GRODNO ARMY BARRACKS NORTH GRODNO, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400010050-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: July 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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6 Pages July 1464
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GRODNO ARMY BARRACKS NORTH
GRODNO, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
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NPIC/R-486/64
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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Grodno Army Barracks North (Figure 1)
is located in the northern sector of Grodno
(53-40N 023-50E). A rail spur from the
Bialystok-Vilnius rail line serves the army
barracks and a POL storage area, which is
located 3.5 kilometers (km) north of the barracks
area. An all-weather road connects the two
installations and both installations have all-
weather road connections to Grodno.
The secured barracks area (Figures 2 and
3) covers 85 acres and contains two adminis-
tration buildings, eight barracks, six quarters,
20 storage buildings, 16 support buildings, a
possible armory or large gymnasium, two
wheeled-vehicle training courses, a vehicle park
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and a vehicle storage/maintenance area with
five vehicle maintenance/storage buildings.
The secured POL storage area covers 36
acres and contains six large POL tanks, 17
small POL tanks and three support buildings.
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missions)
A comparative analysis revealed a higher
activity during the summer months
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only change observed in facilities was the con-
struction of a possible armory or gymnasium in
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Railroad Service
. A rail spur serves the barracks and the POL
storage areas. Buildings beside the track in the
POL storage area and the barracks area are
probably used as transloading facilities.
An all-weather road provides access to
Grodno city streets.
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
Area Dl (Figure 3) contains five barracks,
three storage buildings and six quarters. Area
D2 contains two administration buildings, three
barracks and six support buildings. Track activ-
ity in both areas indicates probable occupancy.
General Storage Areas
Area El, active, contains eight storage and
three support buildings. Area E2, active,
contains nine storage and two support buildings.
POL Storage Area
Area G contains six 45-foot-diameter
vertical tanks, seventeen 20-foot-diameter ver-
tical tanks and three support buildings. The
area appears active.
Other Buildings
A possible armory or large gymnasium (H)
520 by 210 feet, was under construction
nd nearly complete
t is possibly used for indoor training.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
Area J1 contains two vehicle sheds, 410
by 55 feet and 225 by 50 feet; three vehicle
maintenance sheds, 260 by 110 feet, 350 by
95 feet and 210 by 65 feet; and five support
buildings.
Area J2 contains a vehicle park 950 by 470
feet. Eight rows of large probable vehicles are
visible in this area o coverage.
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FIGURE 2. GRODNO ARMY BARRACKS NORTH, GRODNO, USSR
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Road
Fence
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200 0 200 400
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Area M2 is closed circuit wheeled-vehicle
driver training course.
Area Ml is a closed circuit wheeled- vehicle Both of these courses are utilized only
driver training course. during the summer months.
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