SORAU AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007800680001-8
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 3, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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L. An airfield was located on the northern perimeter of Sorau (0 52/D 16),
between the roads leading to Benau (0 52/D 17) and Grabig (0 52/D 06). There
was open terrain north of the field. The landing field vas level and covered
with grass. A concrete runway in good condition extended Cr DM southwest to
northeast. *
2e Three hangars, steel structures with vaulted roofs and each about 70 to 3J
meters long, wore located soeth of the runway. Taxivays led from the hangars
to the rutreay. Tno four-story brick buildings, similar to German barracks
installattonel were seen on the eastern edge of the field. The buildinre were
still vacant in the beginning of 1951. The doors, windows, and nater pipes
were dismantled. no other installation; were seen at the field.
3. In the fall of 19501 civilian labor details, who were working for the joviet
Air force stationed in Sagan-Hueoeer (0 52/D 26), were engaged in dismantling
the hangars at the Jorau airfield and re-assemblirr-: them at the Saran-Kuepper
?iirfield. This airfield was occupied by Soviet Air force troons. Two ham-
:ars were completed by January 1951.
4. 1:.?'rom 19h3 to the tegilining of 1951, the field was not occupied by Polish
-r Sovi t 2orce troops nor was it guarded by sentrieS. The landing field
:as used as pasture land. **
Aircraft which flew over Jorau were
stationed at the 3agan-Kuppper airfie d. After the simmer 1949, Soviet single-
engine fighters with .in-line engines, retractable landing gear, and a red Soviet
star were frerpently seen over sorau. The aircraft, mostly in formations of
up to 12 elanes, practieed stunt flying. They were not seen after January
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6 o foer-engino aircraft or jet fighters were observed over Sorau up to
Januery 1951.
Comment. 1.4'or location sketch of airfitacil see. The sketch is
I)oliovoc2. to be correct. no runway existed at the field at the end of the
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Comment. The information is believed to be correct. According to
aztear-Fer-76Ft? the Sagan-Kuepper airfield is occu91ed by one soviet
fighter regiment, among other nnits.
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