MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, KECSKEMET, HUNGARY

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• Publication Date: December 1, 1963
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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MILITARY INSTALLATIONS,
KECSKEMET, HUNGARY
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MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, KECSKEMET, HUNGARY
This report is a partial answer to DIA
requirement DIAXX 63-84, to verify the lo-
cation of selected military installations in
Hungary, and to perform a photo analysis of
these installations to determine function, number
and dimensions of buildings, to estimate troop
capacity, to identify and describe related train-
ing areas and facilities and to confirm or
negate ammunition and POL storage. This
report covers selected military installations
in the Kecskemet area. The installations are
keyed to Figure 1. 25X1 D 25X1 D
TALENT photography of-was used
to determine dimensions and functions of build-
ings. KEYHOLE photography o
was used only to confirm the existence of the
military installations and major buildings --
poor photo quality precluded a detailed analysis.
The total troop capacity of the installations
in Kecskemet covered by this report is 19,248
based on a total of 962,475 square feet of floor
space.*
A. Kecskemet Ammunition Dump Kadafalva
Coordinates: 46-53-08N 019-36-55E
BE No:
Troop capacity: not applicable
This double-secured munitions and am-
munition storage area, located 4.2 miles west-
southwest of Kecskemet, covers approximately
21 acres and contains:
9 storage buildings ranging from 65 by 45
to 15 by 15 feet, a total of 17,925 square
feet
5 revetted storage buildings ranging from
*Troop capacity is computed on a basis of 50 square feet
of space per man.
20 by 20 to 15 by 15 feet, a total of 1,350
square feet
1 support building 35 by 35 feet.
B. Training Area
Coordinates: 46-53-04N 019-36-42E
BE No: none
Troop capacity: not applicable
This training area surrounding Kecskemet
Ammunition Dump Kadafalva (A) covers approxi-
mately 743 acres and contains:
1 support building 50 by 45 feet
2 firing ranges, one 1,330 by 90 feet,
and the other 980 by 200 feet
1 field-firing range 1,100 by 400 feet
numerous trenches, foxholes and automatic
weapons emplacements
no observed POL storage.
C. Kecskemet Army Barracks Southwest
BE No: -
Troop capacity: 12,200
This partially secured military installation,
located 2.7 miles southwest of Kecskemet,
covers approximately 151 acres and contains:
3 two-story barracks buildings, one 185
by 30, one 160 by 35, and the other 130
by 30 feet
4 five-story barracks buildings 165 by 50
feet, each with a four-story wing 165
by 50 feet
2 five-story barracks buildings 160 by 50
feet
2 four-story barracks buildings 135 by 50
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feet, each with a five-story win?; 130 by
50 feet
4,762, with a total of 238,100 square feet
of floor space.
4 three-story barracks buildings 115 by 50
feet
L three-story barracks building 100 by 50
feet, a total for the 16 barracks build-
ings of 610,000 square feet of floor
space
4 multistory administration b..tildings
ranging from 250 by 55 to 13) by 55
feet, a total of 181,000 square feet
5 storage buildings 105 by 50 feet. a total
of 26,250 square feet
3 revetted ammunition storage buildings
20 by 20 feet, a total of 1,200 square
feet
4 POL storage tanks, three 35 feet in
diameter and 20 feet in height, tnd one
25 feet in diameter and 30 feet in height
12 vehicle sheds, two 315 by 40, one 265
by 40, two 200 by 45, one 181 by 40,
one 140 by 30, four 105 by 35, and one
90 by 25 feet
28 support buildings ranging from 260 by
45 to 10 by 10 feet, including ore heat-
ing plant
3 revetted target butts, one 335 by 65
feet, one 100 by 65 feet, and one 85 by
65 feet
4 vehicle parks containing a total of 160
to 180 vehicles
L training area which covers 11 acres and
contains trenches, foxholes, and artillery
emplacements.
Seven installations described below (D-J)
are located immediately west of Kecskernet
and may be interrelated. The es:imated
troop capacity for the seven installations is
D. Military Storage Installation
Coordinates: 46-53-44N 019-4C-OOE
BE. No: none
Troop capacity: 450
7.'his fenced installation covers approxi-
mately 8 acres and contains:
I three-story barracks building 110 by
55 feet, with a two-story wing 55 by 40
feet, a total of 22,550 square feet of
floor space
3 storage buildings ranging from 200 by
40 to 60 by 55 feet, a total of 13,175
.7cluare feet
1 support building 90 by 55 feet
no observed ammunition. or POL storage.
Kecskemet Militate
Installation No 26
Coordinates:
46-53-35N
019.40-05E (UTM
34TCS986943)
BE No: none
'Troop capacity:
990
This fenced, probable military installation
covers approximately 13 acres and contains:
1 four-story barracks building 225 by 55
fz_ee:et, a total of 49,500 square feet of
floor space
4 administration buildings ranging from
205 by 90 to 95 by 40 feet, a total of
32,600 square feet
1. storage building 350 by 90 feet, a total
of 31,500 square feet
6 support buildings ranging from 180 by 55
to 15 by 10 feet
no observed ammunition. or POL storage.
