SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE BALTIC MD

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Approved For Release 2006/05/04: CIA-RDP78B04560A002900010035-9 TOP SECRET N P I C/R-908/64X1 November 1964 Copy 4 S OV, MME'n 6 Pages PHOTOGRAPHIC I / SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE BALTIC MD 0 TOP SECRET GROUP I Fluded (rem outomaric dawngro d., and dec leasificerien ~i,~//,,,,y ?~EI~/'Y"7 "~i~"'1 1I' f Y `i/' `1 I~r~~'l 7 /,///// Approves !& CVff 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 iPlc (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re- port was performed by the Production Center 1Plc. In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for the facilities observed at those 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, (Ti) storage areas, (F) am- munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (II) 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 areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified facilities or tracking activity. TOP SECRET Approved For Release 200610- Ina - (",4-RnP7RRnatiFnnnn7a 010035-9 Approved For Ire?ff11f (.1A-F< 10035-9 25X1 AMMUNITION AND STORAGE AREA (56-53N 026-29E) DAUGAVPILS, LATVIYSKAYA OBLAST, USSR BALTIC MD 25X1 AMMUNITION AND STORAGE AREA ^ 1 22? 1 24? 1 26? I 28? FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF AMMUNITION AND STORAGE AREA. 30? TOP SECRET 25X1 Approved For Release 2006/051104 CIA-RDP78B04560A002900 10035-9 Approved -JIB p 5/04: CIA-RDP78B04560A0029 0010035-9 25X1 NPIC/R-908/64 FIGURE 2. AMMUNITION AND STORAGE AREA, DAUGAVPILS, USSR, 0 TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/05 - 10035-9 Approved For T?U' s Op ffl This ammunition and storage area is lo- cated approximately 4 kilometers northwest of the center of Daugavpils (Figure 1). Each facility has a single fence. Together they cover approximately 145 acres and contain 5 adminis- tration buildings, 56 storage buildings, 6 revetted ammunition storage buildings, and 17 support buildings (Figures 2 and 3). [A~nissions of good quality interpretable photography between were used in this reps reveals that both facilities are active throughout the year. Between 7 buildings and a small-arms firing range were razed and 10 buildin s constructed. Between DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION Railroad Service Five single track spurs serve the facilities from Daugavpils. Road Service Dirt roads from Daugavpils run throughout the facilities. General Storage Areas Area El (Figure 3) contains 3 single-story support buildings and 8 storage buildings. The referenced SIC report indicates that this is a probable protective clothing area. Area E2 contains 3 single-story adminis- tration, 35 single-story storage, and 7 single- story support buildings. 9 buildings were Ammunition Storage Area Area F contains 6 revetted, single-story storage buildings, 1 single-story support build- ing, and 1 single-story storage building. The referenced SIC report indicates that this is a possibl storage site. Other Buildings Area H contains 12 single-story storage, 6 single-story support, and 2 single- story admin- istration buildings. Small-Arms Firing Range Area L contained a small-arms firin ran which was razed between TOP SECRET 25X1 Approved For Release 2006/0 /04 : CIA-RDP78BO456OA0029000100 5-9 Approved IfIsftl NPIC/R-908/64 Railroad, single track Road Fence Area outline Revetted building K RU ST PILS 92.7 KM / DAU GA VPI LS / 2.2 KM FIGURE 3. AMMUNITION AND STORAGE AREA, DAUGAVPILS. Sketch compiled from TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/05/ DAUGAVPILS K RU STPI LS 97.4 KM Approved For T~ IA-RDP78B04560A002900 10035-9 25X1 I PHOTOGRAPHY 25X1 MAPS OR CHARTS US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Shoot 0168-4HL, 2d ed, Aug 62 (SECRET) US Air Target Chart, Series 50, Sheet 0168-4/1MA, 2d ed, Nov 62 (SECRET) Army. DPIR-33-58, Military Installations, Daugavpils, USSR, 12 Jun 58 (TOP SECRET DIAAP-1-15-64 (partial answer) 25X1 25X1 TOP SECRET 25X1 Approved For Release 20061 /04 : CIA-RDP78B04560A002900 - NPIC/R-908/64 Approved For Release 2006/05/04: CIA-RDP78B04560A002900010035-9 TOP SECRET TOP SECRET Approved For Release 2006/05/04: CIA-RDP78B04560A002900010035-9