SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE NORTH CAUCASUS MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: December 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
NORTH CAUCASUS MD
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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 1Plc (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center 1PIc.
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 areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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ARMY BARRACKS
(46-27N 047-58E)
ASTRAKHAN, ASTRAKHANSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
NORTH CAUCASUS MD
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF ARMY BARRACKS.
TURKESTAN
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Makhachkala
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This army barracks area is located approxi-
mately 15 kilometers (km) north of Astrakhan
(Figure 1) and adjacent to the Astrakhan Military
Training Area. It is the only barracks area in
the city of Astrakhan.
The barracks area (Figure 2 and 3) contains
a permanent barracks/ support area with 5 multi-
story barracks and 15 other buildings, a tent
area with 30 probable tents, and a motor vehicle
park with 25-30 probable vehicles. It also con-
tains a sports stadium, some scattered per-
sonnel trenches, and 2 unidentified facilities.
A general storage area containing 4 storage
buildings and 2 other buildings and an ammu-
nition storage area with 6 possible ammuni-
tion bunkers are located
This installation was
HOLE missions between
5 storage buildings
have been removed. The area appears to be
under construction or is being enlarged to ac-
commodate more troops. A civilian POL stor-
age and pumping station is located 5 km south.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Road Service
Good all-weather roads serve the instal-
POL Storage Area
A civilian POL storage and pumping area
is located 5 km south.
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
Area Dl contains 5 multistory barracks, 2
multistory administration buildings,
buildings,
buildings, 2 guard huts, 3 support
and 5 huts or small buildings.
Area D2 contains approximately 30possible
tents.
General Storage Area
Area E contains 4 multistory, double-
secured storage buildings, a support building,
an administration building and an open storage
area .
Ammunition Storage Area
Area F contains 6 double-secured possible
ammunition bunkers.
Other Buildings
Area H contains a possible administration/
storage building.
Equipment storage /Maintenance Area
Area J contains 5 support buildings and
25-30 probable vehicles/pieces of equipment.
Athletic Field
Area K contains a sports stadium.
Infantry or Combined-Arms Field Training Area
Area R is a training area containing per-
sonnel trenches and emplacements.
Unidentified Facilities or Tracking Activity
Area T1 contains 4 possible boats.
Area T2 contains 6 unidentified buildings/
objects on the edge of the river.
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