workers
were given a dismissal notice because the airfield was scheduled to be
serviceable by 1 SeptNliber 1951. Two temporary buildings were set up
at the eastern edge a the field. Four three-story buildings and two
low vooden buildings Aere orected for quarters of the ground personnel,)
The flying personnel 4ero 1.) be qutrtored in private houses in i::01zow.
The field was unoccup3ed. (3)
4.. on 17 August 1951, thi emtre runway and three quarters of the taxiway
of Y:olzow airfield were cfmpleted. 1 construction worker snid that 70
tons of cement had bean vsed every day and that the construction of
hangars was not planned,
5. A Sample of the concret mixture, as used for the construction af the
runway, was obtained. 0) The entranepsta the northeastern and south-
? eastern corners of the ttold were cuarded by Russian sentries.
Commentso
(1)' or oca on o this pcUlt sheet Na 4450, scale 1:25,0000
(2) The planned inprovernorxtcYC Drewitz airfield is confirmed ? Construction
is to start after complOpion ofWeazaw airfield. Details are not available?
(3) There are no indications of an imminnent occupation of the field. Since
hangars are net avallabi the field will possibly not be occupied by an
air unit until next sprig. How, the field is suitable for temporary
use at the present time,,
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(4) The mixture lonsists of one part of cement aml about 5 parts of gravel
and crushed stones. The crushed stone is of ;rood quality utile the .sravel
is impure. The color or the cement indicatee a rather poor quality,
insufficiently consolidated. It is believed, therefore that a runway .
surface built of this material will not withstand continuous 1,344' strains.
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