1. FALKENSEE RESTRICTED AREA 2. AIR FORCE DEPOT NEAR FALKENSEE

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CIA-RDP82-00457R013600370009-6
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December 14, 2016
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April 21, 2003
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9
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August 6, 1952
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REPORT
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.14i11019iiRei9ase 2093/0 ri 2 ? CIA-RDP8qt,9941,671M361.07M7-1 25X1 ? 25X1 I. Pa:t.'eensee Restricted Area ? _ .e.eir Force Depot 'aear Faileensee ' PLAC: OBTAINED__ '3VE OF CONTENT_ 22' Fareh to i6 June 1q52 25X1 OBTAINEDL bATE PREPARED. AGE:S EN C LOSU R ES ? - ? - two (NO. & 25X1 s:eetches on ditto 25X1 the Fanensee f r a teo-woe[r 25X1 1, On 20 Lerch 1952, the oomnanding o'icel' of restricted area, an air force ecneral. left 25X1 25X1 25X1 inspection trip tihich J took him to Halle and Leipzig, While !le was away, his dcpu On 6 Flay, the general, accompanied by Lieutenant proceeded to liotsdan. (1) On 15 June, the to the U,S.S.H. The general wears two blue out)r seam of his trousers and a large gold crauLets (2) On his journey to the IJ.S.S.R., accompanied by a sergeant major, uho appears'to While staying at the Fialkensee restricted aroa, freQuently drove to Doeberitz and Staaken arat l-n" nproin4 THI,Oevr, located in the builr.7 y vas a colonel. Colonel Ienrayev (fnu) general went ea leave stripes alone e sta.! on his ,eld the general-was echis ororly. no ,enerel to the headennatare 0. At least 40 colonels, who worke(' in th- head tU ouartors bulln3 in a two shifts, i.o. Cron 3 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 to 10 p.aal nere also Quartered in the restricted area. Assigned to the restricted area were Lieutenant Colonel I;anmayev aa.a another lieuteeart colonel who often made purchases for the general an:' usually stnr:Ifl outside the restricted area. Light majors, 15 captains, 1 senior awl junior lieutenants in addition to 1 junior lieutenant wore else observed in the restricted area. The guard detail assigned to this area consisted of four sergeant najors and 25 to 30 other LT, who wore re/i-bordered black epaulets an aia force insignia on their collar patches. A guard mount having a strength of 15 non was daily relieved at .m. Fifteen drivers wearing red-beraeted black?naalcite wee aleo 1411. rtered in the restricted area. Only the aeneral7b dravar yore blaclz-bordered blue epaulets. After about 1-1"ny2 about lu soldiers wearing red epaulets without branch of service ins:La:ale lane soon in the western portion o- the restricted area. About 15 Fay, this detail was reirforced by -mother 25 soldiers wearing the isue type epaulets. The detail, which was commanded by a lioutonent aoeigned enard duties at the railroad staton. The officers observed wore gold or silver epaulets and stare. A colonel, the general's deputy, wore three golnl stars on his epaulets and a cluster of gold laurel leaves on the visor of his car His signature was copied from a pass made out for a flerman worker.. (6) 25X1 CLASSIFICATION SLCRET- Approved For Release 2003/08/12 : CIA-RDP82-00457R013600370009-6 Approved For Rele4 25X1 25X1 ? On 13 Juno, three new doctors, two of them r-nkinf?. as .colonels an the :third as a junior lientonant tLe restricted ara nn,1 -f-ore quartered in the TX bunp.:,, 4. PGilr telephone lines ran to the headnuarters bailJ1h7? te roof of which two perpendicular 'antenna rods 1.5. anfa high were. seen. :very day at 9:30 a.m.?. a th-)z..vfo'.:7!Jq tbe restrictled area for Potsdam: The vehicle was use by Coyllt officer a' aa woren. who Went shoppin7 in Potsdam. It 1:;ou10 return ?about 1 ro.r. 