DREWITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012400380005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 20, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 27, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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held at Iran airfield that Dresden ?3auunion had the contract for iraprvver.*=
work at Drewitz airfield and that Zoenncchen (fnu), the prwvious construction
super intend ent in '.-.elzow, was already transferred to Drewi_tz., It was
estimated that 15 zillion east-arks were -iT->c.uired for subsurface con tr,retion
and 30 r2iilion eastmarks for aboveground construct-ion. 411t Brand airfield,.
15 million and 10 million eastmarks respectively were required for subsurface
and above ;rnu.nd construction., The high sum for above,;rcund construction
was allegedly required for the cc:nst-tuction of hangars. The concrete cover
of the runway was to be 30 centir- ters thick; at 3rand airfield,, it -wa:> 20
centimeters thick. A total of 15 million eastr:rer' i vrcre planner.'} to be penyt
n~*, 30 million e~a_., ,:~nr1 ~4.,s in 19.ri.rk ; the m' Eei,in~,
in 1;>` and ynd 11-in renain1_ ct C3L Du.. r
mention was also rade that lar^'c-wale excavation was necessary in Dre vd.tz
On 11 i`ay,, seven low s.ooderi builtin rls at Drowitz airfield r.;ere oceu i e_? by
construction workers. The road lc-adi.a ; to the field was paved and in good
conditions
3,, On 11 .'ay., clearing 'rork was in progress at the. 2ieldg north of the of ?
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landing; f i.eldG The field was guarded by the VPv There a. cr,nstuu ,craa
association shop sor 2,500 ren.
Comment, It is fairly def ini.tely bola evecl t gat a large r> i .r f for
b o r ; l b e , - 4 - s - , to ")rand and ,:e fr?euchen airfields is to he e cr:n -tr'u.Ctef:'. near
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Approved For Release 2002/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO12400380005-2