PERSONNEL AT BRANCH NO. 1 OF NII 88 AT GORODOMLYA ISLAND

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY USSR (Kalinin Oblast)/Germany
SUBJECT Personnel at Branch No. 1 of NII 88
at Gorodomlya Island
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Direeto',:, of U11 _88
SuKhoslin_c_)v (Soviet) ; s.ge 60; heavy, 175 cm, short neck, waddlad;
not too friendly towards Germano;. adhered to rules and regulations;
education - economic and political; languages - German; party
affil:i.atlo.n - probable; political attitude - well-versed in Mt:r..xiolii;
pr.Ot'ees.iona...l opeci,alty - lacked technical knowledge, good organ-
izer; posit;ioxt in plant - admin.ietration, jurisdiction, procurement;
p:ruvioti.e work experience - after World War IIy an attache in
Ge:riminy, may have been officer with the rank of Colonel; prof-
essional ability - good.
V'a.s lYev (3ovi,e?t~; a6,e 4e2; ritedi.un height, :r`uci.d.y, black hair,
+d'c. tvir~it,; icnd,ly; did not !lave mtt,ch aiathoribil position in plant -
v 71 ?a es Ns i.~,:r.~rsnrent befo:t', depox-
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zd c'lb.i.e1' constructor o J' 88; pr;, aesat
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r^oe~i:,r p, Etar_I.rsrtlt~G :tmt~t~), $ttte - did>4. txx;',' age -'5% mK('rled'
2 children-, ia.ngv ages -- Raaataxi., En fish; political Tari,ni ngs
??:1-fr ',:s~?1riet at 1 i:~St, 1:.3+1i ? d..l ` ou;L"t.3+~ed nt.'ofecr iofl,&i. %l.~;r ..~ 1 ty -
"OA the ri'ick.t field; places of owpiioynient, be, 'Qrt7
ri ai,+:c`tia.tic:a:?i - 'Pet,r.'Je+?'ueJ:tdea and B1i dc:hezr.:de ftr~tef in .Litter);
i,taoe o 9rp1oyrflent in the USSH. - unt i i947-4 In L(',meo
l.oter O;at .~ h ov'; Tern_Lrk.s w road bt efl arrested b=y r;e "t,apo duTine
"Y"'101 beca'_,2s..oe oi' critictarn or goveruwrreir"!J }J'csenk louat&on. Os-
g. ZF F ( wJ E.'l i.a 1,~ - ra..i. i..).~) i~?
~Ilc43l,i.or~ t r (Gl,4rr[ii.n); title - dill mathematician; Lge
rnfr1JCat .sat:J"l.wt divorced; p ?ofr`Jscr.iona.i specirai.td mathematics
teacher`; :profescional ability - good; place's of employment -
polii; i c:~.l
aohor,l. to ,cher in ;! 3rr;,:ndenburg, dismissed because ,f
cl~ii :r~ari~ c.8 w;1. uh Communist princil)?al; then 131eicherode; reria..r e -
always worked as assistant to Dr.Woiff, present location - Blarli.nn
witi:i A.rr Wolff i
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Myrach (Miss) (German); professional specialty - calculations.
Munke (German); professional specialty - calculations
uessel (German); title - doctor; age 49; married, 1 child;
anguages Latin, Russian, English, French; political leanings +-
Spenly anti-Soviet, professional specialty - engineer, specialized
can vibration problems; professional ability - outstanding; places
of employment before deportation - Borsig (T), Berlin; places,of
employment in the USSR in Moscow until 19+7-48, then Ostashkov;
remarks In the USSR in 1927, possibly for Junkers, wife is a
Soviet; present location - Ostashkov.
Schlier (German); title - doctor; age 52; married; professional
specialty - mathematics (ballistics); professional ability-
average; places of employment before deportation - Peenemuende,
B;leicherode; present location - Ostashkov.
