SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE VOLGA MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 74
• Publication Date: August 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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ORDER OF BATTLE
VOLGA 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 NP IC. 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 IP Ia.
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, (11) 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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SARATOV ARMY BARRACKS NORTH
(51-34N 046-01E)
SARATOV, SARATOVSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
VOLGA MD
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Saratov Army Barracks North is located
in the northern part of Saratov, immediately
west of the Saratov Airfield (Figure 1). The
secured barracks area covers approximately
310 acres and includes the Saratov Tank OCS
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For this report, the installation is sub-
divided into the following areas: administration/
barracks, school, motor vehicle storage/
maintenance, and training. The administration/
barracks area contains 31 barracks, 9 adminis-
tration buildings, and 36 other buildings. The
school area contains 9 administration/barracks
buildings, 9 maintenance buildings, 4 storage
buildings, and 8 support buildings. The motor
vehicle storage /maintenance sectors contain
6 support and 4 motor vehicle maintenance/
storage buildings and approximately 300 vehicles
or pieces of equipment. Training facilities
include 2 small-arms ranges, an athletic field,
a possible athletic field and swimming pool,
a parade ground, an irregularly shaped driver-
training course, and a special training area
Figures 2 and 3
During this period, 4 multistory
barracks and 10 other buildings were added
and 21 storage/support buildings were removed.
Railroad Service
Rail service is available 1 km southwest.
Road Service
Good all-weather roads serve the instal-
Aircraft Landing Strip
Saratov Airfield is 1.5 km east of the instal-
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
Area D1 contains a possible school area
(the tank OCS) and 9 multistory administration/
barracks buildings (1 H-shaped and 2 L-shaped).
Area D2, the barracks/ administration area,
contains 31 multistory barracks, 9 multistory
administration buildings, 7 storage buildings,
and 29 miscellaneous support buildings.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
Area J 1 contains a motor vehicle/equipment
park with approximately 300 vehicles/pieces
of equipment parked in 7 rows.
Area J2, a motor vehicle storage/mainte-
nance area, contains 1 motor vehicle storage/
maintenance shed, 600 by 40 feet, 3 motor
vehicle storage/ maintenance buildings, one 225
by 45 feet and two 390 by 45 feet, and 6 support
buildings.
Area J3, an equipment maintenance area,
possibly part of the tank OCS, contains 9 mainte-
nance buildings, 4 storage buildings, and 8
support/administration buildings.
Area K1 contains an oval athletic field.
Area K2 contains a parade ground.
Area K3 contains a possible athletic field
and a swimming pool.
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Small-Arms Firing Ranges Special Training Facilities
Areas L1 and L2 contain small-arms firing Area S is a special training facility (type
ranges, 360 by 60 feet and 850 by 60 feet unknown). The area is subdivided into small
respectively. sections by fences or trees and contains 11
small buildings, 3 revetments, a small-arms
Driver-Training Area
firing range, and a possible driving track.
Area M is an irregularly shaped driver-
training area with a figure-8 training course.
MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0235-21IL, 3d ed, Jan 64 (SECRET)
DOCUMENTS
ARMY. PIB-98-60, Army Barracks, North, Saratov, USSR, Feh 60 (TOP SECRET CHESS)
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