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: 45
• Publication Date: June 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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June 1965
SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
BALTIC MD
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This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within the
rheoning of the espionage laws U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The low prohibits its transmission
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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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
coordi ated, published and disseminated by \PIC. The photographic
analysis is, being performed by the \PIC- Photographic Analysis Group,
the Cl Photographic Intelligence Division (\PIC), 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 fa ilities 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, (F) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POI. storage areas, (11) other buildings and
facilitis, (J) equipmentI storage maintenance areas,`(K) athletic fields,
(L) si- all arms firing ranges, (NI) driver training areas, (N) tank!
assault gun firing ranges, (P).flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
empla etnents (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, fS) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities'or tracking aciivity.
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TRAINING AREA
(54-27N 020-21E)
KORNEVO, KALININGRADSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BALTIC MD
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 FIGURE 2. TRAINING AREA, KORNEVO, USSR
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A training area is located 5 kilometers
(km) northeast of Kornevo, 28 km .south-south-
west of Kaliningrad, and 5 km north of the Polish
border (Figure 1). The installation is probably
utilized by the troops. located at'Kornevo Army
Barracks which is c adjacent to the western
edge of the training area. -
The training area covers approximately 650
acres and contains a tracked-vehicle driver-
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training area, 2 tank;'assault- gun firing ranges,
and an area of unidentified activity (Figure 2).
`KEYHOLE missions of interpretable
stallation during this
tank assault - gun firing
Comparative
changes at the in-
period; however, the
ranges were improved
DESCRIP LION OF INS I-ALLA-I ION
The area is served by primary and
secondary roads.
Administration and Troop Housing Area
Adrtrinistration for the area is probably
furnished by Kornevo Army Barracks-which is
adjacent to the western edge of the training
area.
Area H, located in the vicinity of the firing
line, contains 3 buildings which are probably
used for range support.
Driver-Training Area
Area M is an irregularly shaped area
containing a tracked-vehicle driver-training
course. There are several areas on the cdutse
which . appear' to contain mound-shaped objects
which may be obstacles for the vehicles.
'l`ank/Assault-Gun Firing Ranges
Area Ni is a 2,500-foot tank/assault-gun
firing range with 3 moving targets.- This range
does not have the normal firing lanes. It
appears as though the tanks/assault-guns fire
from a dug-out area.
Area N2 is a 4,200-foot tank/assault-gun
firing range with two 2,500-foot lanes and' 2
moving targets. Several areas of heavy ground
scarring along- the firing lanes indicate that
small-arms firing may be conducted as' the
vehicles move down the firing lane..
Area T is 1,050 by 350 feet and contains
what may be lanes or rows which in the
western portion of the area are bisected by
8 walls or mounds. There are 3 buildings in
this area which may-. be partially secured.
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