SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE BALTIC MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04759A001000020023-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2004
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: March 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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PLUNGE ARMY BARRACKS
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PLUNGE, LITOVSKAYA SSR, USSR
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FIGURE 2. PLUNGE ARMY BARRACKS, PLUNGE, USSR)
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 Plunge Army Barracks is located 2 kilo-
meters (km) northeast of Plunge (Figure 1).
A secured storage area, with an adjoining
trackside dock/storage section, is approxitriate-
ly 1 km northwest of the main barracks area.
The main barracks area covers 250 acres
and the storage/receiving area covers 15 acres.
Buildings within the 2 sectors include 11 bar-
racks, 5 barracks/administration, 3 administra-
tion, 8 storage, 13 support, 6 vehicle storage/
maintenance, and 3 probably missile-associated
One rail line and two 350-foot trackside
docks (A) apparently serve the adjoining storage
and military areas.
Administration and Troop Housing Area
Area D contains 11 multistory barracks,
5 multistory barracks /administration buildings,
3 multistory, irregularly shaped administration
buildings, 1 multistory storage building, and
8 support buildings.
General Storage Areas
Area El contains 6 storage buildings.
drive-through buildings. There are also 2
trackside docks. A small-arms firing range
is in the main barracks area (Figures 2 and 3).
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indicated no substantial change in level of usage
or physical facilities of the main barracks or
storage area. The 3 probably missile-associated
buildings were under construction in
Area E2 contains 1 multistory storage
building, 4 support buildings, and open storage.
Other Buildings
Area H contains 3 drive-through probably
missile-associated buildings.
Equipment Storage/ Maintenance Area
Area J contains 6 vehicle storage/main-
tenance buildings (one 195 by 60 feet, three
295 by 160 feet, one 330 by 60 feet, and one
250 by 60 feet) surrounded by a hardstand, and
a support building.
Small-Arms Firing Range
Area L is a 600- by 120- foot small-arms
firing range surrounded by an earthen wall.
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FIGURE 3. PLUNGE ARMY BARRACKS. Sketch compiled fro
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