BRANDIS AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 22, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY,
TOPIC,
Bast ofrmaiq
Brandin Airfield
EVALUATION
DATE OI CONTENT,
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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PLACE 00TAWW_
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PAGES ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE),
REMARKS
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1. Air activity and aircraft observed at Brandin airfield between 12 and 18 May 1955*
12 May. No air activity was observed?
$ May. Aft d*0, 7 1165.s or U.I G+15s were parked at the to ke?aff point. At
0715, ono swept .back jot fighter towing a Elea" target took eff. laebsogeaontly,
individual jet fighters took off and practiced flying for 15 to 30 minutes duration.
Air activity was discontinued at 12000
14 and 15 May. No air activity was observed, On 15 )day, the field was occupied by
36 jot fighters and 1 Yab--14. Most of the aircraft were parked west of the middle
hangar on the northern edge of the field. Some aircraft were parked in the hangars
An alert firmation of 3 aircraft was permanently parked north of the eastern end sd
the runway.
16 May, At 0915, a Li-2 crossed ever the field coming from the south and heading
north.
I8 May, After 0700, there was air activity. Sixteen MiG-15s or U-MiG-15s, 2 radio
trucks, 3 motor vehicles with closed superstructure, 1 truck, and 2 tank trucks wweo
parked at the take-off point. Two or 3 NiG?-15s or U-NiG-15e individually took off,
assembled in formations of two and three, and practiced formation flying near the
airfield. The aircraft took off at the eastern and of the runway and lifted off the
ground rather level at approximately midpoint of the runway. When flying ever the
gravel pit in the western extension of the runway, they had about 50 motors
altitude and their landing gears were still extended. It once observed that an
aircraft aborted on take->eff and ran into the sand walls betwedn the end of the
runway and the gravel pit. When the duct cloud had disappeared, the aircraft was
being towed away by means of a treater. It did not appear as if the landing gear
had been noticeably damaged. The sand walls were set up in late April or early May
and obviously were placed there to prevent aircraft from crashing in the gravel pit
when they could net become airborne on take-offs or overrunning therrunway on
landings.
2. Since the arrival of the unit, a single-mast radio installation has been located
in the eastern extension of the rung! 250 to 300 motors from the end of the
runway. The telescopic mast was about 10 meters high and braced by several guy wires.
A cable was fitted at the masthead and extended into a radio truck parked 20 to 30
meters to the east. About 8 soldiers were seem next to the radio installation. The
two radio trucks which were p.rm*nent y parked at the takeoff point were painted
light blue. One of thou had a last 4 to,5 meters high, with an umbrella-type
antenna on the masthead. The otter radio truck ~fida red -,aut 1.5 motors
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3, The AA gun emplacement was not aocapiad by AA guns.
4e Observations made at the field on 12 and 16 flays
12 Maya. The laying of lighting facilities was observed for the first
tine. About 12 officers did surveying work outside of the southern edge of
the 3'iild, No construction work was obairvedo
16 Maya Installation work was completed.
After t, o arrival of now troops, about 2,400 men wearing black,-bordered blue
epaulets were estimated at the field, including many recruits. On one day,
4 platoons of about 40 men wearing black-bordored blue epaulets and
accompanied by a brass-band of 10 to 12men marched through Polenz toward
the bathing-.etablishmont.
5. On 26 May, a oar loaded with bundles pf corrugated shoot-iron, which were
held together by angle iron, was observed at the railroad station. The
individual bundles measured about 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.4 motors. The corrugated
iron plates wore not runway mats.
6. About 50 trucks and 40 caterpillar tractors were parked at the field. 25X1
Comment. It is believed that Brandis airfield is occupied by the ILLEGIB
headg attars of the Y** Div Gressenhain and 2' fighter regiments. The
A total of 36 of fighters were ciun in ho landing field. For arrangema
of airoraft, see Annex.
2, Comment, The reported establishment of radio and radar installations GJ/~I
and the laying of lighting facilities after the transfer to a new military
post was previously observed with air units.
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i+sgrnd to Annex
Brandis Airfield
I Radio insallatien with one mast
2 Radio. truck near single-mast radio installation
3 Radio truck near take?.off point
4 Tank trucks
5 Trucks with superstructure similar to that on house trailer
6 Fire truck
7 Runway
8 Lighting facilities along runway
9 Fuel dump
10 Parked aircraft
1a7. Aircraft revatments,
12 Earth walls
13 Gravel pit
14 Searchlight, 1.5 meters in diameter, mounted on wooden pedestal
15 Row of lights
16 Middle hangar on northern edge
17 Spur track
18 Northeastern hangar
19 Alert aircraft
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Brandis ,irfield
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C"JUNTRY
TOPIC
E'%1LUAT!ON
CLASSIFICATION.
