SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE ODESSA MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500060060-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: April 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE,,
ODESSA MD
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW by NIMA/DOD 4/19100
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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 1Pla (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and lettef 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 areas
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 trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field trains-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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ARTILLERY TRAINING SCHOOL
(46-51N 036-58E)
BERDYANSK, KRYMSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
ODESSA MD
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BULGARIA
O DESSA
Sevastopol
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STATUTE MILES-
-30. 32 34' 36'
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF ARTILLERY TRAINING SCHOOL.
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ARTILLERY
TRAINING SCHOOL
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An artiller
trainin
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kilometers (km) northeast of Berdyansk (Figure
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parative analysis revealed the fgllowing changes:
a wheeled-vehicle driver-trainin course was
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The area covers a
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5
445
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pprox
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,
acres
constructed between
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and contains 4 administration buildings, 14
_ and an area used for emplacement train-
barracks, 37 support buildings, and approx-
imately 1,110 probable tent bases. Training
facilities include 1 wheeled-vehicle driver-
training course and 3 areas for anti-aircraft
artillery training including 11 well-defined AAA
batteries (Figures 2 and 3).
The area was covered by' KEYHOLE mis-
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ing, 2 areas containing probable tent bases, and
8 AAA batteries-Were constructed between
The level of activity has.
fluctuated, from light in to heavy in
the eriod and back to
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The area is connected to Berdvansk and
Zhdanov by probable all-weather secondary
roads.
Area D1 contains 2 administration buildings,
3 barracks, 20 support buildings, and approx-
imately. 175 probable tent bases.
Area D2 contains 4 barracks, 11 support
buildings, and approximately 400 probable tent
bases.
Area D3 contains 2 administration buildings,
7 barracks, 5 support buildings, and approx-
imately 535 probable tent bases.
The probable tent bases in Area D1 and
northeast of the barracks in Area D3 were
added between
medium by No winter training was 25X1 D
observed.
Area M is a wheeled-vehicle driver-train-
ing course which was constructed between m
track activity was extensive; however, on later
coverage, track activity decreased to a low level,
indicating this course may be no longer active.
Artillery Emplacements
Areas Q1-Q3 contain an undetermined num-
ber of AAA firing positions. Area Q2 also
contains 1 support building. The areas show
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signs of extensive training. Area Q1 was 25X1 D
coverage.
Area Q4 contains 11 AAA batteries. Several
other AAA positions are visible but appear
inactive and unserviceable. Eight - of the 11
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