WIENER NEUSTADT AIRFIELD AND MILITARY POST

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET
REPORT
W +)a and Military Post
EVALUATION OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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--DATE PREPARED 23 March 1955
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
1. Between 0800 and 1500 on 22 February 1955, 38 MiG-15s were observed at
Wiener Neustadt airfield. Additional aircraft were possibly parked in 25X1
the depression near the pyrotechnic plant. There was a 1010 overcast
at an altitude of about 1,000 meters, light snowfall, a northwesterly
wind of about 8 km/h and visibility of up to 1,000 meters. No air activity
was conducted. Personnel and motor vehicles observed at the flight control
station included:
2 officer wearing blue-bordered blue epaulets and
18 EM wearing black-bordered blue epaulets coming from the direction
of the Nachrichten Kaserne;
3 Majors and 1 lieutenant colonel wearing blue-bordered blue epaulets
comi from the direction of the Artillerie Kaserne;
Jeep an se an with drivers wearing black-bordered
blue epaulets and occupied by officers wearing blue-bordered blue epaulets.
The garage was closed. The following motor vehicles were seen:
Under lean-to roofs: 4 trucks
2 van-like trucks
4 Stalin-type tractors
In the yard: 2 trucks
1 trailer for a command bus
installation: ambulance ) with driver wearing 25X1
truck ) black-bordered blue
epaulets
The AA gun emplacement and southern AA bunker were not occupied.
Motor vehicles were still parked northwest of the emplacement. The
take-off strips were being cleaned of snow by snow plows.towed by
Stalin-type tractors.
One MiG-15 without wings was seen at the eastern side of the aircraft
repair hangar northeast of the flight control station. F L t -i4
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2. One truck mounting a hoisting gear, 2 trucks and 13 gray crates were
seen in front of the hangar at Theresienfled airfield. Three van-like
trucks and 1 truck were parked on the motor vehicle parking place.
Truck with driver wearing black-bordered blue epaulets
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The following 3. ng observations were made in the Winer Neustadt military post:
Nachrichten Kaserne The installation was guarded by sentries wearing
black-bordered blue epaulets. Motor vehicles parked under lean-to
roof included: 2 trucks
1 van-like truck
2 jeeps.
At about noon, 24 EM wearing black-bordered blue epaulets were seen
marching from the direction of the flight control station.
Artillerie Kaserne. Sentries wearing black-bordered blue epaulets were
posted at the gate. Motor vehicles parked under lean-to roofs included:
2 trucks
3 radio trucks
In the open: 22jeeps
1 sedan
1 truck
There was vehicular traffic by the following vehicles with drivers
wearing black-bordered blue epaulets:
Seda
Jeep
Cantonment west of Wiener Neustadt. The installation was guarded by
sentiies wearing red-bordered black epaulets. Motor vehicles and
artillery pieces seen there included:
12 x 37-mm AA guns
18 trucks
4 trucks mounti AA machine guns
1 van-like truck and with driver wearing red-bordered 25X1
black epaulets and artillery insignia, leaving the cantonment.
Comment. Wiener Neustadt airfield is still occupied by two Soviet
fighter regiments.
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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY
TOPIC Wiener Neustadt Airfi ald and I,".ilitz.rv Post
REPORT
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT"
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES-
REMARKS
-ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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2 officer wearing blue-bordered b.lije e',~evilbts and-
is 14 wearing black-bordered blue e.aulcts coming from the direction
of the N.ohrichten Kaserne;
,b.ordered blue a sulets
3 Majors and 1,lieutenant col .fief *e ring blue7w
coming frcm the direction of the Artillerie ICaserne;
Jeep an se, with dr,vers wearing black-bordered
blue epaulets an o0cup ;'br d gersw@ar}ng .'ue=bo ered blue epaulets.
The garage was closed. The follow motor vehicles were seen:
1. Between 0800 and 1500 on 22 1ebruary 1955, 38 L=iG-15s were observed at
,liener Neustadt airfields Additional aircraft were possibly parked in 25X1
the depression near the pyrotechnic plant. There was a 10/10 overcast
at an altitude of abort.1,000 motors, light snowfall, a northwesterly
wind of about 8 km/h and visibility of up to 1,000 meters. No air activity
was conducted. Personnel and motor vehiclee?observed at the flight control
station included:
Under lean-to roofs: 4 trucks
2 v n-] ke. trucks
1 trailer for a command bus
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In the yard: 2 trucks
installation: ambulance with driver wooing
truck black-bordered blur:
epaulets
The AA gun emplacement and southern AA bunker wer not occupied.
Motor vehicles were still parked northwest of the emplacement. The
take-off strips were being cleaned of snow by snow plows towed by
Stalin-type tractors.
One 1,.iG-15 without wings was seen at the eastern side of the aircraft
repair ha ar northeast of the flight control station.
Moving into the,
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One truce', rziounting a hoisting goari 2 trucks and 13 gray crates were
seen in front of the hangar at The?:esienfled airfi.?ld. Three van-like
tr ckr and k were parked on the motor vohicie parkin, place.
Truck with driver wearing black-bordered blue epaulets
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The following observations were made in the 'Y?iner Neustadt military, post:
Nachrichten Kaserne The installution was guarded by sentries wearing
black-.bordered blue epaulets. :otor ve':ieles parked under lean-to
roof inclu4ed:2 trucks
1 van-like tr-t,3k
2 jeuos.
At about noon, ?4 E wea.rin, blac::-bordered blue epaulets were se:n
sarchin ? from th_~ .:.irectioi. of tht ill ;ht control station.
Artilierie Kaserno. Sentrl,-,s !rearing a1ac:.-::ordered blue epaulets ier:.
osted t the gate.. Motor vehicles jarked .ender lean-to roofs included:
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2 trucks
3 ruriio trucks
In the o en: 22 j eels
1 se(. ..n
1 truck
There was v~,hiculur t?affic by the following vehicles with drivers
wearing :;lac.-borde74i blue epuuluts:
Sed.aT
Jeep
Trucks
Cantonment west of ':'~iener Neus*adt. The installation w`a guarded by
sentries wearing Ked-bordered black epaulets. ' Motor vehicles and
artillery 4eces sr:.'n there incluc
12 x 37-m : 1A gun:
18 trucks
4 trucks mountink. AA mac;zine guns
1 van-like truck kith t? a d with driver :rearing red-bordered
black a j:aulets mad ar;illery insignia, ?1eavin *the 'e tntonrnent.
L_C2nmjnt. !ener It ustadt airfield is still occupied by two Soviet
fighter regir., ts.
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