INFORMATION ON SOVIET AIR FORCE TRAINING INSTALLATIONS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012200360008-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 6, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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la Firing range at Anklarn airfield. The cl!*aring up of debris at lsnklam
ai =1 +~da s `ace ror~ earl y 9Z2 until 17 arch '`he ruins along the
east.-west concrete road wer- razed by demolitions; however, the debris
was not trucked away. A large pile of scrap was observed at the field,,
Therm was no change at the installations set up for firing practices.
No firing practices were observed. Soviet officers and E ; occasionally
entered the fielder (1)
2 ~ Barth airfield and firing r ame+., For several months, Barth airfield has
r onr,ar assn o "Ti`m s Ilavccever, a request to permit the cultivation
of the field was rejected by the Russians. The airfield buildings were
destroyed but the runway was u ndariaged. Tho field was surrounded by a
ditch with drainage pipes. In late February, the turf was removed from
the landing field at 4 or 5 points forming circles about 25 meters in
diameter. The center. of the circles ryas narked by a cross. (2) veginning
in March 1952, swept-back jet fighters coming from. the direction of Puet-,
nitz approached the field. The last observation of this.kind was made
on 6 April. Strafing ..,as practiced about four tires a week for periods
of six hours. The noise of aircraft was also heard at night. Ilowever,
it could not be dexter-ined whether firing practices were also held at
night, The field was cordoned off by Soviet soldiers v hen firing practices
were being held, Ti'hite wooden planks about 3 meters square and drun-shaped
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devices caught fire when they tir:re hit,,
3, Barth airfield was used as a pasture.. In February 1952, the landing of
a biplane was observed twice. It was noticed that a member of the crew
surveyed in the =western portion of the f inld Since M'arch, the installation
has been approached b swept-back ;et fighters. During the period from
9 through 16 ".arch, barrios 0 dropped by 11:i.G-15s; 25X1
howrever, no detonations were heard. (3)
Krem,:en. bomb range. During the period frog 12 through 21 :..arch 1952,
arges v~ iii Gros gas and wooden bombs were observed at the Kreni en bonb .
range,, ThI t approaching aircraft appeared to be IL-2s and carried a bomb
under the fuselage and two smaller bombs under each wing, Dbmbs were
released in several approaches. The aircraft weapons were fired.
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Air force fir i..n ran,7e at Kuhhorst;, During the period frrri. 1 throuc'h
r j_V:)e, r ,=r`r a 'ce wnroo- conducted two or thre- t IM9 s
trek at the 'l'A!"herst firinr ranF.?a south of thm i'aet oar o~sn~,,? ox?st~
T)"utsehen [[ca. rrado north of iJaum%no The lint 1i hteers would anr.roach
the. firing range in groups of four or five but fire thdividually0 During
these practices the i iastzori L- oetni;;s?inrst road was blocked by Soviet
snld ieers, (5)
Kixr,r *rsdorf troop training rrrotuids and air force training, 1"i_eld0 On
the.
;arras s Zr7s a.,. ort:s Yr..surr+r~rr?a;~
dorf quartered an. a r force unit, probably a signal unit 0 "hen bombing
practices werw held' this unit checked the telephone lines at the
field,
'd At non or, 27 and 28 "arch 19'2, Jet borers f :-i.i at a hi{~e altitude
practiced individual :)ox:Lir r t installation. From the sour.; of
the detonationse F_ I bombs of various ca]Abf4er"s Tr m
dropped. Or, 3 April., 60 to nC' piariec flyi ng in foxi.~ations of
four h, Io
an al f i to CJf l,00() m ters d 'opp d bombs over Vie field, r' ~"rou t -1 pr,
on Anrii liv hail 3 vrer ? re: eased single-engine aircraft approaching
in fornations of 10 mG 11? he plants dived *?en they, releas ^d their
hobs and simu~tanem:.;i ?ii "~$C: with their neap ens,, Escortin- swe 7
back jet f ighters dived at the target without r-leasi2);- bombs. The : ame
bomb practices were ebse? ,r'd on 10 April o J.i.te a _rc z?a"t involved erg re
tiro ~seat~?r, single r.? S.n Planes. (6)
So Troop training grounds and air- f orcle training fi;R1d in Liebereso o Or.
20 Varca 1952, twin-engine aircraft fitted with double rud.d :r assr?:-b1_ies
dropped barbs While crossing the Liebr.,rose air force trairii.ni feld in
a horizontal flight at an altitude of COO met".r-s? One and ty,n brribs
were released on the first and second approaches resuectively? On.rr one
plane was observed over the field at a given tire- (7)
Cor rents rz
(1) o- Ts x?ansfer to t'uetni.tz, the fighter rep;-",i::ent in Puetn tz ud
the Anklam firing range, he data contained in this paragraph inci ca e
that the installation will continue to function as a firing rinse for units
of the Twenty-Fourth .P..ir Arry,
(2) Riess are the first indications that Barth airfield is scheduled to be
converted into a firing and borib ran-e-c
(3) It appears that Barth airfield is being; used as a firin an:; bomb range
by the air unit stationed in Puetnitz., It is bel_ieav d i at aircraft of
the fi?,hter rel-'i."rent In ?euhranden':uurg particirated in such practices in
!.arch and 1',pri1