Schulz (Germaan) title.- doctor; age 45-48; married, 1 child;
languages - English, Russian; professional specialty - applied
mathematics.; professional ability good; present location
Akademie der Wissensehaffen, Berlin
Aerodynamics Section
Chief - Albrin Werner (German); title - prof, Dr; age 38;
married - 2 children; languages - English, French, Russian;
political leanings - did not belong to any party; professional.
specialty - aerodynamics; professional ability - outstanding;
place of employment before depof~tation - Technische Hochschule
in Braunschweig; present location - Dresden, Technische Hoch-
sehule,, prof in the field o1` fluid mechanics.
Deputy ,Chief - bolovyev Kyril Iyanovlch (Soviet); title senior
engineer; age ; short, stout, round face, ruddy, thin black
hair; fr;endly taut suspicious toward German:, he felt profes-
sionally inferior, which caused him to distrust Germans; education
trade school (perhaps) on dirigible con~truution;-party afTiliation -
union official; political attitude - did personal work for Soviet
unions, had high position (not top) in the union"which governed
Ostashkov persohnel;professional specialty - personnel super
vision, procureent of material;, liaison with Soviet offices;
previous work ek ,erience - construction of dirigible after World
War I; professional ability - not very capable; remarks - co-
operated well with rof. Albring and me in order, I believe, to
get the best results. He respected the Germans.
Bogomolov (Soviet); title - student engineer; age - 28; 170 cm,
slender oval fact', brown hair; Tery pleasant, cooperative, well
mannerred,~mountain climber; education - probs.bly attended aero-
dyn cs institute languages German; grvfes.sional specialty -
aerodynamics; yrofcasonal ability gaod remarks - came to
Ostashkov n1951fc>r water canal work, especially on stern drag
e perimeX tst-ion, stayed one month.
Falkenmeyer, Karl Heinz (German); title engineer; age 36?.38;
married r 1 child; languages - Nnglish; political leanings -
anti-Soviet, did poor work hoping to be sent home; professional
specialty aircraft engineer (experimental); professional ability
good; place of employment before deportation - believed to have
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Falkenmeyer (Continued)
worked for the Wehrmacht on experiments for the Schmetterling,
probably. low level work; places of employment in the USSR - Moscow
at. first, later Ostashkov; remarks - showed his lack of interest,
the Soviets never criticized but observed. He is still in the
USSR., perhaps because of his attitude; present location - Osta..skhov.,
Hammer, Albert (German); title - doctpr; age 62; married.- 2 children;
languages - English, Latin, Greek, Fremeh,, Russian (poor); politi-
cal leanings - anti-Soviet; professional specialty - teacher of
physics and mathematics in gymnasium; professional ability - good;
place of employment before deportation - gymnasium in Leipzig,,
places of employment in the.USSR - in Moscow first, worked with
Dr. Hoch- remarks - not likely to come to the West because of
age a`nd family; present location - Leipzig, material research
in X-ray institute.
Jurscthik (German); title - engineer; age 45; married; languages
some nglish perhaps; political leanings - neutral; professional
specialty - aircraft construction engineer; professional ability -
good.; place of employment before deportation Arado-Brandenburg;
places of employment in the USSR.- in Moscow for 2 years and then
transferred to Ostashkov remarks - quiet; unassuming, good. mind
for inventions (creative); present location - in Germany (possibly
Zittau.- Saxony).
ina.le ev (Soviet); title - engineer; age 30; left arm stiff as a
result of a war injury, very yellow complexion, long black hair,
rather weak physically; very quiet, unassuming, colorless per-
sonality,, hard to know whether or not he trusts you, education -
possibly attended. Institute for Aircraft Construction in Moscow;
political attitude - pro-Soviet; professional specialty - aero-
dynamic problems; position in plant - worked under Solovyev, all
turned. calculations over to him; previous work experience - came
directly from school; professional ability good.
