The history of the Cold War airfields: Neubrandenburg
During World War II
Overview
Neubrandenburg Trollenhagen airfield on a US map from 1952 - The tapering eastern end still exists in a similar form today. Over the years, however, the airfield has expanded further westwards
Source: AMS M841 GSGS 4414, Courtesy Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
During the Cold War
In the 1950s
Units
Units in 1954
- Soviet transport regiment (P. O. Box 22 701),
Source: BND/Bundesarchiv B 206/3033
(For the P. O. Box numbers the digits 3 and 5 may be confused, because they are difficult to distinguish in the source document)
In the 1960s
Situation
Neubrandenburg Air Base on a US map from 1969
Source: Earth Sciences and Map Library, University of California, Berkeley
In the 1970s
Situation
Neubrandenburg Air Base on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1972
Source: ONC E-2 (1972), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Overview
Neubrandenburg Air Base on a US satellite image from 25 November 1970