SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE MOSCOW MD

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000500140021-2
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December 28, 2016
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November 27, 2000
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21
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June 1, 1965
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REPORT
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ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2001/03/30 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000500140021-2 Approved For Release 2001/03/30 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000500140021-2 17766 6 Pages Declass review by NIMA/DoD June_1965 . SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE MOSCOW MD Handle Via TALENT KEYHOLE Control Only WARNING This document contains classified information 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 low 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.S~otes or for the benefit of any foriign government to the detriment of the United States. It is to be seen onily by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and TALENT regulations. NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER pproved For Release 2001/03/30 :'CIA-~DP78T05439A000500140021-2 Handle Via N TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TCS-80684/65 rAc F_ 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 th NPIC Photographic Analysis Group, ,the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production ..Center 1Pla (DIA). The photogr phic analysis for this particular re- port was performed by the NPIC P otographic 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. 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, (E) storage areas, (F) am- munition' storage areas, (G) POl_ , forage areas, (H) other buildings and facilities, (J) equipment storage/n aintenance areas, (K) athletic fields, (L) small arms firing ranges; X11 driver training areas, (N) tank/ assault, gun firing ranges, (P) flat- ra jecLory firing ranges, (Q) artillery emplacements (batteries), (R) inf nt,ry or combined arms field train- Yng area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified facilities or tracking activity. Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TOP SECRETI CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TCS-80684/65 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TOP SECRE 25X1 D T CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only SUMMARY , A small barracks area is located on the 'southwestern edge of Smolensk (Figure 1). The installation covers approximately 100 acres and contains a barracks /administration building, a probable administrati&tf; building, a .barracks, 5 storage buildings, 7 support build- ;Sings,.2 unidentified buildings, 10 probable de- pendents quarters, a probable swimming pool, aiid an athletic field (Figures .2 and 3). 'ICS-80684 /65 I The area is co'v'ered-on TALENT photog- rhphy of-and onMKFYll sions between. The probable administration building, the? bar- r~cks, and the 10 probable dependents quarters were constructed between _ The installation appears to be active and occupied. DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION ls- Road' Service The installation is served by city streets. Administration and Troop Housing Area I I Area D contains an L-shaped, barracks/ administration building, a T-shaped, probable administration building, a multistory barracks, 5 storage buildings, 5 support buildings, and j i 2' unidentified buildings. The T-shaped prob- able administration buildifia and the, multi- 25X1 D story barracks,- were added 25X1 D POL Storage Area 25X1A Smolensk Petroleum Storage No 1 at 54- 48N , 032-05E contains 1 large, 6 medium, and 4 smal POL storage tanks. Area li contains 10 probable dependents arters. These were constructed between= Area K is an athletic field. Area S 1 is a probable swimming pool. Area S2 contains 2 support buildings on this area also contained a wheeled-vehicle driver-train- i g course, an athletic field, numerous tent 25X1 D' 25X1 D 25X1D 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D_ 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only Road ------- Area outline too 0 METERS (APPROXIMATE) FIGURE 3. 'BARRACKS AREA. Sketch compiled from 25X1 D TOP SECRET CHESS RIFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE '5X1 5X1 C I n? Army. AP-70-56, Military Installations, Vicinity of Smolensk, USSR, Feb 61 (TOP SECRET CHESS) TCS-80684/65 Army. In`elligence'Research Project P1-1301, lnstallatio~ List. Soriet Ground Forcev, USSR, Jul 60 (SECRET). REQUIREMENT C-l;tR4-61,733 (partial answer) NPIC PROJECT 11709/64 TOP. SECRET HESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only