SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE BALTIC MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500060043-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: April 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOVIET M ILITARY ORDER. OF BATTLE
BALTIC MD
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW by NIMA/DOD_4/18/00
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or the revelation of its contents in ony manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner
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.This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being, prepared for a~DL\!C L\ Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by EPIC. The photographic
analysis is being p~rform~d b}? the \PIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CI:\ Photog,raphic Intelligence Division (\PIC1, and_ the Production
Center 1Pla (DI:\). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center 1Pla.
In the interest of uniformit}~, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing, in the project requirement. \'l'hen a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
"l~itles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follpws: (:\) railroad service, r13) road service, iC) landing; strips,
lD) administrative and troop housing areas, (I~l storage areas, lP) am-
munition storage areas, (G) P(>I_ storage areas, (11) other buildings and
facilities, (,i) equipment stbrage'maintenance areas, (h) athletic fields,
i Ll small arms firing ranLe., i \1) driver training areas, (\) tank '
assault t_*un firing ranges, ~Pl flat trajectory firing ranges, (()) artillery
emplacements ~"batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, (5) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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AMMU\'ITIO?~' STORAGE FACILITY
(56-37:~ 023-42E)
JELGAVA, LATVIYSKAYA SSR, USSR
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An ammunition storage facility is located
4 kilometers (km) senth-southwest of-Jelgava
(Figure 1) and 6 km south of Jelgava airfield.
This ammunition storage facility covers
approximately 3 acres and contains -1 multi-
story barracks /administration buildings, .3 sup-
port buildings, and 9 underground storage bunk-
ers (Figures 2 and 3).
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Comparative analysis reveals that all
of the buildings and 4 of the bunkers were
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DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
The main rail line from Jelgava passes
200 meters east of the storage facility.
The storage facility is served by a high-
way and a good internal road network.
Aircraft Landing Strip
Jelgava Airfield is 6 km north.
Area D contains 4 multistory barracks/
administration buildings and 3 support build-
ings .
Area F contains 9 underground storage
bunkers.
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FIGURE 3. AMMUNITION STORAGE FACILITY. Sketch compiled from
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