FINSTERWALDE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007400530005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 29, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY 'Germany (Soviet Zon
TOPIC Finsterwalde Airfield
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1. On 9 February 1951, eight twin-engine aircraft with double rudder
assemblies were counted on the larding field of Fi.nsterwalde
(N 52/A 15) airfield. Four aircraft of the same type were seen on
the taxiway in front of the hangar's, (1) Two twin-engine planes
with double rudder assemblies, nose wheels, and both nose and tail
runners' compartment without weapons were seen landing at the field.
(2) Twin-engine planes stationed at the field flew throughout the
day, in good visibility and 5/10 clouds,
2. Trucks E 5-31-95 and E 5-37-23 were seen between the airfield and
the town. About ten trucks and two trucks with mounted searchlights
were parked, in a garage in town, This garage was used by soviet
Air Force troops. During a :roll call of this unit 40 air force
soldiers were counted. During the evening there was a searchlight
exercise, which has been previously observed in Finsterwalde.
3. Quarters in Finsterwalde that were occupied by Soviet troops between
18 January and 14 February included:
a. Kommandatura in Victoria Hotel on Sonnewalder Strasse,adjacent to
the railroad station.
b. Hospital in high school building on Friedrich-Bismarck Strasse.
Ambulances from the airfield were seen moving toward the hospitalo
c. Messes for officers, NCOs,, and EM in former administration building
of Reichelt Screw Factory on Bismarck Strasse,
d. Officers' billets., former airport quarters on Forst Strasse, parallel
to railroad line. Soldiers wearing blue epaulets and Soviet dependents
were quartered there.
Suburban settlement, former airport quarters, on Schackdorfer Strasse.
Soldiers wearing blue service color were seen there.
Ap frovQ*fxtdftlease: a999 199ciCff%znM 5 0@ 1 5 rters diagonally
opposite on the west side of the s reet. A garage for about eight
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trucks. was erected close to the building on the east side.
quarters were occupied by transportation details.
g. Radio station Kurzer Damm, located in a meadow.
yr. Repair shops in Villa Thi y were occupied
by German tailors and sho to work for Soviet
occupation troops. (3)
. On 31 January and 1 and 2 February, about 30 Soviet soldiers, who wore
blue service color, were seen erecting a radio installation in a meadow
at Kurzer Damm and later removing it again. Truck E 5-38-91 was parked
next to the braced radio mast which was about 10 meters high. The pegs
for the guy wires were not removed when the installation was dismantled.
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Comments.
(1) The aircraft represent part of the aircraft strength in Finsterwalde.
One bomber regiment equipped with about 35 PE-2s is believed to be _
stationed in Finsterwalde. The headquarters of a bomber division whose
regiments are stationed at the airfields of Finsterwalde and Cottbus,
is also there.
(2) Probably B-25s. To date, this type has not been seen in Finsterwalde.
Another source observed aircraft of this type among the bomber regiments
now stationed at the Jueterbog-Altes Lager airfield.
(3) The correctness of this information cannot be verified for lack of com-
la.rable data.
(1) These motor vehicle numbers were seen previously in Finsterwalde by
other sources. They belong to ground units of the bomber regiment and
the headquarters units stationed at the Finsterwalde airfield.
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