SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE FAR EAST MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: September 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETA REPO
SOVIET MILITARY
ORDER OF BATTLE
FAR EAST 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 CIA Photographic Intelligence Division..
In the interest of uniformity, the titles anct 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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PETROPAVLOVSK ARMY BARRACKS
(53-01N 158-43E)
PETROPAVLOVSK -KAMCHATSKIY, KAMCHATSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
FAR EAST MD
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF PETROPAVLOVSK ARMY BARRACKS.
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FIGURE 2. PETROPAVLOVSK ARMY BARRACKS, PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKI Y, USS
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Petropavlovsk Army Barracks is located
5 kilometers (km) east-southeast of Petro-
pavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Figure 1).
The installation covers approximately 1,175
acres and contains 269 buildings, including 3
administration buildings, 8 probable barracks,
9 large quarters-type housing units, 78 small
quarters-type housing units, 19 storage build-
ings, 13 probable explosives storage buildings,
3 vehicle sheds, 128 support buildings, 6 range
control/support buildings, and 2 unidentified
multistory buildings. It also contains an athletic/
parade field, an open storage area, 3 motor
parks, a driver-training course, and a tank/
assault-gun firing range (Figures 2 and 3).
The installation has been covered by'KEY-
A secondary probable all-weather road
connects the installation with Petropavlovsk-
Kamchatskiy.
Aircraft Landing Strip
Petropavlovsk/Ozero Khal Akhtyrka Sea-
plane Station is adjacent to the northwest edge
of the installation.
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
Area Dl contains 8 probable barracks, 8
quarters-type housing units, 2 unidentified
multistory buildings, 1 motor park, 320 by 160
feet, and 35 support buildings.
Area D2 contains approximately 45
quarters-type housing units.
Area D3 contains 3 administration and 22
support buildings.
Area D4 contains 9 large quarters-type
housing units, approximately 25 quarters-type
housing units, and 5 support buildings.
HOLE missions of interpretable quality between
Comparative
analysis reveals that the installation was con-
structed prior to and probably
However, poor quality pho-
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first observed on coverage. 25X1 D
Significant changes include the construction of a
tank/assault-gun firing range by and a
vehicle shed betwee
=Track activity in the barracks area has
remained light. Activity in the training areas
has fluctuated from heavy in to light
General Storage Area
Area E 1 contains 10 storage and 34 support
buildings.
Area E2 is fenced and contains 4 storage
and 2 support buildings and an open storage area.
Area E3 contains 5 storage and 12 support
buildings.
Ammunition Storage Area
Area F is surrounded by a firebreak and con-
tains 13 probable explosives storage buildings.
POL Storage Areas
Three POL storage areas are located in
Petropavlovsk.
Other Buildings
Twelve support and 6 range control/support
buildings are dispersed throughout the in-
stallation.
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Road
-- Fence
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PETROPAVLOVSK/OZERO
KHAL AKHTRKA SEAPLANE STATION
FIGURE 3. PETROPAVLOVSK ARMY BARRACKS. Sketch compiled fro
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Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
Area J contains 3 vehicle sheds, ap-
proximately 320 by 40 feet, 2 motor parks,
approximately 320 by 240 feet, and 6 support
buildings.
Driver-Training Area
Area M contains an irregularly shaped
wheeled/tracked driver-training course with 2
circuits. The westernmost circuit was con-
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Tank/Assault-Gun Firing Ranges
Area N contains a 3,200 foot-tank/assault-
gun firing range with an undetermined number
of 2,400-foot lanes and 1 possible moving-target
run. The range was constructed between-
Track activity fluctuated
to light
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