PROBABLE MILITARY STORAGE AREA OSIPOVICHI, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300340079-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 79
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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Declassification Review by NIMA/DOD
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
?ROBABLEy MILITARY - STORAGE.
OSIPOVICHI, .USSR
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NP IC/R?440/64
June 1964
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PREFACE
-1 his report is One in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a I)IA/CIA Panel. The series is being,
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the A1'IC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center 1Plc (I)IA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis 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.
1 itles and letter- designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroed service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(ID) administrative and troop housing areas, (F) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) ]'UL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment 'tol-a,e.imaintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
11,l small arm, firing ranges, (\1i driver training areas, (N) tank
assault P) flat tra1ectory firing ranges;, (Q) artillery
gun fi ring, ranges, (
emplacements (batteri(2s), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (-I) unidentified
facilities, or tracking activity.
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This secured storage area is located on the
southwest edge of ()sipovichi 53-lh\ (12`+-3hl
on the east side of the Osipovichi Slutsk rail
line Figure 1). The installation is served by
a spur from the rail line and by urban streets
of Osipoyichi. Osipoyichi Army 13arrackssouth
AL-21 is located 1.S kilometers km) east and
other military installations are located in ()s-
ipovichi.
The installation covers approximately I In
acres and contains six storage buildings, one
probable multistory barracks, and nine support
buildings I igures 2 and 3).
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photography and MEE1"I TOLE missions between
Comparative
analysis reveals the same general level of ac-
tivity with no significant changes between
Ibis installation is listed in the 15X1 D
Encyclopedia as the Osipovichi Army Barracks
Southwest . I loweyer.:25-XID
vsis of available photography indicat LL
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primarily a storage installation.
Railroad Service
A spur from the Osipoyichi SIutsk rail line
pIit s into twc3 branches serving the installation.
Road Service I
all-weather secondary
l-rhan sttteeis and in
road provide access to Osipovichi.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
Area I) contains one probably multistory
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barracks and six support buildings.
General Storage Area
Area 1= contains two large storage buildings
and four small storage buildings. The overall
function of the entire installation .appears to he
for storage.
Other Buildings
There are three other support buildings
located in the northeast corner of the installation.
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