SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE TRANSCAUCASUS MD

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 108
• Publication Date: April 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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TCS-80503/65
April 1965
.PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
TRANSCAUCASUS MD
DECLASSIFICATION REVIgW by,NIMA DOD 4/21100
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This document contains classified -informati.on affecting the notional-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 of any 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 regul ons
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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 (NPIC), and the-Production
Center 1Pla (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center iPla.
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, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (F_) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (1I) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (A1) 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 areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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LENINAKAN ARMY BARRACKS NORTH
(40-48N 043-49E)
LENINAKAN, ARMYANSKAYA SSR, USSR
TRANSCAUCASUS MD
40" 42"
44? 46?
NORTH CAUCASUS
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48?
FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF LENINAKAN ARMY BARRACKS NORTH.
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SUMMARY
Leninakan Army Barracks North is - lo-
cated on the northwest edge of Leninakan,,
10 kilometers (km) from the Turkish border
(Figure 1). Leninakan Army Barracks North-
east is 4 km east of this installation.
Leninakan Army Barracks North covers
approximately 125 acres and contains 65 build-
ings: 14 barracks, 13 barracks/administration
buildings, 3 administration buildings, 4 vehicle
storage/maintenance buildings, 23 storage
buildings, and 18 support buildings. Other
'facilities include a possible POL storage area,
an ammunition storage area, a small-arms
firing range, and an athletic field. An area
containing possible dependents quarters is ad-
jacent to the installation on the east (Figures
2 and 3).
This installation is covered on KEYHOLE
photography of
Comparative analysis reveals
no significant change.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Road Service
The installation is served by city streets.
Area D contains 9 multistory barracks, 5
other barracks, a multistory C-shaped bar-
racks/administration building, 2 multistory T-
shaped barracks/administration buildings, 3
administration buildings, and 7 support build-
ings.
Area E contains 23 storage buildings.
Area F -is a probable secured ammunition
storage area with 8 reverted buildings.
Area G contains 4 possible underground
POL storage tanks.
Area J contains 2 vehicle storage build-
ings (300 by 50 feet and 250 by 35 feet), 2
vehicle storage/maintenance buildings (300 by
50 -feet and 200 by 50 feet), and 11 support
buildings.
An athletic field (K) is located in Area D.
Area L is a small-arms firing range
measuring 350 by 80 feet. -
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LENINAKAN
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