DOEBERITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000600300004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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1 About noon on 29` December 1952, source observed an estimated 60
Il-10o each at the northern and southern edges of Doeberitz airfield.
Some of the planes were observed in front of the aircraft revetmeratso
No activities were observed. At 4 p.m. on 31 December,, an estimated
60 I1-10s each were again observed at the northern and southern edges
of the installation. On 10 January 1953, source observed 4 aircraft
in front of the hangars and 8 near the aircraft revetments at the norm
thorn edge of the field; Source learned from an airfield employee that
some of the aircraft :reviously stationed in Doeberitz left the field
after 6 January 1953,
2. On 10 January,..source observed four 37-mm A guns emplaced behind a
low earth wall. Two .A,& guns were seen in a previously observed emplace-
ment, Another six 37-mr. AA guns were observed at the southwestern edge
of the field.2
3; On 27 December, source observed about 120 air force soldiers loading
trucks, aircraft wings, tail units, tires, tools and crates for ire line
'engines on 15 to 1.8 boxcars and 30 to 35 flatcars at Dallgow railroad
station. The equipment mentioned had been hauled to the station by
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trucks remained eoeri ' z. a loaded train depart W oA t 624') P.m.
Some officers and EM of the loading detail had come from x' ichthofon
Kaserne0 On 29 December, source observed 2.5 to 18 trucks loaded with
furniture, lathes, milling and grinding machines leaving gate Ao I
of the Kraftfahr iehrabteilung Kaserne This gate had previously al-
ways been closed, In front of building No 80, trucks were lcaded with
kitchen equipment, furnitirre and foodstuff. On the same day, source
observed 350 to 400 soldiers loading about 45 boxcars and 10 flatcars
at the ramp on Reichs Strasse. Source learned from an airfield employee
that the loading operations were performed by members of Unit Kardova
The destination of the unit was unlatowno In mid-December 1952, Major
Kardov was allegedly relieved by an unknown officer. Source learned
from another German that the pilots connected with Unit Kardov had been
given the5r meals in building No 21 with Unit Kazavitski prior to 3
January.
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At 9;25 a.3 m, on 23. December 19 a2, 28 soldiers who wore hla ck-bor
dered blue epaulets and who carried suitcases left the Richthofen
I':aserne at the airfield toward Hindenburg F'latz, At 12:20 ofl n,
thr;y left Hindenburg P:tatz toward Dyrotz on trucks
Source learned from a German airfield employee that the engine
starage in building No 86 at Richthofen Kaserne in Doeberitz was
evacuated in mid-December,, Soldiers then moved into the house,'
About 7:45 p.m. on 17 January, source made
at, the L twaffen Kaserne in Bo Fritz,.
Numerical
Designation
3 and 4
6 through. 13
19
20, 28,, 29, 32
27,30.31,33
2
through. 81
82
82
83
54
56
59
59a
60 61
62
the following observations
Observations Ifiade
some of the -windows were lighted
tt f9 P? R1 to of
the building was lighted
all windows were lighted
no lights were seen
some windows of the offic raB billets on
the western aide of the building were lighted
the building was lighted
no lights were seen
the building was lighted.-Thirty soldiers
were seen rkarching from the Kraftfahr
I-ehranstalt Kasern.e to this building
no lights were seen
to at py ro
some of the windows were lighted
no lights wer a seen
the building was lighted
no lights were seen
the building was lighted
some of the vindows were lighted
the buildings were
l.i ryht,Wd
no light=- ere seen,,
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- 20 On 12 January, an observation tower was being bulls in the fenced-
in construction site in the northwestern corner of the airfield.
A wooden cabin serving as guardhouse was observed at the north
side of this area, Soviet soldiers were seen in this building.
On 12 January, the sentry in the 'southwestern corner nf the field
25X1 C betwoerA the fence and the western hangar,, did not wear black-bordered
blue e-oaul.ets as previously observed but red-bordered black epaulets..,
ae was armad with a submachine un, Trucks
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very wore black-bordered blue epaulets,
25X1 A 7?? ox n Of the two ground attack regiments previously sta-
tioned at Doeberitz airfield, one moved about late December 1952 or
25X1 A early January 1953 to Alt-Loeencwitz I
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Three AAA batteries each equipped with 6 x 37-um guns
25X1A are s ationed at the fields The third battery which was not mentioned
in the present report is in the southeast corner of the installation;.,
25X1 A The view of this battery obstructed and therefore seldom observed,
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ant. According to several sourcesfl the ground organization
of one of the ground attack regiments previously stationed in Dpeberitz
left the field between 26 December 1952 and 1 January 1953. A total
of five troop trains was observed. The information contained in the
present report indicates that ground organization I I
moved
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to Alt-Loennewitz,, For key to the numerical designation o uildings
of the barracks installation mentioned,
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Irsnen,,.. It is believed that the. engine storage belonged to a
technical unit which maintains an engine repair shop in the northeastern
corner of Doeberitz airfield. According to available information this
The evacuation of the engine storage may
ca .e an Intended transfer of the unit,
cai ~ These observations definitely show that one of the
Qaj z revious7 Y stationed at Doeberitz has been transferred.
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