SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE NORTH CAUCASUS MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 14, 2001
• Sequence Number: 124
• Publication Date: February 1, 1965
• 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 1P [a (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center IPla.
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, (13) road service, (C) landing strips,
(1)) administrative and troop housing areas, (L;) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (I1) 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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VOLGOGRAD ARMY BARRACKS NORTH CENTRAL NO 1
(48-43N 044-31E)
VOLGOGRAD, VOLGOGRADSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
NORTH CAUCASUS MD
VOLGOGRAD ARMY BARRACKS
NORTH CENTRAL NO 1
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This partially walled, partially fenced bar-
racks area is located in the city of Volgograd
It covers approximately 50 acres and contains
35 buildings, including 5 multistory barracks,
2 probable barracks/administration buildings,
2 administration buildings, 6 storage buildings,
5 vehicle storage /maintenance buildings, 2 vehi-
cle maintenance buildings, 12 support buildings,
and a security building. Probable vehicles are
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parked in open areas throughout the installation.
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the area. A comparison of the photography
revealed no significant change and a constant
level of activity, with the exception of
when the area contained a larger number
of vehicles than usual.
Railroad Service
A double-track railroad, running generally
north-south through Volgograd, comes within
1 kilometer of the installation.
Aircraft Landing Strips
The Volgograd/Gumrak Airfield is approxi-
imately 12 km to the northwest.
Administrative and Troop Housing Facilities
The installation contains 5 multistory bar-
racks, 2 probable barracks/administration
buildings, 2 multistory administration build-
ings, and 6 storage buildings.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Facilities
The installation contains 5 vehicle storage/
maintenance buildings, one 400 by 60 feet,
one 250 by 35 feet, one 225 by 55 feet, one 200
by 55 feet, and one 250 by 55 feet, two 160-
by 50-foot vehicle maintenance buildings, 12
support buildings and a security building. Ve-
hicle sheds and possible vehicles are scat-
tered throughout the area. Two rows of ap-
proximately 20 vehicles are observed.
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Railroad, single track
Road
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FIGURE 3. VOLGOGRAD ARMY BARRACKS NORTH CENTRAL, VOLGOGRAD, USSR. Sketch compiled from
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