BOBRUYSK ARMY BARRACKS WEST AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING AREA BOBRUYSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Publication Date: July 1, 1964
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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BOBRU SK ARMY BARRACKS WEST
AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING AREA
BOBRUYSK. USSR
BELORUSSIAN-3-I
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Declass Review by
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
insiL~glations. teeing 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 1P1c (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, (h1) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firingranges, (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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BOBRUYSK ARMY BARRACKS WEST AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING AREA
(53-08N 029-09E)
BOBRUYSK, MOGILEVSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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BOBRUYSK ARMY/
BARRACKS WEST
Railroad, double track
Railroad, single track
Road
29?00? 29.115, - ' ETU FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF BOBRUYSK ARMY BARRACKS WEST AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING AREA
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Bobruysk Army Barracks West is located on
the west edge of Bobruysk (53-08N 029-14E),
south of the Bobruysk-Osipovichi rail line (Fig-
ure 1). An associated military training area
adjoins the area on the west-northwest. A spur
from the rail line serves the area, and an all-
weather secondary road provides access to city
streets. Bobruysk Barracks and Headquarters
22d Tank Division, Citadel
~ts located 6 kilometers (km) east, o rugs
army Food Depot nd the Head-
quarters 5th Guards Mechanized Army
km southeast, and Bobruysk Army
Maneuver Area
southeast.
The barracks area (Figures 2 and 3) covers
approximately 700 acres and contains three ad-
ministration buildings, 41 barracks, 36 storage
buildings, 41 support buildings, two officers'
quarters, one probable officers' club, one large
gymnasium, two vehicle maintenance/storage
areas with 15 vehicle maintenance buildings, an
athletic field, two small arms firing ranges, and
a sod aircraft landing strip with a tower. A
transshipment facility on the northwest edge of
the installation contains two buildings. A large
water treatment basin is located west of the
installation.
The associated training area covers approx-
imately 630 acres and extends 3 km west-north-
west from the barracks. It is on level ground
with woods on the north and west. Within the
area are two small arms ranges, a probable
tracked-vehicle driver training area, two tank/
assault gun firing ranges and nine support
buildings.
The barracks and the training area were
covered b issions and
m ia~i9nsl
Significant changes in tFe_Ua_r_r_ac_7_s
and training area -include construction of two
small arms firing ranges, improvement and
lengthening of the tank/assault gun firing ranges
conversion of a
motor park to a vehicle storage /maintenance
area with six new maintenance buildings, com-
pletion of the gymnasium
and the addition of 18 barracks, three
storage and 20 support buildings
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in the barracks area and on the tank 'assault gun
firing ranges but decreased
at the driver training area. There was no
significant change in the level of activity in the
Railroad Service
A spur from the double-track Bobruysk-
Osipovichi rail line serves the barracks area.
A transshipment facility at the NE edge of the
installation contains two buildings (Area A).
Road Service
A probable ? all-weather secondary road
provides access to local city streets.
Aircraft Landing Strip
A sod landing strip, 2,950 by 580 feet (Area
C), identified from I
(photography
is located on the north edge of the barracks area.
A tower is located just south of the landing
strip and two support buildings are located on the
southwest edge. No change was observed on
I I photography.
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
Area Dl (Figure 3) contains two adminis-
tration buildings, 41 barracks, six storage build-
ings and 13 support buildings.
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Area D2 contains two officers' quarters and
one support building.
Track activity throughout indicates the
probable occupancy of all buildings. The level
of track activity has increased since
=1coverage. Eighteen barracks, 4 su ort
and 1 storage buildings were added
Athletic Field
Area K is an athletic field.
Small Arms Firing Ranges
Area L is a 395- by 65-foot small arms
firing range, and Area L1 is a
use of both
u
General Storage Area
Area E contains 30 storage buildings, one
administration building, and 17 support build-
ings. The storage buildings are located near
rail sidings. Two storage and 6 support build-
ings were added
Other Buildings
Area H1, a probable recreation area, con-
tains one large gymnasium, one probable
officers' club, and five support buildings. The
gymnasium appeared to be under constructions
Area H2, located in the training area, con-
tains nine support buildings for tank firing-
range support. coverage revealed
seven buildings which were removed prior
The buildings now present were
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Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
Area J1 is secured and contains nine main-
tenance buildings, six I lone 200 by
55 feet, one 125 by 40 feet, and one
and one support building which was added
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Area J2 is secured and contains six main-
tenance buildings, four 285 by 85 feet and two
215 by 70 feet, and twosupport buildings. Track
activity extends from this area to the adjacent
military training area. An increase in activity,
'including the addition of the six maintenance
buildings, was noted On
=photography, this area appeared as a motor
park with only two support buildings.
ranges. On I hotography, range Li ap-
peared to be under construction and on
L-Joverage it appeared completed.
Area L2 is a 985- by 120-foot small arms
firing range, and Area L3 is a 300- by.120-foot
range. Ranges L2 and L3 are located in the
area and were constructed
Driver Training Area
Area M is an irregular-shaped probable
tracked-vehicle, driver trainin area and was
observed to be less active o than on
overage.
Tank/Assault Gun Firing Ranges
Area N1 consists of four 1,950-foot firing
lanes, two stationary targets, and two moving
targets with angles of deflection from a perpen-
dicular to the static firing line of 25 degrees
left and 90 degrees left. Two moving targets
-observed were not active on later cover-
age. The two moving and two stationary targets
now in use were added
creased from 3,000 feet to 3,700 feet during the
same period.
Area N2 consists of four 2,300-foot firing
lanes and 6 moving targets with the following
angles of deflection from a perpendicular to the
static firing line: one 115 degrees right, three
150 degrees right, one 160 degrees left, and one
75 degrees left. In addition, there are 10 station-
arrgets. Eight moving targets observed in
re not active on later coverage. The six
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Maximum target distance increased
from 3,400 feet Io 4,000 feet
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MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0166-20HL. _d ed, Oct 62 (SECRET)
US Air Target Mosaic, Series 50, Sheet 0166-20'16'\IA, 1st ed, May 57 (SECRET)
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