1. HUSAREN KASERNE IN BAUTZEN 2. LITTEN-NEUPURSCHWITZ AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015800070010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 2, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1,, Between 17 October and 1 November, there was only intermittent flying by two-
seater
,j, low-wing.` monoplanes fitted with a rigid landing tear at Litton-i!eu-
pur;rchwitz airfield, Aircraft mostly circled widely over the airfield, Occasionally
fli;r?hts were observed in' which student pilots were apparentlty made familiar with
air tactics.. During these flip-hts, the planes climbed to an altitude of 800 to
1,000 meters,, performed one or two rolls, then sideslipped loosing altitude
while spinning,, At an altitude of :300 to LjC0 meters,, the planes pulled. out and
subsequentlyyF landed. There planes always had cr. cars of two., Thirteen aircraft
were still observed at the field, They were covered with tarpaulins and parked
north of the flight control station, Durin/ the night of 27 October, the planes
left the field0l
2? Prior to 1 November, the flight control station was the only ins :tal.lat-.1on at the
field, The building measured about 30x10 meters and had a small tower fitted
with an anemometer on its roof. Excavation work was started about 150 meters
north of the iiasthuetz-Neupurschwit7 road near, kilometer marker stone 3. 2, At
this site,, a fuel container the size of a railroad tank car but supported by
props was seen? The airfield construction project was officially des ted
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railroad carloads M sections o_ nee abr ca houre:s had arrived in
i3aut-.cn. The buy-eau of the I3auurdon was located at the inn in Litten02
No. ra~aio stations or lirhtins- facilities were observed. In mid-October,, 20
tolegranh poles wer: unloaded alcn- the rlurschwi.tz-:?eupurschwitz road In
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control station a on?' the road para. lcli:ng the southern edr?e of the field
ow,arll Laut7en.
The airfield was guarded by members of the regular police, One sentry was
posted at the flight control ttetion, while a double sentry pa .rolled the
boundaries of the field,, it was rumored -.;hat the Purschwit7 -?loupureeclrw:?.tz
road. was to be blocked;,
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On 27 October 13 lowwing monoplanes at Litton airfield. On
the same days au 7e-n a VP Komraissar in a new uniform with blue
collar patches and a female Vl' member with blue collar patches with a wing on therm,
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CC ii!ae.,r'~ The VP eix rspi-m.int stationed at the Husaren Kaserne inn
Eautzen i.s' t i ned at the Litters - Neupurschwit7 airfield The oh crdtion
that 13 Yak J_8 ai=rcraft ar?e stationed at the field agrees with nrEv-sous
i..t2.Corma.ti.on? 'ince no hans,ar- are avai.laLl::) at the i stal ation.; it is
bpi i.eved that the planes ar- flown to Cottbus airfield in the evening
where they are parked in hani~-ar
Com3ient,; he dispatch of a railroad fuel tank car from the.. air .
corce fuel de not in `Velten U) Bautzen was renorted previously,-, The train
concernee Included four tanks cars con$i. ned to Cottbus and on tank car
consi reed to KamE:iiz - According
to available information the Q TB of the fighter regimen.
which was previously stationed In Parchim This observation. tends to
suprort the assunption that this regiment is charged with the z; .ssion of
trainin. the pilots of the VP air division...
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