OHLAU-MAERZDORF AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010900180008-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 14, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Ohl.a 2;I3orzdorf Airfield
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.v, About 2 p,m, on 17 July 1:%51,, source observed Oh1au aerzdorf (P si/c 60) airf=eld
25X1 from tie I'.reslau-I3x?ieg (P /iI 39) road, Ho construction or inprover Tit work was
observed in progress at fir in the vicinity of the fields The landin, field was abor
1,500 araotcro from southeast to northhvest and about 1,00 meter., frara northeast to
southwe t, the entire f.'.eld area was covered with grass. it was being plowed by
two tractors, operated ':ay aoviet soldiers. A third tractor sacred sass', The field
was no?;, provided with a rmiway or a spur track,
2. Two hangars, about 3 !60 rasters, with .gray coating were located on the eastern
edge o. tt:.e fields hangars were connected by a concrete taxiway, several
ureplas':e, ed low brici,. buildings; each about ]flK30 notars,, were in the southern
section o the field., However, no Soviet soldiers were observed in the vieirrittyr,,
No other i ui.ldirrgs uitabla for workshops or storage f a cilitic s were observed,
The bu .:.dings, cows: trtzcted by the uerinris, were destroyed during the rrar, The
eastern entrance to the field was guarded by Joviot Air Force soldiers,
3 Two biplanes were parked near a nan sr~ Nine additional biplanes were parked and
25X1 fastened by ro xe in the southeastern corner of ho field. No flying w s o crvocL,
activity was never observec, at u i,3- field during t o
Iflyiaa
Thr. ee ]ark , oJ.d and. unplastorod buildings wore observed on d side street of the
Bresla':-Oh .u 'righcray at the nortlmrostern perimeter of Ohlau. she buildings, which
were fcrrno:'ly used as a school or for ad anistrativc purposos, acre occupied to
capacity by S.rviet air force officers and LIO Optaasite these boil din s were about
five sr.-aall hcusos which were occupied by boviet dependents? ih: r, was by a barrier at which 5ovie.t Air . ? the tI'erit craw blocked
orc~. soldiers were posteda
2bx1 I I Cow -x)Ut,, This report con-Lains the first data on. the present status of Ohlau
.eldo It ndicater that tl
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poi sibls o sou tiQn b f1e-La has not been improved for a
I y jet llanost, However, the inprovenent of the grass cover and
the presence of 6oviet Air 1 orce sentries indicates that the field may be reoccupied,.
Althou;:a 1 fighter regiraent was previously believed to he stationer a
it must e assumed from the present report -that. no fighter rc,.m= , , I at` the field
there i-i the sun iaer of 1251, The observation of biplanes and - ynt as , force son
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billeted is Ohlau indicate the occupation of the field by a training nitro soldd
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CLASSIFICATION
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