VIETMANNSDORF AIRFIELD

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
1 ` ' X TION REST
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 783
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
13 PROHIBITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
corner of the installation
meters north of the Klein
of this ta?dway was Connec
strips would be covered
strip was 40 cm think.
by contract. 1
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not yet known. It was rather definitely determined that the widened
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dimensions of the extensions along the western and eastern
changes in the construction plan, preparatory work for
the concrete lane from 21 to DSO peters was started. Tile
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concrete layer, w? ' le the
Grading work was done In- laborers
2. On 24 Aug.tst, concreting work on t e dispersal areas was corm eted.
The terrain which bordered on the concrete aprons was leveled uy
German workers and Soviet Air Force soldiers. 2
3. In early September, ed on t'-'e
e'.is orsal
areas near the Klei most coT0-.nleted >,
the 21-meter-wide a ch branched off
to the east frQgi the so tthwest b of .ti.nL iai e A/B.
Adjacent to co 8 t lane ' m three dispersal areas of which
the pin-point location and the intervals between each other and the
di.t * to tbo i l r coil - t~'tv .y.t inec?. This also applied
to the concrete lane 'branching off to the west from. the southwestern,
end of the connecting; lane. 1
Repair and cl vey* was 75eina done on the Gy-E rn_a.rway and tl
taxiway. The r 7n located between the two lanes was leveled by
Soviet Air. Fcoce pol Cli n a. TUe st ?txct on sheds which were no
longer used and the light role:. at the western sr-ct'or, if' t" 'P rt as
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German laws, the fuel dump I was not accept
agree with the German regulations. The exact designation of the
agency could not be determined. 4
control agency because the safety regalatiol
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and , considerably more concrete would be used at the field.10
15. Kutscher(i~nu), business manager of the VEB Ing Tiefbau Brandenburg
at the field, ryas transferred and replaced by Schulz (fnu).
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5. In early September, the fuel containers of fuel dump I were
apparently not yet filled. 4.
6. On 24 August, a biplane landed on the section of the runway which
is located east of the Gross Doelin - Vietmannsdorf raad. The
aircraft had'the white No 2 underneath the red Soviet star on it
rudder assembly. It took off about 1600 heading in an unidentified
direction. 5
7. The barriers across the Vietmannsdorf- Gross Doelln road, which had
previously been guarded by Soviet soldiers wearing red-bordered
black epaulets, were open after 8 September. Some of the guard
personnel with their baggage moved on trucks toward mplin in early
September. 6
8. JLfter pregious rumors on the intended construction of a new airfield
in the Querfurt area, there were new rumors on an airfield project
between Torgelow and Eggesin. The workers were to be assigned to
these construction projects depending on the location of their
residences. 7
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s indicating the establishment of lighting facilities,
tions or radar sets at the field were observed up to
11. The tar e for the completion of all the work planned for 1954
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12. Repair n the runway and the taxiway running parallel to the
runwa mpleted. A leading raember of the VEB Ing Tiefbau Brandenburg
stat idening work on the connecting lane A/B was finally
deeid 7 September. A 19.5-meter-wide and 30-cm-thick concrete
strip was to be constructed on each side of the lane which was 21
meters wid cm thick. Adjacent to the now strips, a 1.5-meter-
wide p was to be laid. These asphalt strips were to
bord ter-wide strip covered with h&mus. Work was aLr_o't
comp lanes which branched off to the east and west from
the s u western end of the connecting laane A/B. 1
13. Since all construction projects on German t
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16. In mid-September, excavation work was under way on both sides of the
concrete lane which was to be widened on each side by a stria 10.5
meters wide and 30 cm thick. 1
17. In mid-September, concreting work was started on the connecting
road between fuel dump I and fuel dump II. The road was 5.5 meters
wide and 15 cm thick. The connecting strir.to the north was 6
meters wide. 11
18. Work was being done in two shifts on the concrete connecting lane
to the dispersal areas in the southwestern section of the field and in
one shift on the dispersal areas and the connecting road from fuel
dump I to fuel dump II. From 1 September to 20 November, 43,000 cubic
meters of concrete were still to be completed including the extension
strips of the connecting lane A/B. It was doubted, however, whether
the target could be met.
