SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE TRANSCAUCASUS MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 103
• Publication Date: April 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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TCS-80473/65
April 1965
SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
TRANSCAUCASUSMD
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW by NIMA DOD 4/21/00
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This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within the
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/CI:A Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by \PIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the \PIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (\PIC), and the Production
Center 1Pla MIA). 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
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, (13) road service, (C) landing, strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (11) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage 'maintenance areas. (1:) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) 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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LENKORAN ARNW BARRACKS AND POSSIBLE MILITARY INSTALLATION
(38-45N 048-51E)
LENKORAN, AZERBAYDZHANSKAYA SSR, USSR
TRANSCAUCASUS MD
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF LENKORAN ARMY BARRACKS AND POSSIBLE MILITARY INSTALLATION.
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LENKORAN ARMY
BARRACKS AND
POSSIBLE MILITARY
INSTALLATION .
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SUMMARY
Lenkoran Armv Barracks is in the south- 50E is a secured possible military installa-
east section of Lenkoran on the shore of the ' tion which covers approximately 45 acres and
Caspian Sea between the mouth of the Len- contains the following buildings: 2 admini-
koran River and the Lenkoran Railroad Sta-
tion (Figure 1).
The barracks area covers approximately 60
acres and contains the following buildings:
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
POL Storage Areas
hide -storage/maintenance, 4 warehouses, and
26 support. i
Approximately 2.5 kilometers (km) north- racks was completed
west of the barracks area at 38-46N 048-
The Lenkoran Railway Station is adjacent
to the northwest edge of Lenk ran Armv Bar-
racks. The rail line between Lenkoran and
Prishib passes approximately 700 meters east
of the possible military installation.
Both installations are ser
city streets.
Area D1 contains a T-shaped multistory
administration building, 5 multistory barracks
(3 C-shaped), and 7 support buildings.
Area D2 contains 2 administration build-
ings (1 T-shaped), 3 multistory barracks, and
1 support building.
Genera Storage Areas
Area E l has 2 storage and 2 support
buildings.
Area E2 has 6storage and 4 support
buildings.
stration, 3 barracks, 2 vehicle storage/main-
tenance, 6 storage, and '19 support (Figures
2 and 3).
the installation.
covered
storage/
Two possible reverted POL storage tanks
are .located in a secured area 8.5 km west-
southwest of Lenkoran Army Barracks. The
area also contains three magazines.
Area H1 has 3 support -buildings and Area
112 has 13 support buildings. In Area 112-there
are 6 ground scars arranged in a circle 173
feet in diameter. Very pronounced lines rad-
iate from the center to 5 of the 6 ground.scars.
Area J1 contains a 175- by`50- foot possi-
ble vehicle maintenance building, a 105- by 50-
foot possible vehicle maintenance 'storage build-
ing with U-shaped wings measuring 400 by
40 feet and 320 by 40 feet, 2 possible vehicle
storage buildings (270 by 45 feet and 220 by
45 feet), 2 storage buildings, and 14 support
buildings.
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Road
Railroad, single track
K - Fence
-x---- Possible fence
------- Area outline
GURE 3. LENKORAN ARMY BARRACKS AND POSSIBLE MILITARY INSTALLATION. .Sketch compiled from
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tenance building, a 200- by 35- foot vehicle
storage building, 1 support building, and I
possible tank.
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Area K1 is an oval track, and Area K2
is a possible athletic field.
MAP- OR CHARTS
CS -Air Tar_et Chart, Serie- 2(11), Sheet 0:119-1,11L, ''d ed, Nitt 64 (SECRET)
I s Air T.ir_et \1o-aic, serie- SU, Sheet 5)\I \, 1-t ed. \1a. GU (SE('RET)
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