FINSTERWALDE AIRFIELD

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011600380004-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION I
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1. , 33etwaen 3 aotno and noon on 22 February 1952, three dark painted tvdn-engine
aircraft with double rudder assemblies and one dark painted twin--engine
plane with a single rudder assembly were observed in front of the western
hangars at Finsterwalde. It rained continuously. Thera was no flying. No
soldiers were observed except a sentry at the dump in the northern section
of the field. (1) Rod markers were observed at the runway and on its western
extension. (2) " wo -white flags were stuck into the around on both sides of
the runway at its half way nark. A strip was cut into the woods in the eastern
extension of the runway.
2. ~"ot:wreen 10 and 3.5) February, three lar-e snow plows and 50 to 60 men with shovels
cleared the runway and taxiway of snow and, sang ed it. 1, crane was on top or it
front of the third I~an;ar from the east. This hap ar is probably used as a repair
hang;ar0. A radio installation with one mast about 15 neters high was observed
near ';ufrchel0 The mast which was braced at three points had insulators at its
top from which three antenna wires extended to the ground. A telephone line led
from the radio installation to the airfield. (3)
3. Various installations in Fin_storz,alde -wore occupied by soviet it Force troopso (i)
On 3 February, a radio installation with four masts and a tent in the middle was
observed in the yard of a building. (5) The radio installation was removed on
the morning of .1 February. Cr the mornin. of 13 February, radio truck
was observed in front of the =err.ar, automobile repair shop Spahn on "posse--Ring---
trasse. wA small generator was heir.g removed from the radio truck., which had a
tactical s~mbol on both doors - (K)
6 On 26 Febr:ary, individual flights were made by five type-27 jet bombers
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Individual flying was practiced bye type-27s,
1S-25s and Pe-2s, up to 10 :-arch.. Beginning 11 . arch, for; iat,.on flying was prac-
ticed in ;r+ .u.ps of two and in flights o
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12 Pe-2s and 2 B--25s ;.es e counted at
the field? Thirteen other ,lanes, probably Pe--2s and i3-25's, were also stationed
at the field.
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2 twin-engine planes with. nose wheels,
3 -twin-engine, l ors-yr _ng monoplanes with double rudder asses bliss, an
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3 ? ,fin--en ine trans_oorts, probably DC-3s, "Fore aircraft were probably
parked in the hangarn. The Circe DC-3s landed a t the field on i3,' Febru-
ary. At 2:30 pt,m. on 16 February, six Pe-2s took off, assembled in a
for:Nation and flow away. Their rotes? was not observed. The tti;in
en in_e planes with nose wheels
had no cupola aft of its
cockpit, but a streamlined body, while had a cupola but
60 The, following fi.ng activities observed at the field between
February and K ; iarah s
Date Time
8 February 2:30 p.m,,
12 February 1:30 p,,m,
13 'ebruar-y 10 a.m. to
3 p.m.
14 February 11 a,9tris, to
12:10 p.n~
after I pore
15 Fe1.,r-uaz7-,r 10 a. T-,. to
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16 February 2130 p.n.
26 ,~ieb,ruar"y 1:30 to u p.n,
a I`arch 10 a. m., to
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Aircraft observed at the field between 8 Feb uax-~r and K ''::arch
prinanil during firing activity, included 4 jet bombers
3 DC-3s landed
l jet bomber circled
jet botnbers and twin-
engine planes with
nose wheels circled i ndi-
visdually
3 DC-3a practiced flying
I twin-engine plane with
a nose wheel circled
3 DC-3s and. 1 grin-engine
plane, with a nose wheel
circled individually
6 Pe-2s doparted in for--
.:zrtion
jet bombers and 1 twin-
en;-,ine plane with a nose
wheel flow individually
jet bosiber s, twin-engine
planes with nose wheels,
DC-3s and Pt-2c circled
individually
There was no 1-11ri ng From 9 to 11, from 17 to 25, and fro!,, 27 to 29 Febru' '
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Corr xnts.
_I_n-lottt Sketch lo-' ai. f ie1C:, see Arnex 1.
..r . t,c'. of Isle: t S ''e etc,. ors Aria. I
,i of rlIW_J in3tal f at?on, t'v'ex 2? irar' r a.?i'o
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(Pt) For t(Y rn nap :lino detailed items, see Annex 3. The buildings
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on Forststrasse., itonS 1 on map, pro )aoly are the bomber corps
headquarters a
Tine 'mi ldi nC referred to on An: -ex 3.
For sketch of tactioa r s: bol, see detu=.1 sketch on Arnex 1,
The report corf:r:.q that the airfield is occupied 'off. conventional and
jet bombers, The ; panes belong to two rez'i:gents, t e pilots of which
.?a-re,'etrainec. cmn jet b?om,ers since J.anu rSy 1.9r52.
.:_crits are equip,,ed rith 3--25s and. t:po.-1'17 and type-30 planes which
were proba DJ. r turn xi ore:." to the r e in nts by the ':0 there Cur i'iv
; IL t :o OA7Ts of t~:o r{ , -T3#: ts were uLLp nijed with
'.ao _ ,.f t i o to Pe-2s, the rer i<
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.Le end to insterc'aalde Tawn 'ra 'Status of 15 PobraaruL 1920
I Buildings ,on Forsts -asse occupied by headrlearters0 Roads in front
of installation are =docked. rain guard ir. northeastern corner. iii-
trance froi~i Forststrasse, Installation :., surrounded by a board fence,
oxcept on itestern side where there is a wire fence. radio installa-
tion in northwestern corner,
2 Viktoria Hotel
, housing ?o:1er_datura and notion picture theater for
Puscians, surrounded b r arall; no sentries, 3 Quarters for headquarters personnel; administration buildings of
f orr.?er screw factory., entrance at I'riedrich--7ngel-5trasse, perma.-
gently guarded. Installation surrounded b-- board fence,
Z; Former high school build Lig, now used 'as a ,issian hospital,
r rotor vehicle repair shop, formerly storage facility of a construction
firm; entrance from Sta:Unplatz, south of installation. Four buildings
northeast of in$tallatiol corder on Klaraa-Z ,kin-,Strasse., formerly
ismarcheta?as ,e, occupied by r". Entire installation surrounded by high
board fence; no sentries observed, gates always closed,
6 Main rrsrehouse in a forma free mason lodes, Fnta a area can be observed;
no sentries, At night, all windows of installation lighted,
Former Villa Thierack, now Ru 3sian v;orks'_hop, 'lermans are also employed
there, :,,Mire i n.3talla , E an can be observed, but no sentries were seen,
C;uarterixg and storaL;e facilities of a transportation unit. Three villas
with annexes are occupied,, Garages fcr 12 ,.rotor vehicles were recently
constructer in the yard Installation occu-oied b; 00 to 90 inar30 No
sentries were observed because the wooden gate was always closed.
Quarters for officers dependents on Schacksclorfer Strasse0
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