Tunnels in Linz A Series Of 25 Underground Jet Plane Producing Tunnels In Linz all photos and evaluations found 1945 May (National Archives and Records Administration)

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* Tracking Number: NARA-NGC-2022-000659
* Requester Name:
Tino Struckmann
* Date Submitted: 01/19/2022
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

(This tunnel system is code-named Bergkristal but this designation is not found in general searches in the archives. nor are the others).
I request all photos and materials of the Two Assembly-Line Tunnels In A Series Of 25 Underground Jet Plane Producing Tunnels In Linz, Austria. Producing Complete Fuselages, Instrument Board And Canopies and special research stations were also set up in these tunnels. (U.S. Air Force Number 94960AC) I find one photo published from the National Archives, this of course means there is an entire section of photos of every tunnel and all pieces of machinery and equipment found
I request all photos taken for this report, and the same from the nearby tunnel complex known as Kellerbau or Esche I and II all located in Gusen/Linz. I also request the reports following these findings, reports were made by the US Air-force, and the CIC and Army Intelligence and others. The site was taken by the US Army without a fight in May 1945
But 1 photo to be found in the archives confirms these exist, I hope you cane help me find them.
Thank you
SSG Struckmann

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Tino Von Struckmann

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Dear Tino Struckmann:

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) via *FOIAonline*. We
received your request on January 19, 2022. Your request concerns
photographs or other information relating to jet plane producing tunnels in
Linz, Austria.

This office handles FOIA and Privacy Act requests for the National Archives
and Records Administration's *operational* records (records created by this
agency). Because your FOIA request is for records that may
be archival records (records created by or originated in a different agency
but that may have been transferred to the legal custody of NARA), we have
forwarded it to our *Office of Research Services, Textual Reference
(RR2RR)* staff
who handle FOIA requests for textual archival records and to the Still
PIctures Branch who handle FOIA requests for archival still photography
records.

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*FOIAOnline*, we removed your request from the *FOIAOnline* website.
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Research Services, Textual Reference Branch (RR2RR)
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College Park, MD 20740 USA

By phone: +1-301-837-3091
By fax: +1-301-837-1752
By email: archives2reference@nara.gov

The National Archives and Records Administration
Still Pictures Branch, Room 5360
8601 Adelphi Rd.
College Park, MD 20740

Phone: 301-837-837-0561
Fax: 301-837-3621
Email: stillpix@nara.gov

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301-837-2099

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- *Name and Address*
- First Name: Tino
- Middle Initial:
- Last Name: Struckmann
- Organization:
- Mailing Address Location: United States/U.S. Territories
- Address Line 1: MuckRock News DEPT MR 123704
- Address Line 2: 411A Highland Ave
- City: Somerville
- State/Province: MA
- Zip/Postal Code: 02144-2516
- *Contact Information*
- E-mail Address: requests@muckrock.com
- Phone Number:
- Fax Number:
- *Agency and Fee Information*
- Assigned Agency: NGC - Office of General Counsel
- Will Pay Up To: $0.00
- *Description*
- To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the
following records:

(This tunnel system is code-named Bergkristal but this designation is
not found in general searches in the archives. nor are the others).
I request all photos and materials of the Two Assembly-Line Tunnels
In A Series Of 25 Underground Jet Plane Producing Tunnels In
Linz, Austria.
Producing Complete Fuselages, Instrument Board And Canopies and special
research stations were also set up in these tunnels. (U.S. Air
Force Number
94960AC) I find one photo published from the National Archives, this of
course means there is an entire section of photos of every tunnel and all
pieces of machinery and equipment found
I request all photos taken for this report, and the same from the
nearby tunnel complex known as Kellerbau or Esche I and II all located in
Gusen/Linz. I also request the reports following these findings, reports
were made by the US Air-force, and the CIC and Army Intelligence and
others. The site was taken by the US Army without a fight in May 1945
But 1 photo to be found in the archives confirms these exist, I hope
you cane help me find them.
Thank you
SSG Struckmann

The requested documents will be made available to the general public,
and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would
inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my
request. I would
prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment
if available
or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20
business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Tino Von Struckmann

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February 7, 2022

Reply to RR2RR 22-17480LT

Tino Struckmann

MuckRock News

411A Highland Ave

Somerville, MA 02144

Dear Mr. Struckmann,

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act request of January
19, 2022 for records relating to the series of underground tunnels code
named “Bergkristal”, “Kellerbau”, and “Esche” near Linz, Austria. Your
request was received in this office on January 26, 2022 and assigned FOIA
case number 22-17480.

Your request has been forwarded to the Still Pictures Branch for a
response. That office is cited as the custodial unit of the photograph you
referenced under US Air Force Number 94960AC.

