SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE BALTIC MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400280037-1
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• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: December 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PREFACE
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 iPla (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center 1Pla.
An 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 trajec'torv firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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RIGA ARMY AMMUNITION DEPOT
^ CEKULI P U G
RIGA ARMY AMMUNITIONS DEPOT CEKULI PUG
(56-56N 024-25E)
RIGA, LATVIYSKAYA SSR, USSR
BALTIC MD25X1C
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22' 24? 26' 26` 30?
FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF RIGA ARMY AMMUNITION DEPOT CEKUt1 PUG.
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FIGURE 2. RIGA ARMY AMMUNITION DEPOT CEKULI PUG, RIGA, USS
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A double-secured ammunition storage depot
covering approximately 500 acres is located 15
kilometers (km) east of Riga, immediately north
of the Riga-Madona rail line (Figure 1). The
depot probably stores ammunition and explo-
sives for the numerous army units in the city
of Riga and for the Riga Army Training Area
Ropazi North, located 20 km north.
The depot contains 2-barracks, 2 adminis-
tration buildings, 31 ammunition storage build-
ings (6 built- into the side of a hill), 24 support
buildings, T bunker, 8 possible bunkers
(Figures 2 and 3). The natura
terrain provides blast protection.
The area was covered by
Comparative analysis reveals the
expansion of the area from 36 to 500, acres
and from 17 to 73 buildings during this time.
DESCRIPTIO\ -OF INSTALLATION
Area contains 2 rail spurs (Al and A2).
Al has 3 trackside docks and A2 has 1 trackside
dock.
The depot has a good interior road net and
good all-weather roads connect it to Riga, Ogre,
and Ropazi.
Area D contains 2 multistory barracks,
2 administration buildings, and 9 support build-
ings.
Area F contains 31 ammunition storage
buildings (6 sheltered by a hill), I bunker 8
possible bunkers, 15 support buildings
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Railroad, single track
Road
Fence
------- Area outline
25X1 B
FIGURE 3. RIGA ARMY AMMUNITION DEPOT CEKULI PUG. Sketch compiled fro
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MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart. Series 200. Sheet 0153-17HL. 3th ed. Jul 63 (SECRET)
DOCUMENT
Army. SPIR S05S. 11ilifary In.ctallafian /tata. K-dya. USSR. Jan 3' (TOP SECRET CHESS)
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