SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE ODESSA MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: April 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
ODESSA MD
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW by NIMA/DOD 4/19/00
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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 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
prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit ofany 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.
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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-('EPIC), 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 letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. \1 hen 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: (Al 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 train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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TRAINING AREA
(47-45N 035-18E)
ZAPOROZHYE, ZAPOROZHSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
ODESSA MD
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30? 32'
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A training area is located 15 kilometers
southeast of Zaporozhye, on the southern side
of the Zaporozhye-Orekhov highway (Figure 1).
The instillation covers approximately 3,100
acres and contains a bivouac area, a probable
administration building, 7 support buildings, 8
probable storage buildings, 3 tank/assault-gun
firing- ranges, 7 range support buildings, and
personnel trenches (Figure 2).
The area is covered on
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photography and on, KEYHOLE missions be-
tween Changes 25X1 D
observed include the return of approximately
1,800 acres to agriculture between
Construction activity
is visible on 1 of the firing ranges on
_ coverage. Light activity is discernible
on all 'photography with the exception of
The installation is served. by the all-
weather Zaporozhye-Orekhov highway.
Administration and Troop Housing Area
Area D is a bivouac area with a T-shaped
probable administration building and 4 sup-
port buildings.
Area E contains 8 probable storage build-
ings.
POL storage facilities in the vicinity of
the training area include 22 medium POL
tanks at 47-54N 035-08E, 3 medium partially
buried POL tanks at 47-50\ 035-12E, and 6
medium POL tanks at 47-48N 035-I1E.
Three support buildings (H) a"re northwest
of the bivouac area and the firing ranges.
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Area NI is a 3,000-foot firing range with
3 possible fixed targets and 3 range support
buildings. Construction at a static firing 25X1 D
line is visible on coverage.
Area N2 is a 3,000-foot firing range with
5 possible fixed targets and 3 range support
buildings.
Area N3 is a 1,140-foot firing range with
3 moving-target runs and a range support build-
ing. This range appears abandoned.'
Infantry or Combined-Arms Field Training Area
Personnel trenches are visible throughout
Area K-. Activity is undetermined.
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L'S Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 01-19-1HL. 4th ed, Dec 63 (SECRET)
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Arm.. PIB-T~- 7-64. Trairin , Area. Ode- a 41D. Zaporu>/ye. USSR, Feb 64 (TOP SECRET RUFF)
7-62, Zapure. /ye 4lilirary In.!;11,Dec 6' (TOP SECRET RUFF)
C-RR4-bl.614 (partial anscuer)
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