Konrad. (German); title - dips; age 35; married- 2 children;
languages ,.- English, Rusaian (fair); political leanings - out-
spokenly'pro-West; professional specialty - aerodynamics; pro-
fissional:ability - good; place of employment before deportation
possibly worked. as an assistant to Albring in Braunschweig
(Albringts brother-in-slaw); remarks - born in Pfalz, stubborn,
excitable; present location Ostashkov,
Weller,-'Fritz. (German); title - dipl ing; age 42; married - 2
c l xen, languages - English; political leanings - cautious;
pr essional specia;Lty - aerodynamics, airplane designer; pro-
fessional ability - good:; place of employment before deportation
A,red.o-Ftugzeugwerks,. Brandenburg; present location - possibly
in Xlei n -Maabnr r
oos Elfrkede (German); widow; languages - Spanish, possibly
ng-is-; political. leanings --pro-West, anxious to go to Spain;
professional specialty clerical; place of employment before
.deportation - worked. in an office in Bleicherode (family had
returned to Germany); place, of employment in the USSR - one to
one-and-one-half years in Moscow, then Ostashkov; remarks -
.father is a, representative of a German factory in Spain; present
location- believed to be it Spain.
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Reichart,. Hans. (German); title - doctor; age 48; married - 1 child;
.languages -English,,-French; political leanings - pro-West; pro-
fessional specialty - mathematics; professional ability - outstanding;
places of employment before deportation - University of Leipzig,
during World War II with Telefunken, Berlin, then Bleicherode;
remarks not used to fullest capacity in USSR; present location -
mathematics professor at Berlin (East) University.
Schwarz,,RObert (German); title - doctor; age 57; married - 5 children;
anguages - English, Russian, Latin (2); political leanings - pro
West (retained in the USSR for that-reason); professional specialty-
aerodynamics; professional ability - good; places of employment
before deportation - before World War II was in the USSR for Junkers,:
Bleicherode, and. Arado-FlugzeugvCrke; remarks - a Catholic, his
wife was born in the USE, which might be a possible reason for his
staying in the USSR. Father of wife was a Soviet official of
German (?) citizenship; present location - Ostashkov.
Skri,nichenko (Soviet); title . senior engineer (2); age 32;
anal ,,. weighed 125 lbs, blonde, pale, large nose; lively, ambitious,
intelligent' wanted to capitalize on intelligence and have others
do the work; education - aerodynamics institute in Moscow; languages
German; party affiliation, may have been a member of the Party;
political attitude - made speeches on behalf of the Party, pro-
fea.siona. a ecialty -wind tunnel construction and research; po-
s,it. in pt - in charge of wind tunnel; previous work experience -
prdbabty came directly from schodl; served in army and received
dissbi~ity pa ngs-; professional ability - capable.
V silovaki (Soviet); title -? student engineer; age 28; 165 cm.,;
b ond, rind y round face, wore glasses, ambitious,. unpleasant
oe-v6iker, a "' .o i'-it. al1u; 'edut ation probably aerodynamics
inst., ,tuts; professional specialty - aerodynamics; position in
plt - a department hela in Moscow institute; professional
abilijty - good; remarks - came to Ostashkov in 1951 for 1-2 months
to work cn di fusion problems in water canal.
Wenzel (German).; title - engineer; age 45; married - 2 (2) children;
pry it cal leanings - outspokenly anti-Soviet; professional specialty
statics expert; professional ability good; places of employment
be 'are deportation - Ara.do-Flugieuguerke, Brandenburg; places of
1a exit first Moscow (apprtximately 1 to l'- years), then
Qstashkov; remarks tried not wo work in aircraft statics, pre-
keed construction work on mock-up; conscientious, meticulous
worker, present locati i - rumored to have gone to Rostock University.
Propulsion Sect.
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Chief - Um fenbach (German); title doctor; age 55; married - 2
C ldren; anguage4 - Russian, English; professional specialty -
phys~o iat; professional ability - outstanding; place of employment
before deportation - Phyaikaliaoh-Technische Reichsanstalt, Berlin;
place of employment - in Mosco' until 191+7-46, then Ostaskhov;
r Tar p - fell into disfavor with the Soviets after 1950; present
logati,cin.:- Qstashl?o.
De u Chief'- Miskevich (Soviet); title - engineer, candidate for
Eignpa n , age 35; 160 Cm, slender, blond, ambitious, not
liked by the'Soviets; i nguages - some German; professional specialty -
thermodynamics; professional ability - average.
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Bergemann (German); title - engineer; age 33-35; married - 2 children;
professional ability - average; place of employment before deportation -
probably with the army, connected with V-2 work; places of employment in
the USSR - in Moscow until 1947, then Ostashkov.
