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"General: airfield (Fliegerhorst) in south-central Romania 10 km NW of Bucharest. Rated for bombers. History: a pre-war Romanian civil aviation training school, Giuleşti was taken over by the Luftwaffe in early 1941and used as a transit field for aircraft on the way to Bulgaria for the 6 April attack on Yugoslavia and Greece. During the Balkan campaign it served as a major hub for transport aircraft. It largely fell into disuse as an operational base after June 1941 and apparently turned into a logistics and support facility. Dimensions: in 1941 measured 100(?) x 900 meters. This was restated by the Germans in Dec 43 as 1100 x 1200 meters. Surface and Runways: good firm grass surface on rich loam soil. Fuel and Ammunition: there was 1 fuel tank for bulk storage. Infrastructure: had 3 medium hangars, 4 small workshops, a weather station and barracks for 1,270 men in 1941. In Dec 43, the Germans re-described the airfield buildings and barracks as being in 3 groups - (Gruppe I) with 1 admin building, 1 building for officer billeting, 10 R.A.D. barracks and 10 other buildings for a kitchen, washing, latrines and stores; (Gruppe II) with 1 building for officer billeting, 2 barracks for the men, 12 R.A.D. barracks and 13 other buildings for Ln. (signals), a kitchen, washing, latrines and stores; and (Gruppe III) with 39 barracks, 1 guardhouse with detention cells, 1 Ln. (signals) repair shop, 1 weapons repair shop and 12 other buildings that included a garage, canteen, carpentry shop, latrines and stores. A grand total of 104 buildings and barracks. Railway sidings served the SSW boundary of the airfield. Dispersal: none identified or reported. Operational Units: 2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 11 (Jan-Mar 41); III./JG 27 (Feb-Mar 41); KGr.z.b.V. 105 (Apr 41); 3./MSGr. 1 (Apr-May 44). Station Commands: Fl.H.Kdtr. E 19/XII (c.Jun-Sep 41). Station Units (on various dates – not complete): Sonderstab Buchholz (Stab/KG z.b.V. 3) (Mar-May 41); elements of 2.Gruppe (Allgemeine Gerät)/Feldluftpark Rumänien and Instandsetzungswerkstatt für Ln.-Gerät/Feldluftpark Rumänien (18 Jul 41); Ldssch.Kp. d.Lw. 6/VI (18 Jul 41). [Sources: AFHRA A5263 pp.1417-18 (27 Nov 43); chronologies; BA-MA (incl. RL 9/70); NARA; PRO/NA; web site ww2.dk]"