SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE FAR EAST MD

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• Publication Date: November 1, 1965
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETAT REPOt.:-,
SOVIET MILITARY
ORDER OF BATTLE
FAR EAST MD
TCS-81398/65
NOVEMBER 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 CIA Photographic Intelligence Division,,
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, (II) 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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MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
(SEE SUMMARY)
KHABAROVSK, KHABAROVSKIY KRAY, USSR
FAR EAST MD
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
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25X1 A tions: Khabarovsk Arm Barracks Sita River The training area covers approximately 780
AL 24 acres and contains a bivouac area, numerous
located 26 kilometers (km) east of the center of vehicle revetments, 16 control/support build-
25X1A Khabarovsk at 48-29N 135-28E; Khabarovsk ings, a combined tank/assault-gun and APC
Military Installation Volkonskoy firing range, a tank/assault-gun firing range, 2
25X1 A -located 29 km east of the center of a a- driver-training circuits, and an unidentified
rovsk at 48-29N 135-30E; and a training area training facility. 25X1 D
located 34 km east of the center of Khabarovsk The installations and the training area 14 1
at 48-30N 135-34E (Figure 1). were covered by . KEYHOLE missions of 25X1 D
Khabarovsk Army Barracks Sita River interpretable quality between
covers approximately 105 acres and contains 4 Comparative analysis reveals that 25X1 D
administration buildings, 6 barracks, l theater- the installations were under construction in
type building, 8 storage buildings, 5 vehicle - The tank/assault-gun firing range, 25X1 D
sheds, 1 heating plant, 5 buildings with unidenti- the combined tank/assault-gun and APC firing
fied functions, 25 support buildings, 1 athletic/ range, the unidentified training facility, and the
parade field, 1 probable water tower, 1 possible 2 driver-training circuits were constructed or
small-arms firing range, 2 probable under- were under construction in- Most of25X1 D
ground POL tanks, 4 rows of unidentified objects the major buildings in the installations were
in open storage, and 7 unidentified objects constructed prior to - The tent bases 25X1 D
(Figures 2 and 3).
Khabarovsk Military Installation Volkon-
skoy covers approximately 400 acres and con-
tains 2 administration buildings, 2 barracks, 3
storage buildings, 1 vehicle shed, 1 possible
explosives storage building, 44 support build-
ings, 15 probable civilian quarters, approxi-
mately 230 tent bases, a possible bivouac area,
a driver-training circuit, an artillery emplace-
ment training area, and a possible obstacle
were first observed in - Construction 25X1 D
continued to hen all of the major25X1 D
and most of the minor buildings had been con-
structed. Track activity remained constant at25X1 D
the light to medium level. No activity was ob- 25X1 D
served during periods of snow cover i~
Khabarovsk SAM Site B09-2 is located 2 km
east of Khabarovsk Barracks Sita River.
Railroad Service
Rail service is available in Khabarovsk.
Road Service
A secondary, probably all-weather road
connects the installation with Khabarovsk.
Aircraft Landing Strip
5 km north-northeast of Khabarovsk Military
Installation Volkonskoy.
Administration and Troop Housing Areas
Area D1 contains 10 support buildings and
approximately 114 tent bases.
Area D2 contains approximately 75 tent
bases.
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Area D4 contains 1 support building and
approximately 40 tent bases.
Area D5 is a possible bivouac area.
Area D6 contains 1 administration building,
2 storage buildings, and 8 support buildings.
Area D7 contains 1 administration building
and 2 support buildings.
Area D8 contains 3 administration buildings,
6 barracks, 1 theater-type building, 1 storage
building, 1 probable water tower, and 15 support
buildings.
Area D9 contains an undetermined number
of tent bases and vehicle revetments.
General Storage Area
Area E is a walled compound and contains
7 storage buildings and 4 support buildings.
Ammunition Storage Areas
Area F contains 1 possible explosives
storage building constructed between
- The area is probably doubly secured
and appears to have guard posts at the corners
of the outer fence. The probable fences were
constructed by
POL Storage Area
Area G is probably fenced and contains 2
probably underground POL tanks, 4 rows of
unidentified objects in open storage, 7 uni-
dentified objects, and 2 support buildings.
Other Buildings
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1 vehicle shed (260 by 35 feet) and 4 support
buildings.
Area J2 is a walled compound and contains
5 vehicle sheds (340 by 65 feet, 280 by 65 feet,
220 by 50 feet, 175 by 65 feet, and 170 by 65
feet), and 2 support buildings.
Fifteen vehicles/pieces of equipment were
observed in Military Installation Volkonskoy on
coverage. Approximately 30 ve-
hicles/pieces of equipment were observed in
Army Barracks Sita River on
coverage. Approximately 50 probable vehicles/
pieces of equipment were observed in and near
Army Barracks Sita River on
coverage.
Area K is, an athletic/parade field.
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Small-Arms Firing Range
Area L is a 195-by 45-foot possible small-
25X1 D
arms firing range first observed on
-coverage.
25X1 D
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Driver-Training Areas
Area M1 is a tracked-vehicle driver-train-
ing circuit constructed prior to-
Area M2 contains a tracked/wheeled-ve-
hicle driver-training circuit and a figure-8
constructed prior to
Track activity has remained light to medi-
um. No activity was observed during periods
of snow cover.
Area Hl contains 16 support buildings. Tank/Assault-Gun Firing Ranges
Fifteen probable civilian quarters are dis- Area Ni (not on sketch) is a 4,500-foot
persed throughout the installation. combined tank/assault-gun and APC firing
Area H2 contains 1 possible heating plant range (constructed prior to - con-
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loop, 15 moving target runs, and 16 range
control/support buildings. Track activity has
remained light to medium. Winter training was
observed during
Area N2 (not on sketch) is a 4,450-foot
tank/assault-gun firing range with one 3,100-
foot lane and 7 moving target runs. The range
was constructed prior to however,
the moving target runs were not observed until
when 3 moving target runs were ob-
served. Four additional moving target runs
were constructed by Track
activity has remained light to medium. Winter
training was observed during
Artillery Emplacements (Batteries)
An area of extensive emplacement training
(not on sketch) is located immediately west of
driver-training circuit M2. The area, first
observed on coverage, is used for
4 position, in-line, field-gun emplacement train-
ing.
Unidentified-Facilities or Tracking Activity
Area T (not on sketch) is an unidentified
training facility (possibly a subcaliber firing
range) constructed prior to -
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