69TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 23D ARMY, SHEN-YANG MILITARY REGION, CHINA

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05162A000400010059-3
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: December 1, 1974
• Content Type: REPORT

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION
REPORT
69TH INFANTRY DIVISION,
23D ARMY, SHEN-YANG
MILITARY REGION, CHINA
DECEMBER 1974
COPY NO 122
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PIR-074/74
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69th INFANTRY DIVISION
23d ARMY
SHEN-YANG MILITARY REGION, CHINA
Army, Shen-yang Military Region, China. The report is based on photographic coverag
1. This report locates and delineates the major elements of the 69th infantry Division, 23d
and contains a location map, a table, and a photograph. The purpose. of
this report is to combine point targets into target areas to provide more meaningful analysis and
reporting.
2. The 69th Infantry Division (Figures 1 and 2) is one of three infantry divisions subordinate
to the 23d Army. The 23d Army is the northernmost army deployed in the Shen-yang Military
Region (MR), and the 69th Infantry Division, at Chi-chi-ha-erh, protects the northwest sector of
the MR. The division consists of three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment. No AAA or
tank/assault gun regiments appear to be assigned to this division.
BASIC DESCRIPTION.
3. A table (inset, Figure 2) lists the units-in the 69th Infantry Division with their installation
names, geographic coordinates, and BE numbers.
Chi-chi-ha-erh Headquarters Infantry Division Army Barracks AL 1
4. This facility (area A) is in. the center of Chi-chi-ha-erh and is the 69th Infantry Division
Headquarters. The facility also billets one of, the division's infantry regiments. The installation consists
of 19 barracks (ten multistory), a headquarters building, four large administration buildings, two
large messhalls, two heating plants, a hospital area, nine vehicle sheds, and numerous storage/ support
buildings.
Fu-la-erh-chi Army Barracks AL 1
5. This infantry regiment (area B) is 4.5 nautical miles (nm) northwest of Fu-la-erh-chi and
16.8 nm west-southwest of Chi-chi-ha-erh. The regimental area is comprised of three separate battalion
areas with a_ total of 32 barracks (four U-shaped), two C-shaped administration buildings, five messhalls
(one H-shaped), 20. storage/support buildings, and numerous animal pens.
Infantry Regiment
6. This infantry regiment (areas C1 to C3) consists of three separate battalion-sized areas.
Chi-chi-ha-erh Army Barracks South AL 5
7... This infantry battalion (area Cl) is 4 nm south of Chi-chi-ha-erh and consists of six barracks,
an administration building, a messhall, a semiburied ammunition storage building, a small-arms firing
range, and five small support buildings.
Chi-chi-ha-erh Army Barracks NE AL 3
8. This infantry battalion (area C2) is 3 nm northeast of Chi-chi-ha-erh and consists of 11
barracks, . four administration buildings, a messhall, an auditorium, two storage bunkers, three
ammunition storage bunkers, three ammunition storage buildings, an individual obstacle training course,
and a large training area consisting of a rail-tracked antitank target run, a subcaliber firing range,
strong points, tracked vehicle driver-training obstacles, and extensive personnel trenching.
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Chi-chi-ha-erh Training Area
9. This infantry battalion (area C3) is 6 nm northeast of Chi-chi-ha-erh and consists of six
barracks, an administration building, a messhall, and two storage/support buildings.
Artillery Regiment
1.0. The artillery regiment (areas D1 to D3) assigned to-,the division consists of three separate
battalion-sized areas.
Chi-chi-ha-erh Army Barracks SE-AL 2
11. This artillery battalion (area D1) is 2 nm east of Chi-chi-ha-erh and consists of 11 barracks,
an administration building, a messhall, two vehicle/equipment storage buildings, 17 storage buildings
(two partly buried), two interconnected monitor-roofed maintenance buildings, an auditorium, and
ten support buildings.
Chi-chi-ha-erh Army Barracks East AL 4
12. This artillery battalion (area D2) is 4.5 nm east of Chi-chi-ha-erh and consists of seven
barracks, two barracks/administration buildings, a messhall, eight support. buildings, a firing range
with two moving-target tracks, and numerous field artillery positions and personnel trenches.
Chi-chi-ha-erh Army Barracks AL 6
13. This heavy mortar battalion (area D3) is on the east-southeast edge of Chi-chi-ha-erh and
consists of four barracks, an administration building, a messhall, a vehicle shed, and four support
buildings.
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