GERDAUEN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010000170010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 13, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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30 to., 400 Meters north of Ge.rdauen railroad station. led into the
southern section of the .field.
txacktiihich broached off from the train, r=iilroad line at a point'
to. tho'. concrete runway vjhic ;i. was :~bo.ut 50 rniotors wide. The landing
field. about 1.000 x 1.50U meters, had a good grass cpvera A spur
by Soviet .&i. r Force. soldiers. In the southeastern corner of the
southwestern edge and three in the. southwestern +corner of, thr: t:ieLd
zrhicl had been c.1thstr. ucted for Ger.:uan labor units and were occupi6d
field, there. We ? nine 1o'i :ooden bu ldin s, Including six on the
k ilen'~aur ~i4?2~'N/2lOi2t ) road. Tile field was not damaged during
the afar. It bordered woods to the northeast and tho Gerriauen- t 1l.cn-~
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In 1935 and 1936,- a military. airfield hart been constructed by the
German Air Force north 'o Gerdauen (54022'1-1/21013'L) 9 Last Prussia,,
and north' of the :i'i ;derhof Lstate, immediately east of the Gerdauen.
.According to residents from Ceralauen wtio t orked at the field,. the
.engine pl,anes,, Igo' Jet aircraft ,,1ere observed.
t airf -eid vas heavily occupied. Source observed intensive flying by
.biplanes . single-engine, twin--eng;in.e aircraft and individual four.-
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Declassified
Class. Changed To., TS S
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CLASSIFICATION
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Approved For Release. .1999109/09..: CIA-RDP82-00457R0100001.70010-5