Last Germany
Brandt. Airfield
KU'uI T
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
R :FERENCFS
P.\G;ES iOSUR,.E)
REMARKS,
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It, Air activity and is airfield between 12 and 18 May 1955$
12 May,, r X- 1. y was ?bs sd
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15 Maya .A 7009 7 MiG.r15a or II= G )d a parked at the take-off point, At
07159 one pt- k jot fighter towing a eleeve target took off. Subsequently,
individual i ere took off apd practiced flying for 15 to 30 minutes duration
Air activi d sdp giod at 12OQ
14 and 15 UdY Je vity was. ob edo On 15 May, the field was occupied by
36 jst.,f tors -14, Most o$ t s. aircraft' were parked west of the middle
hangar's perthern edge of the fillldt Some aircraft were parked in the hangar,
An alert rmation of 5 aircraft was rmanently parked north of the eastern end of
the runways
2~. inco h arrival of the unit, a single-mast ra 4 . lation has en located
t e
in the eastern extension of the runway, 250 to 3 a from the of the
runway, The telescopic mast was about 10 meters, Iff braced by several guy wires,
A cable was fitted at the masthead and extended in a is truck
meters to the east9 About 8 soldiers were seen nex o? io i
two radio trucks which were permanently parked at the e f psi
light bluer, One of them had a mast 4 to 5 meters highN;r**antenna th an umb
antenna an the masthead, The other radio truck had a a
high.,2
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16 May,, At 09
when they could not boc i or &verrunning the runway on
nd obviously were flts4d t ore ire prevent aircraft rfrsm crashing in the gravel pit
had been noticeably damage The sand walls w4 set up in late April or early May
ing towed away by me th of a tractor:, It did nst''appear as if the landing gear
Oircraft aborted ontalw-off and ran into th sar& walls between the and of the
assembled in formations of two and three,w and racticed formation flying near the
airfield,, The aircraftlUbk off at the eastern end of the runway and lifted off the
ground rather level at approximately midges t of the runway,. When flying ever the
ravel pit in the western extension of the unwa`y;, they had about 50 meters
Altitude and their landi#ng gears were still*extended:, It once observed that an
o M
18 May, AftefOJd there s air activitto %ixt.oen MiG-15a or IIMiG-15e, 2 radio
trucks9 3 motor veacles with closed su#Vstrucixey l truck, and 2 tank trucks were
parked at the take-off paint, Two or 3 M11,) or U-MiG-=15e individually took offs
andinga,
Li-P L'erossed ever tktp fold coming from the south and heading
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3o The AA gun emplacement was not occupied by aA buns,
4, observations aerie at the field an 12 on 16 May s
12 Mayo T1hW layine of lidhiting facilities w:..s observed for the first time,, About 12 officers did surveying work outside of the southern edge of
the field,; No construction work was observed,,
16 Mayo Installation work was completed,2
After the arrival of new troops, about 2A0C men wearing black bordered blue
epaulets were estimated at the field, including many recruits. On one day?
4 platoons of about 40 men wearing black-bordered blue epaulets and
accompanied by a brass-band of 10 to 12men marched through Polenz toward
the bathing-o stablishnento
5o On 26 May, a car leaded with bundles of corrugated sheet-iron, which were
held together by angle iron, was observed at the railroad stations The
individual bundles measured about 1.5 x 1.05 x 0.4 meters. The corrugated
iron plates were not runway mats.
6,, About 50 trucks and 40 caterpillar tractors were .arked at the field0
~Cemment_ It is believed that Brandin airfield is occupied by the
headqu::rters of the Ptr Div Gregsenhain and 2 fighter regiments. The
transfer from Grsssenhain of rail shipments started on 8 May 1955.
A total of 36 jet fign'cere were ceunre w4a iue Lansing rieida Per errangemwt
of aireraft9 one Anrex0
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and the layin_ of tlig'htin,; facilities after the transfer to a now military
post was previously observed, with air unita,,
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Lagend to Annex
!14ia Airfield
. Rad:.e ine al:lati?n with one mast,
2 Radio track near ei.r4;1e roast, radio insta.llattjori
3 Radio track near take-o- J" point
4 Tank trucks
5 Trucks with superstructure similar to that on house trailer
6, Fire truck
7 Runway
8 Lighting facilities along runway
9 Ft e l dump
10 Parked aircraft
11 Aircraft revetments
12 Earth walls
13 Gravel- pit
14 Searchsi. ht, 1.,5 meters in diameter:, mw1!-,nted on wooden pedestal
15 Row of ).ighta
16 Middle hangar on. norther . edge
17 Spur tra,. c
16 Northeastern- . :..naar
i 9 Alert a4 r craL',
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