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 . 25X1 the utility yard. was sorvci. by the a':_r fore (7.rot?; (9) The yard uas assinod to. the Faikensoc branch of of ta air force censtructon bureau -la Worder. ThTh officc .t!T)o naterials required for Naintenace viixeL on forc in the Doeberitz-:,taakenchoonalc aroa? The. 7ar:ensec branch c:fice of the army construction. bureau. in Potsan still.wr,.s or taltn dllee near the 2a1kenseC railroa :A..,at'.1on., On 7 L)a.) Eajor lAnchuk had Lloved from the air for(:;:o dot to 3 Potterstrasse :',-11',..J.ensec. His previous houoo in Th.c Lv-Jas taken over .by air force soldiers from the rcstr.icto low wbo.den buUdin_s, which were creatc); 'were oecupic?b: soldies 6? At 11:30 p.m,, on 4 'lay, 31 o)TTicers epaulets? 7 officers verin.7, green service color9 n4 6 of 40 each, who loft the motion picture theater near t:A Faikensee railroad s:tation. in the. (lirection of?thc.restreted C crij (1) general mentioned is the comrandln7 general of the rao attaci orps of the Twenty -Fourth :AT Arny, The Ilame of lieutenant colonel colonel is rerorteCi. for the first time, ,-,? (9.) The large star on th,7J epaulets indicate that tho officer a major general. Ho,Jever?.aecordim to available informaten,. the general shnuld wear a.silver star, For sl:etch of tho restricted arca wi tailed inforitin on .1.m? utilization of bnAldings, see Annex L. These army soldiers who wore, red-borde2co 1-)robably assigned to the rilitarY post headquarters and n7's, o.;:c1v6 enrloyod for guard miss ions.. (3) 25X1 (4) (5) 25X1(6 25X1 is beiievou tG read tlushov. . is bolievod to belon7; to the 'Lech. Offie?in (:))r,...2)r. L.f.) re7forte for the first time. ? For sketch of the. air force depot, see i:%rrae.: 2. 5,.!JJ,(1-.'zic,.6 of _ ., this installation, poLably it cons ruct.',.o.u?matorils 0..).))2n, an.(1 ..:tz...-: 1 location v.Yere reportcid previously. The si:Tlature 25X1 ' Approved For Release 2003/08/12 : CIA-RDP82-00457R013600370009-6 Apprcove4.F.or 25X1 Release 2003/08/12 : CIA-RDP82-00457R013600370009-6 1 : ens ee or Le c,end o e .no 25X1 Approved For R11-,....--fritit3Mfr?-'3?eit go-'Wirrititzt0370009-6 SLCILT. Approved For Release 2003/08/12 : CIA-RDP82-00M913600370009-6 SECRT- The general's billets. 2 Lieutenant Colonel. Manmayev's billets, 3 colonel Llushovi billets, 4 Not listed. Road bloc, 6 and 7 Sentry stations. 8 Soldiers'?shop 9 EL ld.tehen. 10 EL ouarters 11 Quarters for Soviet female pez'sonnel- 12 Headquarters building. 13 Ration suprly depot, 14 Shop for Gernnns, 15 Main guard house,. 16 Restaurant. 17 Captain Tsass' quarters. 18 Drivers quarters, 19 and 20 Garages, 25X1 SLaLT- Approved For Release 2003/08/12 : CIA-RDP82-00457R013600370009-6 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/12 : CIA-RDP82-00457R013600370009- 25X1 4.110?1111.? 6 7r. /7/ L72 3 1. 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/12 : CIA-RDP82-00457R013600370009-6 .9'11 Approved For Rel 25X1 ease 2003/08/12 : CIA-RDP82-00457R013600370009-6 .1. Guard house anfl office 2 Ilajor l'inchqt*s former quarters.. .3 Storage facilis for billeting silies ? 4 Storac faci3ites for billetin stiTlis and C2:rn:5:: 5 Zarnente,r's shop and. transformer. :tation, 6 Garage.. 7 ......orl;_shop equipred -oitn lathes, S L';irArt y shed. ? 9 Storage :111tios for furniture,, 10 'Vehicle repir shop, Day room,, .12 Carpenters shop. 13 riater ials drrir ? 14 Loch:smith shop. 15' Fall:ensee branch office of the specil constrtim 1.n Werdero. 16 Gnard hose, 17. Store facilities for construction tlaterialz, pants, tc 1.3 Storage facilities for construction uaterials, 19 Dny.roon.? ? 25X1 6LCR.T- Approved For Release 2003/08/12 : CIA-RDP82-00457R013600370009-6