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Coordinates: 46-53-55N 019-40-14E
BE No: none
Troop capacity: 154 (staffing personnel)
This probable hospital area covers approxi-
mately 10 acres and contains:
1 six-story probable hospital 400 by 55
feet, a total of 132,000 square feet
1 one-story barracks building 140 by 55
feet, a total of 7,700 square feet of floor
space for staffing personnel
1 support building 50 by 45 feet
no observed ammunition or POL storage.
G. Kecskemet Army Barracks West
BE No:
Troop capacity: 2,262
This walled military installation covers
approximately 29 acres and contains:
3 three-story barracks buildings, each 175
by 45 feet
4 two-story barracks buildings, 160 by 55,
105 by 45, 85 by 55, and 65 by 45 feet,
a total of 113,125 square feet of floor
space
I E-shaped four-story administration
building, the main section 95 by 50 feet,
with two wings 70 by 35 feet, and one
wing 45 by 25 feet, a total of 43,100
square feet
3 storage buildings ranging from 205 by 25
to 160 by 65 feet, a total of 20,575
square feet
5 vehicle sheds, each 300 by 40 feet
16 support buildings ranging from 240 by
90 to 30 by 20 feet
I firing butt 330 by 45 feet
1 water tower
no observed ammunition or POL storage.
G-1. Training Area
A training area covering approximately 195
acres extends east, north, and west of the in-
stallation. The training area contains trenches,
foxholes, bunkers and aircraft mockups. In-
cluded in the training area (west of the instal-
lation) is a possible electronics facility with
several types of antennas, three support
buildings ranging from 100 by 55 to 70 by 30
feet, and several reservoirs, possibly for cool-
ing large transmitters.
Coordinates: 46-53-58N 019-40-36E
BE No: none
Troop capacity: 906
This fenced installation covers approxi-
mately 10 acres and contains:
2 three-story barracks buildings, one 175
by 35 feet with a 40 by 20-foot wing,
and one 140 by 45 feet with a 55 by
15-foot wing
1 one-story barracks building 90 by 35
feet, a total for the three buildings of
45,300 square feet of floor space
1 three-story administration building 110
by 65 feet, a total of 21,450 square feet
1 storage building 65 by 20 feet, a total
of 1,300 square feet
8 support buildings ranging from 210 by
90 to 20 by 20 feet
1 firing butt 335 by 35 feet
no observed ammunition or POL storage.
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1. Storage Installation
Cocrdinates: 43-54-OON 019-40-45E
13E No: none
' I. reop capacity: not applicable
1. three-story barracks buildit:ag 120 by 55
feet, a total for the seven buildings of
114,300 square feet of floor space
2 three-story administration buildings,
each 130 by 55 feet, and
two-story administration btilding 90 by
40 feet, a total for the three buildings of
50,100 square feet
't'his walled installation
probably asesoci-
,
1.
ated with the other military installations in
the area, covers approximately 6.5 acres and
contains:
_3
storage buildings ranging from 290 by 2
35 to 50 by 20 feet, a total of 84!,400 8
square feet
3 support buildings ranging from 71) by
45 to 35 by 25 feet I
no observed billeting facilities, ammuni-
tion or POL storage. 1
J. Probable Major Military Headquarters
Coordinates: 43-54-02N 019-40-52E
13E No: none
'l roop capacity: not applicable
'Phis walled installation covers approxi-
mately 2.7 acres and contains:
I L-shaped four-story administration
building 300 by 40 feet, with two wings
1.10 by 40 feet, and one wing 55 by 25
feet, a total of 88,700 square feet
I support building 160 by 55 feet
no observed billeting facilities, ammuni-
tion or POL storage.
K. Kecskemet Army Barracks No 22
Coordinates: 46-54-55N 019-42-50E
25X1A 131, No: -
Troop capacity: 2,286
This walled military installation, located
on the northeast outskirts of Kecskemet, cov-
ers approximately 18 acres and contains:
6 three-story barracks buildings 150 by
35 feet, and
vehicle sheds, each 220 by 35 feet
support buildings ranging from 100 by
35 to 10 by 10 feet
vehicle park with approximately 150
vehicles
firing butt 330 by 30 feet
no observed ammunition or POL storage.
L. Kecskemet Army Barracks Nc 27 (not an-
notated on Figure 1)
Coordinates: 46-54-08N 019-41-20E
13E No:
troop capacity: not applicable
`The military installation reported at the
above coordinates is not observed. This area
has no characteristics of a military instal-
lation and is probably nonmilitary in nature.
M. Kecskemet Military Installation No 30
(not annotated on Figure I)
Coordinates: 46-54-ION 019-41-15E (UTM
34TDS000954)
BE No: none
't'roop capacity: not applicable
'I'he military installation reported at the
above coordinates is not observed. This lo-
cation is in a residential section of Kecskemet.
No military installation exists at 11 M 34TDS-
000954.
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N. Kecskemet Army Barracks Southeast (not The military installation reported at the
annotated on Figure 1) above coordinates is not observed. No char-
acteristics of a military installation are ob-
Coordinates: 46-53-40N 019-42-55E served at this location. It is probably non-
BE No: 25X1A military in nature.
Troop capacity: not applicable
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