SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE BALTIC MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OFBATTLE
BALTIC MD
WARNING
This document contains clossified 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 low prohibits, its transmission
ot the revelation of its kontents in any manner to an 'unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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May 1965
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PREFACE
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a DI/ /CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and', dissemina4ed by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group, .
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production.
Center I.Pla (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center.lPla.
In theinterest_of unifornit, '.-Obe 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,,tot.
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted'in the report.
Titles and letter' designators for the various facilities are as
Collows: (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.range.s, (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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VENTSPILS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
-VENTSPILS, LATVIYSKAYA SSR,-USSR
BALTIC MD
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF VENTSPILS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
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IGURE 2. VENTSPILS MILITARY INSTAL4.ATIONS, VENTSPILS, USSR,
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The five itistallatidns covered in this re-
ings, and 3 athletic fields.
.port are -located south of the harbor in the city
A motr pool (J) at 57=23-28N 21-33
45E
of Ventspils (Figure 1). Ventspils Airfield is
covers 2 acres and contains 1 vehicle m
in-
located approximately 4 kilometers (km) south-
tenatice buiding, 3 support buildings, 8nd a m
tor.
southeast of these installations.
park.
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A barracks area (D1) at 57-27-30\,f 021-
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Ventspils Army
SUMMARY
at 57-22-31N 21-33-20E
c-overs 20 acres and contains 2 ar- - 25X1A
racks/administration buildings, 7 storage bl(lild-
ines. and 4 support structures.
covered these installations -from
There have been no ch
except at the possible headquarters area
This area had not been built' in
under construction-. in_and reache
present state of construction in
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Railroad Service
Thaw; is' no rail
31-20E covers 80 acres and contains 9 depen-
dents quarters, 12 barracks, and 3 storage
and 3 support buildings.
A barracks area