MILITARY BARRACKS AREA PINSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400010062-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 62
• Publication Date: July 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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MILITARY BARRACKS AREA
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PINSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
Declass Review by
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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 1Plc (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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MILITARY BARRACKS AREA
(52-07N 025-58E)
PINSK, BRESTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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A military barracks area is located 8.5
kilometers (km) west-northwest of Pinsk
(52~06N 026-05E) and 1.5 km north of the Pinsk-
Ivanovo rail line (Figure i). The installation
is served by an all-weather `secondary road
connecting with the Pinsk-Brodnitsa highway.
Pinsk Airfield West is located 1.5 km south-
west. Pinsk Military Barracks
located 3.5 km to the east, has been
dismantled and a SA-O SAM site with related
support buildings is now at this location.
This secured installation (Figures 2 and 3)
covers 75 acres and contains 27 buildings in-
cluding one administration building, one bar-
racks/administration building, four barracks,
nine storage buildings, and eight support build-
ings. Also included in this installation is a
semi-secured maintenance area which contains
two vehicle maintenance buildings and a storage
building. Training facilities include an athletic
field, a small arms firing range with possible
rangehouse and a parade ground.
The installation is covered by K -
HOLE missions
Comparative analysis reveals the same
general level of usage during this period with
no significant changes observed.
Railroad Service
This area is not served by a rail spur;
however, the Pinsk-lvanovo rail line passes 1.5
km! south of the barracks area.
Road Service
A probable all-weather secondary road con-
nects with-the primary Pinsk-Brodnitsa highway.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area,
Area D (Figure 3) contains one admin-
istration building, a multistory barracks/admin-
istration building, four barracks (two multi-
story), and one storage building. Track activity
has remained constant, indicating occupancy of
the buildings.
General Storage Area
Area E contains eight storage and two
support buildings. Track activity has remained
constant.
Other Buildings
Area H contains five support buildings.
Area J, a motor vehicle maintenance area,
contains two vehicle sheds (one 160 by 40
feet and one 120 by 40 feet), one storage build-
ing and one possible guardhouse. The area is
partially walled.
Area K1 is an athletic field and Area K2
is a parade ground.
Area L contains a 760- by 130-foot small
arms firing range. A possible rangehouse is
located in this area.
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D
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Railroad, single track
Road
Fence
-~-Wall
---- Area outline
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