WRZESNIA ARMY BARRACKS NO 1, POLAND

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CIA-RDP78B04560A001200010086-1
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December 28, 2016
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April 14, 2000
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86
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December 1, 1963
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REPORT
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Approved For Release1J/08Y.f$ ff-RDP78B04560A001200010086-1 Copy 135 3 Pages N P I C/R-358/63 December 1963 WRZESNIA ARMY BARRACKS NO 1, POLAND Declassification by N I MA/DOD Handle Via TALENT - KEYHOLE Control Only This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and TALENT regulations. NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER TOP SECRET GROUP I E.clud ed Irom o d-g-d-g ." d-laasflica~'io~ Approved For Release 2001/08/21 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA001200010086-1 Approved Fdr(aclea~e`2U0'17n"8/21C CIA-%PAYt4560A001200010086-1 NPIC/R-358/63 WRZESNIA ARMY BARRACKS NO 1, POLAND 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D This report is a partial answer to DIA requirement DIA-AP1-63-88, to verify or pin- point the location of Soviet military garrisons 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, and to identify and describe related training areas and facilities and ammunition or POL storage. TALENT photography of- was used to determine function, number and dimensions of buildings. KEYHOLE photography of= reveals no apparent change in fa- cilities since them coverage except that the training area and tent camp observed on M TALENT photography are not present on later KEYHOLE photography. The installation de- scribed below is shown in Figure 1. Wrzesnia Army Barracks No 1 Coordinates: 52-19-18N 017-34-48E (UTM 33- UXU760000) 25X1 A BE No : Troop Capacity: 826* This rail-served installation located on the southern edge of Wrzesnia covers approxi- mately 18 acres and contains: 9 two-story barracks, one 90 by 35, one 65 by 40, one 65 by 30, four 55 by 35, and two 45 by 35 feet 1 one-story barracks 120 by 35 feet, a total for the ten barracks of 41,300 square feet of floor space 4 probable barracks of undetermined dimensions *Troop capacity is computed on a basis of 50 square feet of billet space per man. 2 three-story E-shaped administration buildings, each with a 150-by 35-foot base, two wings 30 by 25, and one wing 40 by 25 feet 1 two-story U-shaped administration building with a 45-by 35-foot base and two wings 35 by 25 feet 1 one-story administration building 45 by 35 feet, a total for the four adminis- tration buildings of 54,725 square feet of floor space 4 one-story vehicle sheds, 100 by 25, 90 by 25, 85 by 25, and 55 by 35 feet, a total for the four vehicle sheds of 8,800 square feet of floor space 7 one-story storage buildings, one 100 by 45, one 65 by 25, two 50 by 25, one 40 by 35, and two 35 by 25 feet 1 one-story L-shaped storage building, the base 50 by 25 and the wing 45 by 45 feet, a total for the eight storage buildings of 15,050 square feet of floor space 1 one-story support building 65 by 25 feet, a total of 1,625 square feet of floor space several small buildings of undetermined function and dimensions. No associated training areas, training fac- ilities, or POL storage are observed. Ammunitio1 Storage A secured, road-served ammunition storage area located approximately 0.5 miles south of the barracks area covering 1.5 acres contains one probably semirevetted building 35 by 25 feet. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Approved For Release 2001/08/21 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA001200010086-1 25X9 L Approved For Release 2001/08/21 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA001200010086-1 Approved For Release 2001/08/21 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA001200010086-1 Approved For Pelease dU'1 1121 `YI' i P78%Y 60A001200010086-1 Mission Date Pass Camera Frame Classification SAC. US Air Target Mosaic, Series 50, Sheet 0169-24/9MA, 1st, od, Nov 58, scale 1:50,000 (SECRET) SAC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0169-24A, 1st od, Apr 58, scale 1:200,000 (SECRET) -3- TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Approved For Release 2001/08/21 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA001200010086-1 Approved For Release 109 /08'/7'I`:9X-RDP78B04560A001200010086-1 TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2001/08/21 : CIA-RDP78B04560A001200010086-1