STORAGE AREA POLOTSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
STORAGE AREA
POLOTSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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NPIC/R-307/64
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 firingranges, (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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POLOTSK
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29`40'
STORAGE AREA
(55-30N 28-49E)
POLOTSK, VITEBSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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Railroad, single track
Road
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KILOMETERS
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A storage area is located in the northeast
section of Polotsk (55-29N 28-49E). This area
is served by a rail spur from the Polotsk-
Vileyka rail line. Urban streets provide access
to other installations.
and Maneuver Area
tography and missions between 25X1 D
Comparative
analysis revealed the same general level of
= with reduced activity during the winter
months. Slight changes since =include new 25X1 D
roofing for all of the storage buildings, the re-
moval of one administration building, and the
dismantling of a rail spur which entered the
area from the east.
The military significance of this installa-
tion cannot be determined.
is located 5 kilometers (km) to the north and
Polotsk Army Barracks, Borovukha (BE No
is located 18 km northwest
of this storage facility.
This secured installation covers approxi-
mately 22 acres and contains nine storage build-
ings and one administration building.
rail spur
photography
revealed only one spur.
entering the area from
mantled.
The rail spur formerly
the east has been dis-
Administrative Buildings
One administration building is located in the
northeast section of area D1.
General Storage Area
Nine storage buildings, all newly roofed, are
located in area E1. One administration building
has been removed from this area since
Urban streets provide access to all primary
highways in the area.
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Railroad, double track
Railroad, single track
Road
Fence
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FIGURE 3. STORAGE AREA, POLOTSK. Sketch compiled fro
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MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 100, Sheet 168-9926-1OOA, 1st ed, Sep 56 (CONFIDENTIAL)
US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 168-5HL, 2d ed. Nov 62 (SECRET)
AMS, Series N501, Sheet NN35-3, 4th ed, May 195h (UNCLASSIFIED)
DOCUMENTS
Armv. DPIR-10-58, Storage Areas, Polotsk, USSR, Mar 58 (TOP SECRET[= 25X1C
25X1 C DIA. PC 225.'1-1-63, Installations List, Soviet Ground Forces, Oct 63 (SECRET
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