SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE ODESSA MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Publication Date: March 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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7 Pages March 1965 vnft~~ PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT /
SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
ODESSA 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 1Pla (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, (L) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (I-I) 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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3IVOUAC AND TRAINING AREA
(47-05N 032-01E)
NIKOLAYEV, NIKOLAYEVSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
ODESSA MD
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF BIVOUAC AND TRAINING AREA.
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A bivouac and training area is located 13.6
kilometers (km) north of Nikolayev (Figure 1).
This installation covers approximately 16,000
acres and contains facilities for housing, sup-
port, and training. The training facilities are
probably utilized by ground force units in the
Nikolayev area.
The housing and support facilities include:
2 bivouac areas with an administration building
and 27 support buildings; 2 general storage
areas with 7 storage buildings, a revetted ex-
plosives storage building, and 2 possible storage
buildings; 2 explosives storage areas with 13
possible explosives storage buildings, 2 prob-
able bunkered buildings, and a support building;
and 2 vehicle parks with 4 vehicle sheds, a pos-
sible vehicle maintenance building, a vehicle
storage/maintenance building, and 7 support
buildings (Figure 2). Ten additional support
buildings are scattered throughout the training
area.
The training facilities include an athletic
field, 3 small-arms firing ranges, a wheeled-
vehicle driver-training course, 3 tracked-ve-
hicle driver-training courses, 2 tank/assault-
gun firing ranges, six 4-gun field artillery
batteries, 2 infantry field-training areas, and
a possible vehicle-mounted automatic- weapons
firing range with 2 range support buildings. An
area of unidentified ground scarring is located
east of the firing ranges.
The bivouac and training area is covered
The installation appears ac-
tive on all coverage. The only change ob-
served is the addition of 2 small-arms firing
ranges and an area of unidentified ground scar-
ring between
Railroad Service
A spur from the Novaya Odessa rail line
passes through the barracks area and the main
rail line passes through the training area.
Road Service
The installation is served by the all-weather
Novaya Odessa-Nikolayev highway.
Administration and Troop Housing Areas
Area Dl contains a multistory administra-
tion building and 20 support buildings.
Area D2 contains 7 support buildings. Prob-
able tents are visible on photography of -
Both Areas Dl and D2 appear active on all
photographic coverage.
General Storage Areas
Area El is secured and contains 5 general
storage buildings and a revetted explosives
storage building. Scarring indicates activity
in this area.
Area E2 is secured and contains 2 storage
buildings and 2 possible storage buildings.
This area appears abandoned.
Ammunition Storage Areas
Area F l is double secured and contains 11
possible explosives storage buildings and a sup-
port building. This area appears active.
Area F2 is secured and contains 2 probable
bunkered buildings and 2 possible explosives
storage buildings. No activity or change was ob-
served in this area.
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POL Storage Area
A POL storage area located 7 km south
(46-57N 031-58E) contains 9 medium and 20
small POL storage tanks.
Other Buildings
Area HI contains 6 support buildings.
Area H2 contains 4 support buildings.
Equipment Storage /Maintenance Areas
Area J1 contains a vehicle shed (300 by 60
feet), 3 vehicle sheds (each 110 by 35 feet),
a possible vehicle maintenance building (150
by 60 feet), and 5 support buildings.
Area J2 contains a vehicle storage/mainte-
nance building (150 by 50 feet) and 2 support
buildings.
Both Areas J 1 and J2 appear active on all
photographic coverage.
Athletic Field
Area K is an athletic field which appears
active.
Small-Arms Firing Ranges
Area L1 is a small-arms firing range
measuring 660 by 50 feet.
Area L2 is a small-arms firing range
measuring 500 by 120 feet.
Area L3 is a small-arms firing range
measuring 250 by 90 feet. l'his range is
visible only on photography of
and is apparently under construction.
Driver- Training Areas
Area Ml is a wheeled-vehicle driver-
training area with 3 figure-8 courses. This
facility appears inactive on
coverage and is not discernible on any earlier
photography.
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Areas M2, M3, and M4 are all tracked-
vehicle driver-training courses. Areas M2
and M3 appear active on all photographic cover-
age. Area M4 appears active on all coverage
except
'l'ank/Assauli-Gun Firing Ranges
Area NI. is a 4,000-foot range with 8 firing
lanes (two 2,240 feet long, three 1, 760 feet long,
and three 1,440 feet long) and 8 moving-target
runs. Two range support buildings are on the
static firing line.
Area N2 is a 3,520-foot firing range with 2
support buildings. This facility consists of 6
parallel ground scars extending from a static
firing line to a series of possible stationary
targets which appear to be bunkered.
Artillery Emplacements (Batteries)
Six field artillery batteries (Areas Ql-Q6)
each with 4 firing positions are first discerni-
ble on photography of - Activity at
these sites is undetermined.
Infantry or Combined-Arms Field Training Areas
Areas R1 and R2 are infantry field train-
ing areas which contain a series of personnel
trenches and light vehicle tracks.
Special Training Facilities
Area S is a possible vehicle-mounted auto-
matic-weapons firing range with 2 range sup-
port buildings. Numerous straight groundscars
extend from a static firing line through a total
of 14 probable moving-target runs.
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