GRODNO AMMUNITION DEPOT KELBASIN SW GRODNO, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
GRODNO AMMUNITION DEPOT KELBASIN SW
GRODNO, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center IPIc (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. When a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF GRODNO AMMUNITION DEPOT KELBASIN SW.
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GRODNO AMMUNITION DEPOT KELBASIN SW
(53-38N 023-45E)
GRODNO, GRODNENSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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Grodno Ammunition Depot Kelbasin SW is
located 6 kilometers (km) southwest of Grodno
(53-41N 023-50E) on the south side of the Grodno-
Augustow (Poland) rail line (Figure 1). A spur
from the main rail line serves the installation,
and a probable all-weather secondary road con-
nects with the Grodno-Augustow highway. Kel-
basin Army Barracks (AL-6) is located 1.5 km
northeast. A small training area is one km west.
Other military installations are located in
Grodno.
This installation covers approximately 30
acres (Figures 2 and 3). The ammunition storage
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
A spur from the Grodno-Augustow rail line
connects with two rail sidings serving the area.
A probable all-weather secondary road con-
nects with the Grodno-Augustow highway.
General Storage Area
Area El contains seven storage buildings,
area is double secured on three sides with un-
determined security on the north side, where two
rail sidings serve the area. The installation con-
tains seven storage buildings, eight revetted
ammunition storage buildings, and three support
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general level of usage over this period. The
only change observed was the addition of one
storage building between
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Area F1 contains eight revetted buildings
(90 by 70
feet,
90
by
45 feet,
85 by 45 feet,
75 by 60
feet,
75
by
55 feet,
75 by 40 feet,
60 by 45 feet and 60 by 35 feet) and one support
building. The buildings are located in woods.
Track activity indicates a moderate level of
usage during the summer, reduced during the
winter.
Track activity indicates a moderate
of usage during the summer, reduced
during the winter.
Two support buildings outside the secured
area are located where the rail spur enters.
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FIGURE 2. GRODNO AMMUNITION DEPOT KELBASIN SW,
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NOWY DWOR (POLAND)
15 KM
Railroad
Road
Fence
------ Area outline
0 100 200 300 400 500
ARMY BARRACKS
KELBASIN -
METERS (APPROXIMATE)
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REQUIREMENTS
C-RR-4-51,l11 (partial answer)
NPIC PROJECT
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