Preschen Air Base
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Preschen Air Base was a major Cold War-era military airfield in East Germany that served as an important operational base for the East German Air Force.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War military installation
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alliance | Warsaw Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureReason | post–Cold War military reduction ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| controlledBy | National People’s Army of the GDR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| garrison | JG-3 Vladimir Komarov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | NATO–Warsaw Pact confrontation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ammunition depots
ⓘ
control tower ⓘ fuel storage facilities ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
air defense installations
ⓘ
dispersal areas ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ |
| hasRunwayOrientation | 08/26 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | division of Germany ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major operational base of the East German Air Force ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brandenburg
ⓘ
East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Preschen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerCountry | German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Lusatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Forst (Lausitz)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German–Polish border ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | air force ⓘ |
| operatedBy | East German Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Warsaw Pact air defense network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | fighter base ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| stationedAircraftType |
MiG-21
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MiG-23 NERFINISHED ⓘ MiG-29 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationedUnit | Fighter Wing 3 (JG-3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
protection of GDR airspace
ⓘ
support of Warsaw Pact operations in Central Europe ⓘ |
| successorState | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfTraffic | military only ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defense
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
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