GRODNO AMMUNITION DEPOT KELBASIN SW,GRODNO ,USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300330163-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 163
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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May 1964
GRODNO AMMUNITION DEPOT KELBSIN SW
GRODNO, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MID
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a 1)1:~,~CIA panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the Ap1C photographic analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center 1Pic (t)IA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC: Photographic Anal}~sis 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. A\ hen 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, (L) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POP storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arm., firing ranges, (\1) driver training areas, (N) tank
assault gun firing ranges, (1') flat trajectory firing ran ges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (l:) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (5) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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GRODNO AMMUNITION DEPOT KELBASIN SW
(53-38N 023-45E)
GRODNO, GRODNENSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
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Grodno Ammunition Depot Kelbasin 5\V is
located 6 kilometers (km) southwest of Grodno
(53-41N 023-50E) on the south side of the Grodno-
Augustow (Poland) rail line (Figure 1). A spur
from the main rail line serves the installation,
and a probable all-weather secondary road con-
nects with the Grodno-Augustow highway. Kel-
basin Army Barracks (AL-6) is located 1.5 km
northeast. A small training area is one km west.
Other military installations are located in
Grodno.
This installation covers approximately 30
acres (Figures 2 and 3). The ammunition storage
area is double secured on three sides with un-
determined security on the north side, where two
rail sidings sc _-vc the area. The installation con-
tains seven storage buildings, eight revetted
ammunition storage. buildings, and three support 25X1 D
buildings.
1 he area was covered by 10 KEYHOLE
missions between
_ Comparative analysis revealed the same
general level of usage over this period. The
only change observed was the addition of one
storage building between
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A spur from the Grodno-Augustoww rail line
connects with two rail sidings serving the area.
Road Service
A probable all-weather secondary road con-
nects with the Grodno-Augustow highway.
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Area E1 contains seven storage buildings,
one added between
Track activity indicates a moderate
level of usage during the summer, reduced
during the winter.
Area F1 contains eight revetted buildings
(90 by 70 feet, 90 by 45 feet, 85 by 45 feet,
75 -bv 60 feet, 75 by 55 feet, 75 by 40 feet,
60 by 45 feet and 60 by 35 feet) and one support
building. The buildings are located in woods.
Track activity indicates a moderate level of
usage during the summer, reduced during the
winter.
Two support buildings outside the secured
area are located where the rail spur enters.
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MAPS OR CH\RTs
US Air Target ('hart, Seri- ?UO, Shoot U16-1_HL. t,d ed. NoN G?_ (SECRET)
US Air Target Chart, ~-rrivi loo. Ult;~-;t9!O-1 t' \. 1-1 ed, .Jul .,G (SECRET)
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REQUIREMENTS
C-RR-d-X1,111 (par:i. l an-aaor)
NPIC PROJECT
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