SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE VOLGA MD

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• Publication Date: July 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
SOVIET MILITARY
ORDER OF BATTLE
VOLGA MD
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
TCS-80769/65
JULY 1965
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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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URMAN AMMUNITION DEPOT UFA EAST-NORTHEAST
(54-51N 056-52E)
URMAN, BASHKIRSKAYA ASSR, USSR
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Urman Ammunition Depot Ufa East-North-
east is located on the southwest outskirts of
Urman, approximately 40 miles east of Ufa
(Figure 1).
The heavily forested installation covers
approximately 600 acres and consists of 68
ammunition storage buildings surrounded by
a narrow firebreak and fence, a general storage
area, a motor pool, general support facilities,
and a housing area (Figures 2 and 3). 25X1 D
KEYHOLE missions covered the area
between Com- 25X1 D
parative analysis reveals no significant change,
or seasonal variation in the level of activity. j
Railroad Service
A single track spur connects the installation
with the main rail line between Ufa and Asha.
Small scale precludes identification and meas-
urement of rail loading facilities, although they
do exist.
administration buildings, 2 single-story, L-
shaped support buildings, and 42 single-story
barracks /support buildings.
General Storage Area
Area E contains 8 warehouses and l6 small
utility/support buildings.
Road Service
All ammunition storage buildings are road
served. There is one clearly defined, improved
road from the support and housing area to the
town of Urman. Remaining roads in the support
and housing areas are not well defined.
Administration and Troop Housing Areas
Area Dl contains 1 U-shaped multistory
administration building, 1 T-shaped multistory
administration building, 6 multistory barracks,
and 12 single-story housing units. This area was
previously reported as a forced labor camp. The
area is now apparently being used to billet sup-
port personnel.
Area D2 contains 2 multistory T-shaped
Ammunition Storage Area
Area F contains sixty-eight 200- by 50-foot
ammunition storage buildings, and 3 large
single-story support buildings, 5 single-story
support buildings (probable rail loading facil-
ities), and 2 small single-story support build-
ings. The outer perimeter of the area has been
cleared of vegetation.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Area
Area J contains five 150- by 35-foot single-
story vehicle storage sheds.
Athletic Field
Area K is a playing field.
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Railroad, single track
* Fence
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AN AMMUNITION DEPOT UFA EAST-NORTHEAST. Sketch compiled from
25X1 D
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US Air Target Chart,, Series.200, Sheet 0165-10A, 1st ed, Sep 58 (CONFIDENTIAL)
Army. PIB-TK-21-68, Ammunition Storage Installation, Urman, USSR, Mar 63 (TOP SECRET CHESS)
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