SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE BALTIC MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500060053-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: March 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
OVIET -MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE_
BALTIC MD
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW by NIMA/DOD 4/19/0Q
PANELED APR 21 1965
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This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within the
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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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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 INTERPRE
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TCS-80401 /65
March 1965
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a DI:A /CI:\ 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 1P1a (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center 1Pla.
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
dbserved both its title -find letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles- and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (H- road service, .(C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (1:) storage areas. (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POI. storage areas, ('11) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage 'maintenance areas. (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (\l) driver training areas, (\) tank
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory 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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TRAINING AREA
(54-48N 023-54E)
KAUNAS, LITOVSKAYA SSR, USSR
BALTIC MD
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A training area is located approximately
8 kilometers (km) south of Kaunas and im-
mediately south of a single-track rail line
running between Kaunas and Kazly Ruda (Fig-
ure 1). The training area covers approximately
8 square km and is probably utilized by the
army units stationed in Kaunas.
The training area includes a section with
approximately 42 tents, a small secured tract
with 4 buildings, a flat-trajectory range with
4 moving targets, and an unidentified. area
(Figure 2).
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area since The moving targets
were under construction in and
the unidentified area was first noted in -
The installation appears to be under
construction and not used during the winter
months.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
A rail line passes just north of the instal-
lation at the northern portion.
Area D is a tent area with approximately
42 tents and 2 support buildings.
Area H is probably fenced and contains
4 unidentified buildings. Trackage indicates
the area is not used.
Area P is a 3,00-foot flat-trajectory
firing range with 4 moving targets. The area
contains a control building and 2 control towers.
A probable old range is in the southern part
of this range.
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MAPS OR CHARTS
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