Soviet Fighter Control Center M.
The fighter control center of the Soviet 6th Guards Fighter Division was a military command bunker built between 1956 and 1958. This monolithic structure with external dimensions of 39 x 13 meters had a usable area of roughly 360 square meters. It was equipped with a 60 kVA emergency power system, a filter ventilation system, a transformer, a control room, water tanks, sanitary facilities, a storage room and an assembly shaft.
Three similar fighter control centers were built at other sites in the former GDR.
The 6th Guards Fighter Division of the Soviet armed forces was stationed at Merseburg airfield. This airfield was originally put into operation provisionally in 1925 and expanded into a military airfield from 1933. After the Second World War, the Soviet Air Force took over the airfield and used it until their withdrawal in 1991, during which time various types of aircraft such as the MiG-15, MiG-17, MiG-21, MiG-23 and MiG-29 were stationed there.
The fighter control center served as the central command facility for the command and coordination of the division's fighter forces. It was an important part of the military infrastructure of the Merseburg airfield and contributed to effective airspace surveillance and defense.
Visited: November 15, 2020 and September 16, 2023
Location: Undisclosed, Germany
Status: Abandoned - bunker sealed and above-ground buildings partially demolished in 2024