19. The concrete lane to the southwest, which had previously been mentioned
as auxiliary runway, fighter runway or connecting road A/B, was
officially designated Connecting Lane A/B -,Object No 103. `.'idening
work on this lane was decided in m.id-September. According to the new
plan, the eastern side was to be widened by 19 meters and the western
side by 20 meters, both strips with a 30-cm-thick concrete cover.
The concrete lane which branched off to the east from the southern
end of the connecting lane was completed as far as the bend. The
easterhmost dispersal area had the numerical designation 1, t1he r, _,51P
dispersal area had No 2, and the third one located just east of the
connecting lane had No 3. Dispersal areas Nos 1 and 2 were concreted
by hand. The three dispersal areas along the western lane ':ranchitg
off from the south end of the connecting lane A/F had the PTas 4, 5,
and 6 for the southernmost, t: e northeastern one and the northwcoterr)
one respectively. 1
20. In late August, no preparatory work for the construction of new fuel
dumps was observed. Two new dumps, one at the northern edwe of Tanen
(forest sub-djstrict) 157 and the other one near connecting h_ane
will allegedly be built in '965. 4
21. The main runway was cleaned. Marshy soil was to imrrove the Crass
on 20 August and 1,178 on 31 Auu.gust.
23. In late August, concrete slabs were laid obi the terrain between the
concrete protective wall and the containers in fuel dump I. The
roofs of the containers were to be 'ven a protectivefcoating of
paint, then were covered with eartzncluding the concrete slabs.
equenty, grass: was to be sown n the earth. Two tower-like
devices projected on top of each container, above the space i:etween
the protective wall and the container. One aperture was the entrance
hatch and the other was the ventilation. The former was in a round
concrete tower covered by a roof. A second fuel dump was sched ule:d
cover on tie strips north The sail was hauled to t -_e
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2. The VZB Ing Tiefbau Brandenburg employed. 1,212 workers at the field 50X1-HUM
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to be built approximately in the extension of the eastern taxiway,
between the runway and main taxiway, about 160 meters south of the
main taxiway. A third fuel dump was planned to be constructed near
the connecting lane A/B. Work had not yet started. 4
24. In late August, the buildings in the ammunition dump were still
vacant. The double doors were meanwhile fitted.. Small stone sheds
with fire extinguishers were seen in front of the buildings. The
two low wooden buildings at the entrance to the ammunition dump
were provided with stoves. The dump was guarded by civilians. 12
25. On 30 August, about 50,000 bricks arrived and were unloaded on t'_-.e
freight station of the construction site. This was the first shipment
of a large delivery from a brickyard near Zehdenick. The bricks were
allegedly required for newly planned buildings the location of which
was still unknown.
26. In late August and early September, cement, it gs and gravel
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continuously arrived at the field. The cemen were almos
full. Large scale concreting work was appare IMa nned because
of the large quantities of arriving material.
In late August or early September, the decisi
connecting lane A/B became known. A northern
meters and a southern strip of about 150 mete
idenn the
f about'240
not to be
lane branching
leading to ti-.e
enlarged. Concreting work was almost completed
dispersal area in the east. The easternmost diem area was
completed, while concreting work was still under way on the middle
dispersal area. Grading work continued on the concrete lane
branching off to the west. Most of the workers were now employed
on the concrete lane and the dispersal areas where 4 concrete
mixers and 2 distributors were used.
