DRESDEN-KLOTZSCHE AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800040006-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 22, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUN TRY
TOPIC
CLASSIFICATION SEC_
East Germany
Dresden-Ylotzsche Airfield
VALUATION PLACE OBTAINEDL
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 99 P "ember 1O 1
REFERENCES
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
This is UNEVALUATED Information
1. The following air activity and aircraft were observed at Dresden-Kiotzsche,
airfield between 21 October and 24 November 1954:
21 to 31_Oetober. There was no air activity. Seven twin-engine Li-2s
were parked on the landing field on 26 October. The Li-2s were observed
250 meters south-southwest of the eastern hangar for the last time
on 31 October. ro twin-engine aircraft were seen aloft after 9 September
-hen 10 Li-2s arrived at the field.
?'ovember. Bet'reen 1000 and 1400, 2 Po-2s practiced flying.
1^ ''ovember. At 0800, 3 Po-2s took off in rapid. succession and headed
r"st. After about 2 hours, the 3 aircraft landed aCtin. Another.Po-2
took off about 1015 and landed at 1130.
17 -:ovember. At 1200, 3 Po-2s landed at the field one after the other.
24 "ovember About 1230, 2 Po-2s approached from the east and landed
at the field.
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2. The Z.", NCOs and officers observed at the field and in the area of the
;eixdorf barracks installation wore air force, air force engineer, motor
tr-:nsport or signal insignia.
3. At ebotit 1500 on 26 October, the following motor ve -icles were seen
leaving the airfield and proceeding to the driving schools
Between 3 and 24 November, the usual driver's trainiin&' we.s riven with trucks
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1 . o nit activity ' s obsrrrved on 5 "ovember when the , ossibilities of
observation werf limited. The former Lufthansa cdministrc tive by i 'ding
1 oc^trd it the southeastern corner of the lendini- field. :. redi.o
irstr,11 r tion r.- s on the hir,hest of the 3 towers. The antennas -'ere
3efinitel-% obse?wed. L.n L. gun presumably 37-:m ^'as on ton of tre
!riddle to-rer. _^?.ircrs i t of an unidenti lied type sere +arked in the
northern section of the field.
The burr cks area of the former Luftkriegsschule could scarcely be
obscrvc>d brcr us, the terrain was entirely surrounded by wal l.s .a.nd
board fences. furthermore, sentries and pztrols guarded the arF-
and the ~,4rYi.n.7 of dons indicated that a do;:- keniiel wee also
available.
Co^.nent. The ' To-2s w`?ich are r.ermenently stationed .^.t
1resf'en-'Tlotzsche airfield are believed to be courier aircraft of
the heed-iuarters of the Pi 'st Gds Lech L?rry. The presence of about
10 Li-7s between 9 September and 31 October 1954 cannot be explained
fror inforr^tion available. Yo cir activity was conducted with the
Ti-2s.
Corment. The -Iobr vehicle driving; school in the area of the
torr,+er Luftkrii -sschula has repeatedly been re. orted.
~C- ^er,t- The stcte^!ents on the airfield agree with previous
iorra t ; on.
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