SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE MOSCOW MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2001
• Sequence Number: 73
• Publication Date: July 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
SOVIET MILITARY
ORDER OF BATTLE
MOSCOW MD
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
T CS-80831 /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 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, (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 area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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BALKI AMMUNITION DEPOT NORTH-NORTHWEST
(56-38N 044-02E)
VOLKI, GORKOVSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
MOSCOW MD
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Balki Ammunition Depot North-Northwest
is located 5 kilometers (km) northwest of Volki,
on the western side of the Semenov-Gorkiy
rail line (Figure 1).
The installation covers approximately 1,450
acres and contains a secured storage area and
a support area. The storage area contains 64
ammunition storage buildings, 2 long transship-
ment buildings, and 5 support buildings. The
support area contains an administration building,
7 barracks, 6 probable quarters, 4 probable
storage buildings, 26 support buildings, and an
athletic field (Figures 2 and 3).
The area is covered on photography from
KEYHOLE missions between
Comparative analysis reveals
no change and continuous activity throughout 25X1 D
A single spur from the Semenov-Gorkiy
rail line splits into 2 separate sidings within
the storage area serving 2 long, narrow trans-
shipment buildings.
Road Service
The installation is served by a probable
all-weather secondary road to Volki.
administration building, 2 U-shaped multistory
barracks, 5 multistory barracks, 6 probable
quarters, 4 probable storage buildings, and
26 support buildings.
Ammunition Storage Area
Area F contains 64 ammunition storage
buildings, 2 transshipment buildings, and 5
support buildings.
Athletic Field
Area K is an athletic field.
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FIGURE 3. BALKI AMMUNITION DEPOT NORTH-NORTHWEST. Sketch compiled from
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REFERENCES
US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0155-21HL, 2d ed, Feb 63 (SECRET)
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Army. PIB-TK-83-62, Valkio Ammunitions Storage Area, Valkio, USSR, Jul 62 (TOP SECRET RUFF)
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