off from the southern end of connecting lane A,
28. In mid-August, work was started on new clearings just south of ti e
connecting road between fuel dump I and fuel dump II, which runs
156 meters south of and parallel to the taxiway. The first clearing,
about 20 x 30 meters, was located about 175 meters east of the Gross
Doelln - Vietmannsdorf road. Allegedly a motor tractor station was
to be established there. The second clearing, about 15 x 60 meters,
was located 50 meters farther to the east. A guardhouse was allegedly
to be built there. 13
29-4 The main building and four quartering 'buildings were vacant. One
building was occupied by ti::e air force construction company. Four
painsrs from Templin were to be engaged to paint the rooms and
floors of the buildings which were in poor condition. The temporary
buildings south of the headquarters building which had housed the.
workshops and storerooms were torn down. They had been built by the
Soviet construction staff and had later been turned over tbathe
Bauunion Brandenburg. The mentioned temporary buildings including
those of the saw mill and the garage were allegedly transferred to
Querfurt. 7
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Since about 18 September, the air force construction company of
160 to 200 men has beenquartered in one of the headquarters
buildings. The personnel were daily trucked to their construction
sites at 0700 and returned at 1800. They were mainly engaged in
grading work on the area north of the runway and between the runway
and taxiway. Top smil from the swamp north of the runway was to be
used in this grading work. The top soil was to be picked up by
dredgers and hauled to the, de via a corduroy road which was to
be built.
31. In mid-September, the construction staff ordered that the individual
construction projects were no longer to be designated after their
purpose, but only by their assigned numbers. 14
32. A railroad_man stated that, in August, 1,429 railroad cars with
cement, gravel, timber, prefabricated barracks sections etc. arrived
for the airfield. 7
33. On 22 September, no work was being done on the spur track which
crosses the Gross Doelln road at kilometer marker 2.0, extends to
the ZehdenickTemplin highway, and terminates in the marshy soil
south of this road. 15
about 2,900 meters. Previous reports indicate that the ane wz
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A 8 it is assum ing lane has a total length of
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widened from 21 meters to 60 meters, i.e.
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CComment. Work on the runway and taxiway was completed. The
wo concrete lanes are serviceable over their entire lengths.
Comment. It is believed that the fuel dump is in working
condition except that the containers are not yet fi7_led. The
refusal by the state control agency to accept the fuel dump was
reported previously. Accopding to available-inforr-ation, a th?rd
fuel dump will probably be constructed along connecting lane A/B,
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in July 1954. The aircraft probably carried officers of superior
headquarters who inspected the field.
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and returned. to the USSR.
`Comment. The construction of an airfield near Querfurt has 50X1-HUM
been eonfirmed. The reported transfer of temporary buildings to
this construction project with the designation Object No 542, which
was taken over by the VEB Ing Tiefbau Brandenburg, appears possible.
The other construction project between Torgelow and Eggesin is no
airfield construction project but a project of the KVP Army for which
the EVER Ing Tiefbau Brandenburg was also contracted.
Comment.
a unit in Voronezh, probably to a border guard unit.
Comment. This information is noteworthy. It is unknown for
which purpose the materials will be used. Special attention will
ha?e to be paid to the construction of underground installations and
other protective installations at the field.
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extends parallel to the taxiway toward the east as far as the
northern edge of Jagen 157, where the second fuel dump is probably
intended to be constructed.
Comment. The ammunition in Jagen 103/104 and 115/116,
southwest of Grunewald, is aprarently comrleted. No shipments to
this dump have been reported so far.
1e clearings cannot be verified. The construction of a -uar oase
on'the clearing covering an area of 15 x 60 meters appears do btful.
The correctness of the information on the utilization of
Comment.
14~ Comment. This order agrees with previously reported security
measures. The numerical designationsof t-Le individual construction
projects have not been determined.
dump was allegedly to be constructed there.
Co :~ment . In July 1,'54, the construction
of a railroad embankment which began approximately in Jagen 146 and
extended via Jagen 132 into Jagen 121 and 122. A second ammunition.
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