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Re: Innsbruck Austria 1945
Innsbruck (AUS) (a.k.a. Innsbruck-Reichenau, Innsbruck/Ost) (47 16 30 N – 11 25 20 E)
General: pre-war civil airport (Zivilflughafen) in Austria 2.5 km ENE of Innsbruck city center and just S of the Inn River. History: the Luftwaffe began using it in 1938 after the Anschluss but no record has been found of any Luftwaffe units having been permanently stationed there. Surface and Dimensions: well-kept grass surface measuring approx. 640 x 550 meters (700 x 600 yards) and rectangular in shape. Infrastructure: had 2 small hangars with paved aprons, plus 1 medium hangar. Admin buildings were on the N boundary near the small hangars and a barracks complex was off the N boundary. Nearest rail connection in Innsbruck. Dispersal: no organized dispersals. Defenses: protected by the Innsbruck Flak belt.
Remarks: the Innsbruck marshaling yards were bombed numerous times by 15th AAF heavy bombers between Dec 43 and Dec 44, but the airfields there do not appear to have been intentionally targeted.
Feb 45: airfield still listed as operational.
Operational Units: none identified.
Station Commands: Fl.Pl.Kdo. A 31/VII (1943 – Mar 44); Fl.Pl.Kdo. Innsbruck of Fl.H.Kdtr. A(o) 1/VII Bad Aibling (Apr 44 – May 45).
Station Units (on various dates – not complete): none identified.
[Sources: AFHRA A5258 pp.201-02 (12 Feb 44); chronologies; BA-MA; NARA; PRO/NA; web site ww2.dk]
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