SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE BALTIC MD

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04759A001000010021-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 7, 2004
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: February 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
BALTIC 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 Production Center 1Pla.
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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MILITARY BARRACKS
(54-45N 023-55E)
KAUNAS, KALININGRADSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BALTIC MD
FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF MILITARY BARRACKS.
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A military barracks installation is located
in Pamoterys, 17 kilometers (km) south of
Kaunas (Figure 1). This installation is adjacent
to Kaunas Radio Station No 1 Luisberg (BE
The barracks installation covers 64 acres
and contains 17 multistory barracks, 3 other
barracks, 7 multistory administration build-
ings, 14 storage buildings, a powerplant, a
transformer building, a secured multistory
electronics building, 8 other electronics build-
ings, 2 motor vehicle storage buildings, 4
other buildings, a small-arms firing range,
and an athletic field (Figures 2 and 3).
This area was covered on Ophotog-
raphy of and on interpretable
A comparative analysis
reveals that the barracks installation has been
expanded. Four of the multistory barracks
and 4 of the storage buildings have been con-
structed since 1956. Two other buildings have
been extended since then. An artificial lake
on the northwest edge of the installation is
Railroad Service
The nearest rail line is 5 km north.
Road Service
The installation has access to primary
roads between Kaunas and Prienai.
Administration and Troop Housing Area
Area D contains 17 multistory barracks
with 18 small associated buildings, 3 other
barracks, 2 utility buildings, 6 multistory ad-
ministration buildings, a multistory messhall,
and another messhall. Four of the barracks,
5 of the buildings associated with them, and
1 of the utility buildings are new since F_
General Storage Area
Area E contains 14 storage buildings, a
pumphouse and water tower, a multistory ad-
ministration building, a powerplant, a guard-
house, and a multistory transformer build-
ing. Four buildings have been constructed
and a building has been extended since 1956.
Other Buildings
Area H contains a multistory electronics
building and 8 other electronics buildings.
These buildings are located in a reported
antenna field.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Area
Area J contains a vehicle maintenance and
storage building, 165 by 65 feet, and a vehicle
maintenance and storage building, 75 by 55
feet. The small building has been constructed
since 1956, and the large building is comprised
of 2 buildings which were then separate.
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Small-Arms Firing Range
Area L is a small-arms firing range
measuring 300 by 30 feet.
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