SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE FAR EAST MD

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• Publication Date: May 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
May 1965
SO MET M ILITARY.=ORDER OF BATTLE
FAR EAST MD.
DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD
WARNING
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meaninglof the espionage laws U. S. Code-Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its transmission
or the pvelption of its contents in any manner to anyunauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner
ptejudic at 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,informatign. 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 (NPIC), and the Production
Center iPla (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installat~tsns are identical witli,those
appearing in the project requirement. 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: (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, (K) athletic fields,
(h) small arms firing ranges, (h1) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantrv or combined arms field train-
ing _areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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OLGA ARMY BARRACKS SERAFIMOVKA
(43-51N 135-15E)
SERAFIMOVKA, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, USSR
FAR EAST MD
110? 118? 126.' 134? 142' 150' 158' 166? 174' 182' 190?
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Nakhodka
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FIGURE 2. OLGA ARMY BARRACKS SERAFIMOVKA, SERAFIMOVKA, USSR,
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Olga A my Barra -ks Serafimovka is located
11-kilometers (km) northwest of Olga (Figure 1).
The installation covers approximately 345
acres and contains an administration building,
6 probable barracks, approximately 61 quarters,
I7 storage buildings, 2 probable vehicle sheds,
L34 support buildings, an athletic field, an AAA
Lite, a possible infantry field training area, and
an area of unidentified track activity (Figures
2 and 3).
Road Service
The barracks installation is covered on
interpretable photography from ^ KEYHOLE
missions between
_ Comparative analysis reveals no signifi-
cant change. Light track activity is visible on
photography ".throughout the summer months,
and no activity is visible during periods of snow
cover in
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
A secondary, probable all-weather road
'provides access to Olga.
Administration and Troop Housing Areas
Area D1 contains 33 quarters (not shown on
Figure 3).
Area D2 contains approximately 28 quarters
(not shown on Figure 3).
Area D~ contains an administration building,
6 probable barracks, 3 storage buildings, and 4
support buildings.
General Storage Area
Area L co tains
support building.
4 storage buildings and 3
-1 xventy-six support buildings are scattered
throughout the installation.
Equipment Storage ;Maintenance Area
(310 by 40 feet and 250 by 40 feet) and a support
building.
Area K is an athletic field.
Artillery Emplacements (Batteries)
Area Q is an AAA site with 6 firing positions.
This.,.site.. is.,probably inactive. It is not dis-
cernible on photographic coverage prior to='
however, this may be, due to the poor
Area R is a. possible infantry field training
area. Light ground scarring is first visible in
this area on-- photography of.
Unidentified Track Activity
Area T contains unidentified track activity.
This activity is not discernible on photography
prior to the location of the
area -suggests that a possible tank/assault-gun
firing range is under construction.
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FIGURE 3. OLGA ARMY BARRACKS SERA FIMOVKA._.Sketch compiled from Mission
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