SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE BALTIC MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400360054-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: February 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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6 Pages February 1965
SOVIET. MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
BALTIC -MD
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW BY NIMA / DoD
CIA
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This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within the
meaning of the espionage laws U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The Iow prohibits its transmission
or the rewlption of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in apy manner
prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the
detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to
receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and
TALENT regulations.
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
GROU>I
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a PIA '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 Cl:\ Photographic Intelligence Division i NPIC.), and the Production
Center 1Pla (l)I:~i. -1 he photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Prouction Center 1P1a.
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: '.' railroad service, Ni road service, '(:) landing strips,
if)) administrative and troop housing areas, 1-) storage areas, (i-) am-
munition storage areas, G) POl storage areas, IN other buildings and
facilities. ~.li equipment storage maintenance areas. K) athletic fields,
i L1 small arms firing ranges, , \1) driver training areas, ','N) tank '
assault gun firing ranges. ~ P i flat trajectorv firing ranges, ((?) artillery
emplacements Ihatteries), ~ Ni infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, ( i special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity
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VILNYUS AMMO DEPOT SOLTANISZKI
(54-42N 025-14E)
VILNYUS, LITOVSKAYA SSR, USSR
BALTIC MD
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VILNYUS AMMO
DEPOT SOLTANISZKI
STATUTE -IILES
20' 22 24 26?
FIGURE I. LOCATION OF VILNYUS AMMO DEPOT SOLTANISZKI.
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FIGURE 2. VILNYUS AMMO OFF'OT SOLTANIS7KI, VILNYUS, USSR,-
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Vilnyus Ammo Depot Soltaniszki is located 3).
2.5 kilometers (km) north of the center of Viln-,
yus (Figure 1). There are at least 9 other mil-
itary installations within Vilnyus complex.
This unsecured ammo storage depot covers
125 acres and contains 29 storage buildings and
at least 14 underground bunkers (Figures 2 and
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The depot appears to have been served by a Area L contains approximately 9 .'single-
rail spur which is now abandoned. story general storage buildings and 20 small
unidentified buildings.
The depot has access to a primary road from
Vilnyus to L:kmerge and to secondary roads in the
area.
Area F contains at least 14 underground
bunkers with entrances on a road network running
through the hills.
The installation contains I administrative;
support building (D).
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FIGURE 3. VILNYUS AMMO DEPOT SOLTANISZKI. Sketch compiled from Mission
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