SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE NORTH CAUCASUS MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: February 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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COAT 4 TCS-80057/65
6 Pages February 1965
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
-SOVIET MILITARY ORDER-- OF-BATTLE
NORTH CAUCASUS MID
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW BY NIMA / DoD
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.This document contains classified information affecting the notronal security of the United States within the
meaning of the espionage lows U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its transmission
or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a I)I.\ 'Cl.\ Panel. 1-he series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. -I he photographic
analysis is being performed by the NP IC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division \PIC:i, and the Production
Center 1Pla I)I.\a. A he photographic analysis for this, particular re-
port was performed hy" the Production Center 1P1a.
In the interc.:I aaf unitoranit%. the title and letter dc~si nutors loa
the facilities oh_servcd It these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. AV"hell La 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. Iii road service. C) landing strips,
(l)i admjnistrativc and troop housing areas, I a storage areas. F) am-
munition storage are as, Gi P()I. stora~c?Lareas, t h other buildings and
facilities, .la equipment storage maintcn,anre areas, K) athletic fields,
(11) small :arms firing ranges, A1~ driver training areas, Al tank
assault gun firing ranges, P) flat tr.ajectoa-v firing ranges, (aa artillery
emplacements hatteri(,'s ). F a infantry or c omhjned Larms field train-
ing areas of courses, 1Sa special training facilities, "ITl unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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VOLGOGRAD ARMY BARRACKS NORTH CENTRAL NO 1
(48-43N 044-31F)
VOLGOGRAD, VOLGOGRADSKAY.\ OBLAST, USSR
NORTH CAUCASUS MD
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NORTH CENTRAL NO 1
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This partially walled, partially fenced bar-
racks area is located in the city of Volgograd
It covers approximately 50 acres and contains
35 buildings, including 5 multistory barracks,
~2 probable barracks/administration buildings,
2 administration buildings, 6 storage buildings,
5 vehicle storage/maintenance buildings, 2 vehi-
cle maintenance buildings, 12 support buildings,
and a security building. Probable vehicles are
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parked in open areas throughout the installation.
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the area. A comparison of the photography
revealed no significant change and a constant
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%Nhen the area contained a larger number 25X1 D
of vehicles than usual.
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\ double-track railroad, running generally
north-south through Volgograd, ; comes within
1 kilometer of the installation.
The Volgograd/Gumrak Airfield is approxi-
imatelv 12 knm to the northwwest.
Administrative and Troop Housing Facilities
The installation contains 5 multistory bar-
racks, 2 probable barracks/administration
buildings, 2 multistory administration build-
ings, and 6 storage buildings.
1 he installation contains 5 vehicle storage/
maintenance buildings, one 400 by 60 feet,
one 250 by 35 feet, one 225 by 55 feet, one 200
by 55 feet, and one 250 by 55 feet, two 160-
bv 50-foot vehicle maintenance buildings, 12
s and a security building. Ve-
support building
hicle sheds and possible vehicles are scat-
tered throughout the area. F\wo rows of ap-
proximately 20 vehicles are observed.
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GUMRAK
15 KM\
VOLGOGRAD
M A R I N O V K A
53 KM
KRASNOARMEYSK
32 KM
VOL ZH5K IY
23 KM
Railroad, double track
Railroad, single track
Road
Fence
Wall
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N 11C J-6577 Cl FIGURE 3. VOLGOGRAD ARMY BARRACKS NORTH CENTRAL, VOLGOGRAD, USSR. Sketch compiled from
Mission
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US 4ir Target Chart, Buries 2OO, sheet 023.7-21111_ USSR, 4th ed. Jar 64 (SE('FHF:T)
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