MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, LEGNICA, POLAND
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MILITARY INSTALLATIONS,
LEGNICA, POLAND
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detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to
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MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, LEGNICA, POLAND
This report is a partial answer to DIA
requirement DIA-API-63-88, to verify or pin-
point the location of Soviet military installations
in Poland and to perform a photo analysis
to determine boundaries of the installations,
to determine function, number and dimensions
of buildings, to estimate troop capacity, to
identify and describe related training areas and
facilities and ammunition or POL storage. This
report covers seven installations in the Legnica
area. The installations observed are keyed
alphabetically to Figure 1 arid numerically
to the requirement.
This report is a supplement to PIR 32-59
1/ which was based on TALENT photography.
TALENT photography was also used to compile
this report. In addition, the best available
KEYHOLE photography was used to determine
changes in the installations and to compute
dimensions of buildings erected since _
A. Legnica Military Barracks No 5
33UWS815756)
25X1A BE No: -
No 5 Scharnhors)
Troop capacity: 1,884*
PIR 32-59 designated this area as Legnica
Military Barracks No 6 containing:
7 barracks buildings with a total of 81,220
square feet of floor space, and
1 building (function undetermined) with a
total of 9,000 square feet of floor space.
*Troop capacity is computed on a basis of 50 square feet of
space per man.
7 barracks buildings with a total of _
square feet of floor space
1 storage building with a total of 30,020
square feet of floor space
2 vehicle-maintenance buildings with a
total of 35,290 square feet of floor
space, and
3 administration buildings with a total
of 23,880 square feet of floor space.
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The latest photographic coverage re-
veals that:
1 barracks building with a total of 13,000
square feet of floor space
1 administration building with a total of
4,000 square feet of floor space
I storage building with a total of 4,750
square feet of floor space, and
2 support buildings with a total of 3,500
square feet of floor space have been
constructed.
The administration building
listed in PIR 32-59 is not observed.
No associated training areas, facilities,
or ammunition or POL storage are observed.
B. Legnica Military Barracks No 6
Coordinates: 51-13-08N 016-09-20N (UTM
33UWS808749)
BE No: none
Troop capacity: 1,551
PIR 32-59 designated this area as Legnica
Military Barracks No 5 containing:
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The latest photographic coverage re- Legnica Military Barracks No 3 containing:
veals that: 3 barracks buildings with a total of 236,880
1 support building with a total of 1,750 square feet of floor space, and
square feet of floor space has been 1 building (function undetermined) with a
constructed. total of 19,200 square feet of floor space.
No associated training areas, facilities, or No associated training areas, facilities,
ammunition or POL storage are observed. ammunition or POL storage are observed.
C. Legnica Military Barracks No 3
Coordinates: 51-12-35N 016-08-15E (UTM
33(JWS795739)
BE No:
No 1)
Troop capacity: 7,060
PIR 32-59 designated this area as Legnica
Military Barracks No 1 containing:
10 barracks buildings with a total of 353,000
square feet of floor space
1 administration building with a total of
13,260 square feet of floor space, and
20 dependent quarters buildings with atotal
of 3,850 square feet of floor space.
The latest photographic coverage re-
veals that:
1 administration building with a total of
25,500 square feet of floor space has
been constructed.
No associated training areas, facilities,
ammunition or POL storage are observed.
D. Legnica Military Barracks No 1
Coordinates: 51-12-25N 016-08-55E (UTM
33UWS802735)
BE No: none
Troop capacity: 4,737
The latest available photographic coverage
reveals no apparent change in facilities from PIR
32-59 which designated this installation as
E. Legnica Military Barracks No 2
Coordinates: 51-11-40N 016-08-09E (UTM
33UWS791721)
BE No: - (Legnica Army Barracks 25X1A
Southwest)
Troop capacity: 2,308
PIR 32-59 designated this area as Legnica
Military Barracks No 4 containing:
4 barracks buildings with a total of 115,440
square feet of floor space
1 administration/barracks building with a
total of 16,120 square feet of floor space
7 buildings (function undetermined) with a
total of 109,400 square feet of floor
space, and
7 small buildings of undetermined function
and undetermined floor space.
The latest photographic coverage re-
veals that:
1 storage/support building with a total of
17,500 square feet of floor space has
been constructed, and
1 building (function undetermined), des-
ignated as Building No 7 in PIR 32-59
and measuring has
been dismantled. 25X1 D
No associated training areas, facilities,
ammunitions or POL storage are observed. A
completed SA-2 SAM site is located on the
southeast edge of this installation.
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F. Legnica Military Barracks No 4
33UWS8C6724)
I IF No: none
'T'roop capacity: 420
The latest available photographic coverage
reveals no apparent change in facilities from
PM 32-39 which designated this installation
as Legnica Military Barracks No 7 containing:
I birracks building with a total of 21,000
s luare feet of floor space
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No associated training areas, facilities?
ammunition or POL storage are observed.
G. Legnica Military Barracks No 13 (not.
annotated on Figure 1)
Coordinates: 51-12-30N 016-07-50E (UTM
33UWS792738)
BE No: none
Troop capacity:: not applicable
I administration building with a total of Information concerning the location of this
43,320 square feet of floor space, and installation and the status of the facilities is
I bIilding of undetermined function and not available for this report due to the poor
undetermined floor space. quality of all available photography of the area,
SAC. US air Target Mosaic, Series 50, Sheet 0232-1; 19ZMA, 1st od, Apr 58, scale 1:50,000 (SECRET)
SAC. US Air Target Mosaic, Series 50, Sheet 0232-6, 1OMA, 2d eel., Aug 57, scale 1:50,000 (SECRET)
AMS. ;aeries 1I8ii1, Sheet 1762, 4862, 1st ed, 1952, scale' 1:25,000 (UNCLASSIFIED)
1 lrny. PIR 32-59 Soviet Northern Group of Forces: 'dilitary I n=t tllut.en s in Poland, Aug 59 (TOP SECRET
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