SOVIET AIRFIELDS IN POLAND

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009000180007-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 15, 2012
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 17, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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le, The large airfield in the r3ydgoskie suburb of Torun, about five kilometers
nest of the center of the city, is occupied half by the Polish 'dr Force and
hel by the Soviet Air 7orce. There are an unlenaen number of concrete runways
on the Soviet half; the runnws on the Polish half are covered with slag and.
are in the process of being surfaced with concrete. Cn the Soviet half of
the field aro three rebuilt hangars and several others under construction
yr:1.th a total capacity of about 25 airplanes ? .aut four hangars have been
rebuilt on the Polish half of the field; of theee? to are for air-lanes,
one for gliders and one for use as a 1:rorkshop. The Polish Air force has
stationed at the field five oingle-engine bombers of Soviet maim and a number
of gliders? The Soviet .'elr .7.'orce h= about 30 oingle- and twin-- engine Vubers
and 1.5 single-engine fighters at tie f Joie! ? ov t personnel is cuarte red
in huts In the forest mot of the field.
2. Dzyrinaci Urfield on iolin Island is about two 'diameters square? It is equipped
Trith five hangars, and about five Ku2nuruonil: troLners and two or three
engine fighters are stationed there.
3. A Soviet airfield near Dojlidy (S514/G14.0) covers an arca of about 3 lcra by I'50X1-HUM
south of the 7)ojnowo estate, and en tending northnard to the Bialystok-;)ojlidy
7abryczne hin:alray. An asphalt strip runway about two Idler:Eters long and
boo meters wide rano through the middle of the field and is divided into four
strips. Concrete runways are located at the sides of the airfield., The field
is occupied by a Soviet ',Jr force regiment, quartc.crd in brie": and wood buil'inns
in the forest about two Idlornoters northwest of the airfield. The regiment
is equixr d with. IL and YAN, bombers and fighters and tronaport planes. The
fighters are fxouped on the north and routh sides of the field; bombers and
transports are parked in the middle0 epair shops are located in a large
tent on the field. Across the fdalystok--)ojlidy 2abriczne railroad are nine
or ten brick buildings used for storing eruiement and lubricants. Undergroi:uld
fuel tanlo arc located under tro? of the buildings and behind several others.
Alongside the buildings arc garagns for over thirty tank trucks.,
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4. There is a small Soviet landing field at Swarzedz (P3/X36) at which a Soviet
liaison detachment is stationed. Four fighter planes are kept ready for
flight at the field, Mail was observed being transferred ffam a plane arriving
from the direction of Warsaw to another which took off in a westerly direction,
The airfield at /egnica covers an area of about two by three kilometers south
of General Smierczewskiego Street.* About 45 single-engine fighter planes
are kept under tarpaulins at the field in addition to four or five twin-engine
bombers and a biplane trainer, 'which are kept in the large hangar. There
are three small hangars and one large hangar at the field. Frequent training
flights and practice in, firing at a towed sleeve and weekly practice parachute
jumps executed singly from a trainer= observed, Anti-aircraft guns are
placed on three platforms during exercises,
6. A Soviet military airfield is located at Krosno (R50/Z74)0 It covers an area
of about five by two and one-half kilometers and is equipped with ten large
hangars, of which five were destroyed and are under reconstruction, Thirty IL
single-engine planes are stationed at the field, which is guarded by Polish
military sentries,
7. A Soviet airfield is located about 12 km northwest of Wiesau (Radwanice) in 50X1-HUM
the vicinity of Glogau (Glogaw). This field, formerly a German base which
is now being enlarged, is occupied by 20 twin-engine bombers and about 30.
biplanes, Bombing and strafing are practiced in the vicinity of the field.
8. A Soviet military headquarters unit of about 30 men, half of whom are officers,
is located in Katomice?,at Zamkowa Street, A Soviet infantry regiment is
stationed about four kilometers south of Zary railroad station. Also at Zary
is a Soviet tank regiment equipped with T434 tanks,
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Comment: It seems probable that this is the Polish name for
-.ease which has been reported previously as leading to the
Legnica airfield,
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