BREST ARMY CAMP SOUTHEAST BREST, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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June 1, 1964
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Approved For Release 2003/11/26 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000400010045-1 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2003/11/26 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000400010045-1 NPIC/R-453/61 Juno 1964 PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT 25X1 Declass Review by NIMA/DOD NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER ? .r.. 1......- .. REST ARMCAMP SOUTHEAST BREST, USSR BELORUSSIAN. MD TOP SECRET i 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 IPlc (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. 25X1 TOP SECRET I I 25X1 TOP SECRET BREST ARMY CAMP SOUTHEAST (52-04N 023-44E) BREST, BRESTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD 25X1 25X1 TOP SECRET 25X1 TOP SECRET Brest Army Camp Southeast is located 6 buildings, 53 support buildings, four range-sup- kilometers (km) southeast of Brest (52-06N port buildings, 18 dependent quarters, one prob- 023-41E) on the west side of the Brest-Kovel able tent camp area, and five equipment storage/ rail line (Figure 1). The installation is served maintenance areas containing 13 vehicle stor- by a spur from the Brest-Kovel rail line, which age/maintenance buildings and eight motor forms two sub-spurs within the installation, and parks. Training facilities within this installa- has all-weather road connections to the Brest- t tion include two athletic fields, one wheeled- Bereza and Brest-Kovel highways. A military vehicle driver-training area, and a moving-tar- training area, directly associated with the bar- get, tank sub-caliber weapons firing range. racks area, is immediately south. Other military The area is covered b installations are located in the Brest area. sions The installation. (Figures 2 and 3) covers ap- Comparative analysis reveals t e same genera proximately 650 acres and contains four admin- level of usage during the entire period. No sig- istration buildings, 31 barracks, 27 storage nificant changes were noted during this periods Railroad Service A spur from the double-track Brest-Kovel line which forms two sub-spurs within the in- stallation serves the storage area in the north- west portion of the installation. Road Service All-weather roads provide access to the Brest-Bereza and Brest-Kovel highways. Administrative and Troop Housing Areas Area D1 contains two administration build- ings and nine barracks. Area D2 contains one administration build- ing, 20 barracks, and two support buildings. Area D3 contains one administration build- ing and two barracks. Area D4 is a probable tent camp area, al- .though no tents are observed. Tracks indicate all.buildings are occupied. General Storage Areas Area E 1 is located near rail sidings served by two tracks and contains 14 storage buildings and three support buildings. Area E2 contains 11 storage buildings and one support building. Other Buildings Area H1 contains 18 dependent quarters. Area H2 contains four range support build- ings and five other support buildings. Area H3 contains 14 support buildings. Nine other support buildings are scattered throughout the installation. Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas Area J1 has one 375- by 40-foot vehicle maintenance building, two 185- by 40-foot ve- hicle maintenance buildings, one 750- by 375-foot motor park, and eight support buildings. Area J2 has one 480- by 55-foot vehicle maintenance building, one 800- by 450-foot motor park, two storage buildings, and five support buildings. Area J3 has two attached vehicle storage/ maintenance buildings measuring 245 by 75 feet and 165 by 35 feet, one 230= by 35=f6t9t vehie-e storage /maintenance building, one 210- by 40- 25X1 25X1 25X1 TOP SECRET I I 25X1 TOP SECRET 25X1 TOP SECRET 25X1 TOP SECRET r- I i ^ \ D1 El ^ \~ ' -~ ^\ ~? Rai Iroad, double track Railroad, single track -_-_--- ~__------ Road --~ ^ Fence ------ Area outline `^ ~~ \~ ^~ ~\~~ K2 200 O 200 400 \\ ^ / ? METEfiS IA PPR OXIMA TEI / / - D2 BREST 6 KM j PROBABLE TENT CAMP AREA BREST KOVE L RAIL LINE 25X1 25X1 FIGURE 3. BREST ARMY CAMP SOUTHEAST, BREST, USSR. Sketch compiled - 5 - TOP SECRET 25X1 TOP SECRET 25X1 foot vehicle storage /maintenance building, two 175- by 35-vehicle storage/ maintenance. build- ings, one 125- by 25-foot vehicle storage shed, two 85- by 65-foot vehicle maintenance build- ings, five support buildings, and four motor parks measuring 500 by 330 feet, 330 by 210 feet, 330 by 165 feet, and 155 by 135 feet. This area is secured and contains vehicles. Area J4 is partially secured and contains one 100- by 80-foot vehicle maintenance building, one support building, and one 450- by 330-foot motor park. Tanks SP guns were observed in 25X1 this area on overage. Area J is a partially secured 500- by 330- foot motor park. Vehicles were observed here 25X1 on overage. Athletic Fields Areas K1 and K2 are athletic fields. Driver Training Area Area M contains two figure-8 wheeled- vehicle-driver-training courses first observed 1 -1 an un iring Range '-= Area N is a tank sub-caliber weapons firing range with a static firing line and seven moving targets. The range has a maximum distance of 1,600 feet from the static firing line to the mov- ing.targets. The seven moving targets have the following angles of deflection from aperpendic- ular to the static firing line: three of 10 degrees right, two of 10 degrees left, one of 15 degrees left, and one at 90 degrees right or left. Two of the moving targets were first ob- served on overage. Trackage at the static firing line indicates the range is actively utilized. 25X1 25X1 TOP SECRET I I 25X1 TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 01CS- 2HL, 2d ed, Feb 63 (SECRET) US Air Target Chart, Series 1001 1=t ed, Aug 55 (SECRET) PIB-30- 2, Military lnstallation.s. Brest. USSR, 27 Jun 63 (TOP SECRET D!\. PC-225 3 installations list. Soviet Ground Force,. 1 Oct 63 (SECRET REQUIREMENT C-RR4-X1,111 (partial answer) NPIC PROJECT N-236 '64 TOP SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1