We searched in Record Group 342 – Records of U.S. Air Force Commands,
Activities, and Organizations but did not locate additional records with
the number 94960AC nor any other material under the code names listed
above.

We also searched in Record Group 242 – National Archives Collection of
Foreign Records Seized under the tunnel names but did not locate relevant
records. We searched for records relating to seized tunnels in Austria but
were unsuccessful.

We do not consider this a denial of your FOIA request. However, if you are
not satisfied with our action on this request, your options for appeal and
dispute resolution are outlined in the attached enclosure.

This concludes the processing of your request.

Sincerely,

LAUREN THEODORE

Archives Specialist

Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)

National Archives at College Park, MD

FOIA Appeal and Dispute Resolution Options

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U.S. mail or email. Your appeal should be received within ninety (90)
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believe this response does not meet the requirements of the Freedom of
Information Act. Please address it to the Deputy Archivist of the United
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Road, College Park, Maryland 20740. Both the letter and the envelope
should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” You may also
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All correspondence should reference your internal case tracking
number 22-17480.

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Calcagno. Contact information for the FOIA Public Liaison at the National
Archives, Washington DC area is as follows:

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LAUREN THEODORE
Archives Specialist
Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)
National Archives at College Park, MD

Dear Tino Struckmann,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information Act request
sent on January
19, 2022 for records in the custody of the National Archives and Records
Administration. Your request was received in this office on January 19,
2022 and has been assigned the FOIA Case Number 22-16297.

Your request indicated that you are interested in photographs of
tunnel complexes located in or near Linz, Austria (Bergkristal, Kellerbau,
Esche I and II). We conducted a search in the Records of the Office of the
Chief Signal Officer (Record Group 111) and the Records of U.S. Air Force
Commands, Activities, and Organizations (Record Group 342). Unfortunately,
we were unable to locate any images.

The item you referenced in your request (U.S. Air Force Number 94960AC,
available online at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/204841741) is not
located within a report. Rather, it is part of a larger series of
approximately 144,000 photographic prints, arranged roughly by subject. The
photographic print in question is located in the folder "WWII, AUSTRIA,
CAPTURED MATERIEL" with six other prints, which may also be viewed online:
https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=%22AUSTRIA,%20CAPTUREDMATERIEL%22&f.ancestorNaIds=542351&sort=localId%20asc.
The full series description is available to read at:
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/542351. This collection was intended to
provide photographic documentation of a broad selection of activities and
personnel of the U.S. Air Force and its predecessors, and while it offers
considerable research value, it should not be mistaken as comprehensive,
and the presence of one photograph does not invariably indicate that there
are more of the same or similar. In this case, using available finding aids
and indexes, we could not locate any additional photographs similar
to 94960AC in Record Group 342.

When photographs are interfiled among textual records, such as reports, the
photographs remain with the textual records, which, for the time period
indicated in your request, are in the custody of the Textual Reference
Branch at College Park (RR2RR). Your request was already forwarded to that
office, though you may follow up with them directly:
archives2reference@nara.gov.

This completes the processing of your request. If you have any questions,
the Still Picture Reference Team will be happy to assist you. Written
inquiries may be directed to the Still Picture Reference Team, RDSS, Room
5360, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road,
College Park, Maryland 20740-6001. Our phone number is 301-837-0561 and fax
301-837-3621. We can also be reached by email at stillpix@nara.gov.

We do not consider this a denial of your FOIA request. However, if you are
not satisfied with our action on this request, your options for appeal and
dispute resolution are outlined in the attached document.

Sincerely,
Alexandra Lange
Archivist
Still Picture Branch (RRSS)
National Archives and Records Administration

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December 19, 2022

Tino Struckmann

MuckRock News

DEPT MR 123704

263 Huntington Ave

Boston, MA 02115

Re: Appeal of 22-16297

Dear Mr. Struckmann:

On December 19, 2022 we received by U.S. Mail your request for a status
update to your FOIA request from the Still Picture Branch (RRSS), internal
tracking number 22-16297, originally FOIAonline case NARA-NGC-2022-00659.
This case has since been closed, and an administrative appeal was requested
on November 21, 2022 regarding the response received.

On November 22, 2022 the NGC FOIA Team responded to your administrative
appeal request. In that letter you were informed that all appeals must be
in writing and received by NARA within 90 calendar days from the date of
your determination letter. Your final determination letter was submitted
on February 7, 2022, making this appeal outside the allotted 90 days.

Sincerely,

NGC FOIA Team

Office of General Counsel

National Archives and Records Administration

foia@nara.gov

301-837-3642 <(301)%20837-3642>

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