WIENER NEUSTADT AIRFIELD AND MILITARY POST AND BAD FISCHAU MILITARY POST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003900040010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 9, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Austria
CLASSIFICATION32;GRETI
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TOPIC Wiener Neustadt Airfield and Military Post and Dad Fischau Military Post
EVALUATION_
DATE OF CONT,c,NT Febivary 1954,
DATE OBTAINED
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Between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on 4 February 1954/ 27 MiG-15s were parked near the
flight -control station and 10 MIG-15s near Badener Strasse at Wiener Neustadt -(0 48/
fX 34) airfield. The depresssion near the pyrotechnics plant could not be observed
because of light ground fog. The area around the flight control station could also
not entirely be observed. Prior to 9:45 a.m., there was light snowfall, then a 7/10
overcast at v4ing altitudes, no wind. Visibility was limited by light ground fog
and a temperature of minus 10 centigrades. There was air activity by the 141G-15s
parked near Badener Strasse. The aircraft took off and landed from north to south
and,while flying, sometimes disappeared in the clouds. Between 9:20 a.m. and 10:30
aum., the MiG-15s took off individually at intervals of 5 to 12 minutes. Once two
MiGe15s took off at an interval of 30 seconds. Aircraft Nos 225, 209Y and 256 were
identified on aircraft involved in f1ying.1 There was no flying between 10:30 a.m.
and 12:30 p.m. During air activity, I command bue trailer, 6 trucks and 1 jeep were
observed near Badener Strasse. A van-like truck which flashed red signals at about
5 seconds intervals toward the north-northeast was parked at a point in line with
the southernmost searchlight of the northern row of searchlighte. No changes were
observed in the status of the flight control station. The eastern garage installation
was guarded by a sentry wearing black-bordered blue epaulets. Five truck e were parked
there. No vehicular traffic or any other activities were observed there. Five trucks
were parked in the motor vehicle shed, while a tank truck was parked in front of it.
The southern AA gun emplacement appeared dilapidated. The southern AAA bunker area
was unguarded. No changes were observed at the southern row of search lights. The
antenna mast with cone-shaped bracings in the depression near the pyrotechnics plant
had apparently been diemantled. The antenna mast, about 6 meters high, east of the
southern row of searchlights was observed at its previous location. No changes were
observed on the status of the cone-shaped antenna with disc on top west of the
Woellersdorfer Strasse stop, on the antenna mast with cone-shaped bracings north of
the northern row of searchlights, on the PKV-45 DIP station northwest of Theresien-
feld, on the antenna mast with cone-shaped bracings northwest of Theresienfeld, and
on the cone-shaped antenna with disc on top at the southwestern corner of the flight
control station.
2. There was only little traffic by personnel wearing black-bordered blue epaulets at
the Theresienfeld aircrgrt repair shop, Thetinstallation was guarded by a sentry
wearing fur clothing . The doors of the hangar were closed. Ten gray crates were
piled up in front of the hangar while no aircraft were seen outside of it. The quar-
tering installations at the field were occupied by personnel wearing black-bordered
blue epaulets.
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3 The Artillerie Kaserno at Wiener Neustadt military post was Guarded by a sentry
end occupied by personnel wearing black-bordered blu r" trucks were
observed in the yard of the installation while trude with driver weee- 25X1
fug black-bordered blue epaulets was seen in front o e ga e status of the
email cone-shaped antenna with disc on toe and mounted on a 8-meter-high mast was
unchanged. A signal truck URS seen in a shed in the western part of the yard, One
rod antenna was fitted on the superstructure of the truck while another rod antenna
was fitted on a wcoden mast in front of the shed. An 8-meter-long wire antenna con-
nected the wooden mast with another one from the top of which a lead-in extended to
the ground. Two signal trucks were parked next to the latter mast. The cantonmeat
west of Wiener Neustadt was guarded, by a sentry wearing black-bordered blue epaulets
end was frequented by personnel wearing red-bordered black epaulets, part of them
with artillery insignia. eight 37-mm AA guns, part of them covered by tarpaulies, 6
PA machine guns on tripods fitted on gun carriages, and 17 trucks were observed in
the cantonment. The AA practice firing installations were unehanged. Fotor vehicle
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by a driver and 7 men waving red-bordered black epaulets wh.ith Pr'325X1
eeded toward the teen with driver wearing red-bordered black epaulets. Sedan 25X1
25X1 I I parked in front, of the gate. Twelve mon received instruction on a gun: pro-
bably a four-barreled AA gnu, while five groups of four men each practiced range esti-
nation north of the coAtronownt. The assumed four-barreled AA gun had 4 parallel
barrels, had appeared to be about 37-mm and one seat. 4 Truekl lwas 25X1
served infront of the komendatura. The Nachrichten Keserne wee guarded by a sentry
wearing black-bordered, blue epaulets. About 50 men without weapona were seen drilling
in the yard of the barracke installation. Five trucks. 2 jeeps and 1 ambulance were
observed in the barracks area while track with driver wearing black- 25X1
-bordered blue epaulets parled in front of the gate. The status of buildings Nos 28
and 33 on Wiener Strasee as well as that of the storage ti,,Tot on deichs Strasse wes
unchenged. There was only light personnel traffic.
A. Between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.en on 4 February, the former officers/ candidate school wes
guarded by a sentry and frequented by personnel wearing black-bordered blue epaulets.
From driving practices seen, source inferred that the installation was still occupied
by the driving echool. All the personnel seen there, wore blace-bordered blue opeelete,
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n?bomeen e Two Soviet fighter regiments and the superior division headquarters
are believed to be stationed at Wiener Neustadt airfield. Aircraft Nos 225 and 256
are reported for the first time, while No 209 was previouely observed In Wiener Neuf-
stadto
25X13. 7_,Scrtraerit", An air force ground unit of an estimated strength of a battalion and
an attached driving school is quartered in Bad Fischau. In
addition, an air force signal unit is believed to be stationed there.
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