GLINDOW RADAR STATION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005600840006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 6, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
TOPIC
CLASSIFICATION SECt T
East sermany
Glindow Radar Station
PLACE OBTAINED
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
.DATE PREPARED
REPORT
6 December 1954
PAGES _._. ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) 2 - two sketches on ditto.
REMARKS
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Information
1. On 3 November 1954, a radar station was observed on a hill southeast
of Glindow. The hill was steep on two sides. Its slopes were lightly
covered with trees and bushes, while the top was bare. Personnel were
only permitted to enter the radar station with the unit commander
Lieutenant Colonel Pismak (fnu). A small temporary building was
scheduled to be built in the radar station. Construction work could
not yet be started since the names of the workers had to be submitted,
to the NKVD before. 1
2. About 25 men who wore black-bordered blue epaulets and were under
the command of Lieutenant Shamotin (fnu) were assigned to the radar
station. The troops belonged to Unit Pismak and were quartered in 2
small wooden barracks which had been built by the troops themselves.
A tent stood slightly apart from the barracks. The followin;. sets were
in the radar station: 1 Token-type set, 1 Kniferest-type set, 1
Dumbo-type set, and an umbrella-type antenna on top of a mast about
7 meters high. chile pointing to the Token-type set Lieutenant
Colonel Pismak once said: "'ith that we can see aircraft as far
as London."
3. No motor vehicles were seen near the installation. It was possible,
however, that vehicles were parked under camouflage behind the
bushes. There were several tunnels in the hill, which presumably
served as garages. Four entrances were seen and it was possible
that additional entrances existed. Each entrance.was large enough
for a truck to pass. A full-track vehicle about 4 meters wide was
observed in one tunnel
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Co,.iment. Lieutenant Colonel Pismak is known to be the
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commander
of
the signal unit which 's quartered in 3 buildings on t'erder
airfield.,
Therefore, it is assumed that the
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radar station
belongs to the . a quarters of the T,aenty-Fourth Air
Army in Werde
west of Potsd
May 1954? It
r. Two additional radar stations were-observed near Goim
am in April 1954 and near Geltow southeast of `'erder in
is believed that the radar stations observed each time are
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identical since the installations were not observed later.
For rough sketch of radar station near 25X1
Glindow, see Annex 1. The sketch was made without regard to
cardinal points.
Comment. For sketch of umbrella-type antenna, see L nex 42.
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Glii:uow R pct:=r ;; i;:.:tion
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1 Token-type. set
2 Kniferest-type set
3 Dumb -o -type set
4 Umbrella-type antenna
5 Four tunnels for motor vehicles
G Two temporary buildings
7 1. planned temporary building
8 Tent
9 Brickyard
Distance be tureen Token-typ4?' set and Kniferest-type set
250 to 300 meters
Distance between Kriiferest-type set and Dumbo-type set 30 to 50 meters
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TOPIC
EVALUATION.
East Iermany
PLACE OBTAINED-.
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAI
REFERENCE
PAGES 2 14 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE),
REMARKS
REPORT
6 December 1954
- two sketches on ditto,
with legend
1. On 3 November 1954, a radar station was observed on a hill southeast
of Glindow. The hill was steep on two sides. Its slopes were lightly
covered with trees and bushes, while the top was bare. Personnel were
only permitted to enter the radar station with the unit commander
Lieutenant Colonel Pismak (fnu). A small temporary building was
scheduled to be built in the radar station. Construction work could
not yet be started since the names of the workers had to be submitted
to the NK VD before. 1
2. About 25 men who wore black-bordered blue epaulets and were under
the command of Lieutenant Shamotin (fnu) were assigned to the radar
station. The troops belonged to Unit Pismak and were quartered in 2
small wooden barracks which had been built by the troops themselves.
A tent stood slightly apart from the barracks. The following; sets were
in the radar station: 1 Token-type set, 1 Kniferest-type set, 1
Dumbo-type sett and an umbrella-type antenna on top of a mast about
7 meters high. 'while pointing to the Token-type set Lieutenant
Colonel Pismak once said: "ith that we can see aircraft as far
as London."
No motor vehicles were seen near the installation: It was possible,
howQver, that vehicles were parked under camouflage behind the
bushes. There were several tunnels in the hill, which presumably
served as aaage cur entrances were seen and it was possible
that additional entrances existed. Each entrance was large enough
for a truck to pass. l full-track vehicle about 4 meters wide was
observed in one tunnel
Couunent. Lieutenant Colonel Pismak is known to be the
commander of the signal unit wh~gh is quartered in 3 buildings on "'erder
airfield.) Therefore, it is assumed that the
radar station belongs to the head~quarters of the T,.'enty-Fourth Air
Army in Werder. Two additional radar stations were observed near Golm
west of Potsdam in April 1954 and near Geltow southeast of 'erder in
May 1954. It is believed that the radar stations observed each time are
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identical singe the installations were not observed later.
For rough sketch of radar station near
Glindow, see Annex 1. The sketch was made without regard to
cardinal points.
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Comment. For sketch of umbrella-type antenna, see Annex 2. 25X1
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3 - Annex 1
Gliiidow Radar Stnntion
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1 Token-type set
,.riFerest-type set
3 Dnrrbo-type set
Umbrei La.-t;le antenna
"?our tunnels for motor vel~Iicles
6 Two temporary buildings
7 planned temporary building
e Tent
9 Brickyard
Distance between Token-type set and Kniferest-type set
250 to 300 meters
Distance between Kniferest-type set and Bumbo-type set 30 to 50 meters
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UnbreLla-Type 'antenna in Glinuow 'Cedar Station
,st about 7 me ue--s hi,-h.
ods on masthead 40 to 5i cm long; small cover plit on top.
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