MERSEBURG AIRFIELD (POL PIPELINE) AMMO-DEPOT, PERSONNEL ACCOMODATIONS, POL PIPELINES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A041000070001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 6, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
SUBJECT Merseburg Airfield C rD L &-AeVO' I DATE DISTR. S Fc
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
REFERENCES RD
report on
Merseburg airfield which gives information on PC 0114 rea new
ammunition depot, AA Barracks., East German Anny troops, Soviet troops.,
AA rocket weapons,, and new tea vehi?ies0 A sket lh of the new type
vehicles is also inolideda
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EAST GERMANY
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MERSEBURG AIRFIELD
A/A BARRACKS
In the A/A Barracks there are 4 new vehicles which appear generally as
shown in the attached sketch. These vehicles which can be easily
separated into two parts are being used for the transport of 1nn-- nine
1. Two POL pipelines of about 10 cm diameter and running underground have
been laid from the old German POL Depot, and the new POL Depot behind
the hangars,to the dispersal areas along the taxiways.
2. New Ammunition Depot
At approximately 025 915 a new
ammunition depot is to be constructed. The excavation and constructional
.,?ork will be carried out by Bau Union BRANDENBURG. A water pump
installation is to be installed by a LEIPZIG firm, the water being drawl
from the abandoned lignite mine workings nearby. Two rail spurs Will
serve the ammunition depot, one from each of the tail tracks which run
to the north and to the south of the sitez This work will be carried
out by RBD HALLE personnel.
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4. 6 Jan 58
EGA troops from the MAGDEBURG area arrived at the A/A BARPACIM, MERSEBURG
and took over from the Sovietiroops 3 A/A guns and one iaobile radar
array. - The guns were estimated to have about 100 mm. calibre and twin
wheels.
5. 10 Jan 58
About 120 Soviet troops from MERSEBURG A/A BARRACKS entrained at
MRSEBURG Railway Station. Their baggage, in suitcases and boxes, was
heavily wrappedia blankets and stitched hessian. They appeared to be
leaving on re-posting to USSR.
6. E A/A rocket weapons are constantly arriving at the barracks and local
German opinion is that Soviet A/A defPnee is being based on rockets rather
7. The Soviet OC MERSEBURG A/A Barracks has moved with his staff to the
airfield. There are very few aircraft at the airfield but there is much 25X1
coming and going of'soldiers in the hangars, each of nn~h~s a standing
~uard of 4 sentries and the doors remain closed. ~ 'IL~1
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