25X1 A Brunner, Willi II (German) ; engineer; 32; married - 1 child; pro-
fessional ability - good; professional specialty - engineering (field not
known); place of employment before deportation - probably in the German
army and possibly connected with V-2'work; places of employment in the USSR -
in Moscow until 1947, then Ostashkov.
Drariovskiy (Soviet); title - engineer; age 32; 165 cm, broad shoulders,
round face, black hair, Jewish, liked by the Germans; education - engineering
school; professional-specialty - combustion engines (?); position in plant -
worked on test stand, in charge of testing after the Soviets took over;
professional ability - good.
Elsner. Norbert (German); title - dipl ing; age 36; married - 1 child;
languages - English, French; professional specialty - engineering (thermo_.
dynamics); professional ability - good; places of employment before deportation -
during World War II, at University of Breslau,and 'afterward at Technische
Hochschule, Dresden; places of employment in the USSR - in Moscow until 1947,
then Ostashkov; remarks --has relatives in Hannover; present location - at
the Technische Hochschule, Dresden.
Freiman (Soviet); title = engineer; age 31; 170 cm, balding, Jewish, intelligent,
not well liked,- an informer; education - attended the Moscow Institute for
Thermodynamics; languages - English, German; political attitude - not pro-West;
professional specialty thermodynamics and aerodynami-cs.; position in plant -
operating measuring instruments at test stand (worked with Dranovskiy);'
professional ability - good.
Kirst (German); title - doctor; age 59; married - 2 children; languages -
English; professional specialty - engineering (steam and water turbines);`
professional ability- good; places of employment before:deportation - chief.
of engineering school at-Leipzig before end of World War II, then Bleicherode;
present"location - Halle, possibly with municipal power works, residence in
Leipzig.
Klose, Alfred (German); prof; age 57; married - 2 children; languages - English,
French; professional specialty - astronomy, mathematics; professional ability -
outstanding; places of employment before.deportati.on - University of Berlin,
taught applied mathematics, also worked for GEMA?after World War II; remarks -
one son employed at the University of Goettingen, other son studies there, Wife
is in West Berlin, sick; present location - professor at University of Rostock.
Magnus (German); title - doctor; age 3$; married; languages - Russian, English;
political leanings - very.-pro-West, not liked by the Soviets; professional
specialty - physics (gyro work); professional ability - outstanding; places of
employment before deportation - assistant at University Institute in Goettingen,
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after World 'War 11 in Dleicherode; places of employment in the
USSR - in. Moscow until 1948, then Ostashkov; remarks - at first
on good terms with Dr.Hoohtlater a rift developed because of
professional reasons; present location - Ostashkov..
Pauer Walter (German); title - prof; age 65; married - 6 children;
languages - English, French; political leanings - very pro-/est;
professional specialty - thermodynamics and heat techniques;
professional ability - outstanding; places of employment bet o.r.d
deportation - professor at Technische lloohsohule in Dresden, also
briefly in Peenemuende; places of employment in the USSR - in
Moscow until 1947, then Ostashkov; remarks - was propulsion chief
until arrival of Umpfenbach in 1948; present location - professor
at Technische Hochechule in Dresden.
Foin tne_r. (German) ; title - ing; age 35; married; professional
ability - good; places of employment in the USSR - in Ioscow un-
til 1947-48, then 09tashkov.; remarks - has tubexoulosis of the
.~in a cast 9 months, cast removed.
epan, , worked only half-d,ays
about 1950; remarks.- Pointner is an Austrian; in September 1952
in Leipzig, lie told me that he was trying to go to Austria.
Pointner is a good photographer.
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~kb: 1.ity 'w average; places of employment before depox?tati^or! -
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in Moscow until 1947-48k then Ostashkov.
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T4 chert (German); professional specialty
Vd`.z.eh a.ch (German.) ; age 40; married 2 or 3 children; prof0-ss1.oria.1
tz :~t y - av a:ragb; place of employment before deportat on. army
ked on this V-2; present iocatiuri 0.-;nah:kov.
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