OSIPOVICHI ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH OSIPOVICHI, USSR, BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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OSIPOVICHI ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH
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OSIPOVICHI, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
NAV NAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
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PREFACE
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 iPic (DIA). 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. 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 area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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OSIPOVICHI ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH
(53-18N 028-39E).
OSIPOVICHI, MOGILEVSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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OS!POVICHI
OSIPOVICHI ARMY
BARRACKS SOUTH
Railroad, double track
Railroad, single track
Road
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF OSIPOVICHI ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH_
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 Osipovichi Army Barracks South is located
on the south edge of Osipovichi (53-18N 028-38E),
south of the Osipovichi-Bobruysk rail line
(Figure 1). The installation is not rail served.
An all-weather primary road provides access
t Osi ovichi Osipovichi Army Barracks North-
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in the
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north. Other military installations are also The small arms firing ranges L 1 through L3
located in the Osipovichi area. and barracks areas D2 and D3 appear to be
The installation (Figures 2 and 3) covers inactive and the level of activity in the vehicle/
approximately 300 acres and includes one ad- equipment storage /maintenance areas appears
ministration building, 23 single-story and seven to be reduced.
multistory barracks, six storage buildings, 17 Track activity and military maintenance of
support buildings, four vehicle parks, eight the area indicate that the installation is still
vehicle sheds, three troop obstacle courses, active.
five small-arms firing ranges, an athletic field
and one probable tower.
The area is covered byE:::aALENT
photography and by (KEYHOLE missions
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east (AL-1) is located 1.1 kilometers (km) and no change in facilities.
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DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Railroad Service
The Osipovichi-Bobruysk rail line passes
400 meters north, but no spurs enter the area.
Road Service
.An all-weather primary road provides
access to Osipovichi.
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
Area Dl (Figure 3) contains one admin-
istration building, seven multistory barracks,
and one support building. Area D2 contains
ten barracks and four support buildings. Area
D3 contains 13 barracks.
The multistory barracks and the adminis-
tration building appear to be occupied and well
kept. However, the barracks in Areas D2 and
D3 appear to have a low level of usage.
Area E2 contains four storage buildings and
one support building.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
Area J1 contains one 1,200- by 420-foot
vehicle park which does not appear to be oc-
cupied. Area J2 contains two vehicle sheds
125 by .50 feet and 120 by 60 feet. Area J3
contains one 600- by 630-foot vehicle park,
two 115- by 50-foot vehicle sheds and three
support buildings. Area J4 contains one 400-
by 360-foot vehicle park, two 250- by 50-foot
vehicle sheds and one support building. Area
J5 contains one 300- by 320-foot vehicle park,
two 140- by 50-foot vehicle sheds and two
support buildings.
The level of activity in these areas appears
reduced.
Athletic Field
General Storage Areas Area K is an active athletic field.
Area El contains two storage buildings and Small Arms Firing Ranges
one support building. Area L1 contains a 660- by 45-foot range.
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OSIPOVICHI/BOBRUYSK
RAIL LINE
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OSIPOVI,CHI
BO BRUYSK 42 KM
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J3
E2
D3 J
E1 L1
L3
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Road -
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METERS IAPPROXIMATEI
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Area L2 contains a 400-'by 50-foot range and probably still` active.
a 430- by 50-foot range. Area L3 contains a
660- by 50-foot range. Area L4 contains a Special Training Facilities
360- by 45-foot range. Area S is a small troop training facility
Areas L1 through L3 are Inactive. Area L4 * which includes three obstacle courses, four
is part of a small troop training area which is small support buildings and one probable tower.
REFERENCE,
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US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0166-20HL, 2d ed, Oct 62 (SECRET)
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DOCUMENTS
Army. SPIR-6-58, Storage Area Vicinity Osipovichi, USSR, 24 Jan 58 (TOP SECRET E
Army. SPIR-4-58, Military Installation Near Osiporichi, USSR, 24 Jan 58 (TOP SECRET
Army. PIB-F]29-63, Military Complex, Osipovichi, USSR, 18 Apr 63 (TOP SECRET
DIA. PC-225-1-1-63, Installation List, Soviet Ground Forces, 1 Oct 63 (SECRET
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NPIC PROJECT
N-236/64
1st ed, Sep 57 (SECRET)
1st ed, Mar 56 (CONFIDENTIAL)
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