WEEKLY AIR OB

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY East Germany
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14 April 1955
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIV;;'; }c. {
THE APPRA15AL OF CONICNI 10 TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
The following is a summary of information oz: Soviet airfields and air activities
observed prior to 12 April 1955:
A. Gene :
The current reinforcement of the 24th Air Army eimeeds the, expected arrival
of the light bomber division. Erfurt- Bindersleben, previously occupied
only by one alert formation, may be occupied by a larger unit. Special units#
possibly night fighters are perhaps being brought into East Germany. The
increased number of fighter aircraft observed during the last few weeks at
such fields as Neuruppin and Jueterbog indicates that the fighter regiuante
are being brought up to their authorized strength of 32 to 34 aircraft.
In early 1953, the two bomber divisions in East Germany were equipped with
100 to 120 IL-281s. It appears now that the 24th Air Army will have
approximately 200 IL 28's after the completion of the present aircraft supply
program.
B. Aircraft Counted Outside Hangars:
1. MIG-151s:
Finow: About 60 on 6 April
Koethen: 34 on 1 April
Neuruppin: 32 on 31 March
Puetnitz: 24 on 28 March
2. IL-31.0 Is:
Brandenburg-Industriehafe!t: 39 on 4'April
Doeberitz: 45 on 4 April
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3. IL-28 .
Oranienburg: A minimum of 32 on 6 April
Werneuchen: 36 on 2 April
4. Other Aircraft:
Drewitz: 6 YAK-11's on 25 March
Schoenwalde: 2 PO-2's on 4 April
5. Unoccupied:
No information on the arrival of aircraft at Rothenburg, Gross Doelln and
Tutow airfields was received. Brandis airfield was unoccupied on 24 March.
C. Transfer of Units
The IL-10 unit stationed at Doeberitz airfield since 4 April has been identified
as "Unit Major Krasavitski"/ This ground attack reg,ment had transferred from
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Doeberitz to Brandenburg-Briest airfield on 1 April.
D. Air Activity:
Between 29 March and 4 April, air activity consisted mainly of individual
flights and formation flying of no more than four aircraft.
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E. Troop and Supply Shipments:
1. To Oranienburg Airfield:
Five trains were sent from Brest-Litovsk to Oranienburg, via Frankfurt/Oder,
prior to 2 April. Each train consisted of four to six express-train
coaches with officers and dependents, 10 to 12 boxcars with troops wearing black-
bordered blue shoulderboards, and about 20 flatcars with tank trucks, trucks,
and s'dans. The shipment of six_mearchlights two meters in diameter, eight
foil -whael generators and six r#ii.road tank cars was also observed.
2. To Gross Doelln Airfield:
At least three trains, similar in composition to those sent to Oranienburg,
were dispatched from Brest-Litovsk to Gross Doelln prior to 3 April. Two
trains with construction material arrived at the airfield from the direction
of Frankfurt/Oder on 24 and 30 March. A third train with construction
material, dispatched from Wildpar, arrived at the airfield on 31 March.
3. To Brand and Werder:
One train with 14 fuel containers and anothIr with 18 containers were shipped
via Guben to Brand and Werder respectively.
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4. To Doeberitzs
One troop train was sent from Brandenburg-Altstadt to Doeberitz on both
30 and 31 March. Many older men were observed among the 500 newly arrived
air force soldiers.
5. To Brandenbur?s
A troop train consisting of 24 boxcars, 33 flatcars and five tank cars was
dispatched from Falkenberg to Brandenburg on 29 March. Another train was
unloaded at Brandenburg-Alstadt on 3 April. A part of the train was shunted
to the spur track leading to Brandenburg-Briest airfield.
6. Trains dispatched from the USSR included two to Rothenburg, three to
F rfurt and one to Tutow.
F. Construction Projectss
The construction staff of Bauunion Sued has allegedly been established at
Dresden-Klotzsche airfield since mid-March 1955. A runway is scheduled to be
constructed. The orders for the construction project were given neither by
the Soviet construction headquarters at Warder nor by the QdA construction staff at
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Dresden: the improvement of Dresden-Klotzache airfield and the construction
of an atomic reactor for the "Weisser Hirsch" Atomic Institute. The airfield,
on orders of the 18th Administration of the Ministry of Machine Construction,
may be being prepared for prototype construction and mass assembly of air-
craft.
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