ALEXANDROW AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013400200010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 29, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF CONTENT fall 1948 to Decent or l9>0
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L DATE PREPARED 29 July 1952
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a new airfield '?ac uw.er construction hotwweon Aloxandrow and Poddobice ("). 5210 55),
south of the 1'lexanciroti2-Poddebice road. About 1,000 workers did ~radin^r work at
2, In the su!n_er of 19149 , construction of an airfield _tartad on the Alexandra
estate at the souti2.vostern peri'neter of Alexandrow, The aria. of the field extended
along; the southern side of the road to :'ock ahice. In late 195U., the o:..tate was
evacuated, and the razing of huildin. s started, ht t:' rs sa-io tifae, 200 to 300
workers equip3ec. with shovels and Dicks did Tadinr;work. here were no indications
that a runway was to be constructed, No soldiers core obs:srved arriving in
A1lexandrow, *
I__ tozmi nt. This is the first report on the construction of a ne?.: airfield near
A1exandrova,, The statements of two inde::endent sources are ~:cli.:vad to be credible.
7 3o conclusions can l:e dra,7n as to the 'extant of con truct ion vrork or the size of
the airfield, The vicinity of Lodz industrial center tivoul:.i explain the construction
of an airfield for air defense,, osoeci,lly as Lodz--T,I_IUinc:. airfield is prescnt
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used btu- both military and civilian aircraft.
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