MINSK ARMY BARRACKS MINSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 49
• Publication Date: July 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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MINSK ARMY BARRACKS
MINSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
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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 (MA). 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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MINSK ARMY BARRACKS
(,53-55N 027-36E)
MINSK, MINSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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Railroad, single track
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MILITARY DISTRICT
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MINSK
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Minsk Army Barracks is located in the
northeast section of Minsk, 4 kilometers (km)
from the center of town (Figure 1). The instal-
lation is not rail served. Urban streets provide
access to other installations. Minsk Barracks
and Artillery OCS (AL-12) is located 2 km
northeast and Minsk Army Barracks NW (AL-6)
is 9 km west. Other military installations are
located in the Minsk area.
The installation covers approximately 60
acres and includes four administration buildings,
nine barracks, eight storage buildings, five
vehicle storage/maintenance buildings, and 21
support buildings (Figures 2 and 3).
The area is covered bylI TALENT
nhotozraphy and KEYHOLE missions I
level of usage
Significant changes
Com-
eneral
addition of six barracks, three vehicle storage/
maintenance buildings, and one storage building.
A small arms firing range, an athletic field,
a large vehicle/equipment park, and several
buildings at the northern end of the installa-
tion were removed
and the area
housing complex.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Road Service
The installation is served by urban streets.
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
Area Dl (Figure 3) has two administration
buildings, nine barracks, two storage buildings,
and 13 support buildings. Five of the barracks
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and one of the barracks was first observed on
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Area D2 has two administration and two
support buildings. Trackage indicates all build-
ings are probably occupied.
General Storage Areas
Area El has four storage and two support
buildings.
Area E2 has two storage and one support
buildings. One of the storage buildings was
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
Area J1 has one L-shaped vehicle shed
whose wings are 110- by 30-feet, and 160-
by 30-feet, one 140-by 40-foot maintenance
building, and two support buildings.
Area J2 has one support building and three
180- by 40-foot storage/maintenance buildings,
probably associated with vehicles, which were
constructed
Athletic Field
An athletic field observed
longer present
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Small Arms Firing Range
A small arms firing range observed
was no longer present
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1 "FIGURE 3. MINSK ARMY BARRACKS. Sketch compiled
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NPIC/R-480/64
Road
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US Air Target Chart, Series 200, 0168-14AL, 2d ed, Dec 62 (SECRET)
2d ed, Feb 52 (CONFIDENTIAL)
DOCUMENTS
Army. PIB-009-63, .Military installations .Minsk, USSR, 4 Oct 63 (TOP SECRET
Army. DPIR 8-57, Selected Military Installations, Alinek Area, 1 May 57 (TOP SECI
DIA. PC 925'1-1-63 Installations List, Soviet Ground Forces. 1 Oct 63 (SECRET
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