LONG WAVE TRANSMITTER CONSTRUCTION AT VEB FUNKWERK KOEPENICK

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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• Content Type: REPORT

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Long Wave Transmitter Construction
at VEB Funkwerk Koepenick
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On 17 May 1954, a special group of scientists of VEB Funkwerk Koepenick aas
assigned the task of supervising the c1mpletion and delivery of the large
SL-2 transmitter by the deadline date. These scientists included:
Ing. Gottfried Schuppang (head of the group) - in charge of TES-1
Ing. Franz Suchomski _ assistant to Schuppang and responsible for
Ing. Kurt Heinemann administrative and organizational problems 25X1
All of these men belonged to the TES (technical development of large trans-
mitters) division of the Funkwerk. Section Chief Heinz Braunhold of Develop-
ment Area I (TE-l) was named as the supervisor of the group. Ing. Heinz
Rein was transferred from TES to Braunhold's office to serve as technical
assistant; his fist assignment was to complete the scientific work on the
SL-2 transmitter.
1? (Comment: According to another source, one SL-2 was to have been
completed by 1 January 1954 and in operation by the dnd of 1954. It was to
have been erected at Koenigswusterhausen. Rein, however, mentioned that an
order for a second set had been received, but no further details were given.
Soviet interest in thA ST.-9 wn. a-dicated