SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE TURKESTAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500200081-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2001
• Sequence Number: 81
• Publication Date: July 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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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 beingperformedby 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 CIA Photographic Intelligence Division.
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 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 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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PROBABLE ARMY BARRACKS
(38-09N 057-57E)
GEOK-TEPE, TURKMENSKAYA SSR, USSR
TURKESTAIN MD
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FIGURE 7. LOCATION OF PROBABLE ARMY BARRACKS.
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FIGURE 2. PROBABLE ARMY BARRACKS, GEOK-TEPE, USSR
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SUMMARY
A probable army barracks is located ap-
proximately 2 kilometers (km) south-southwest
of Geok-Tepe and -approximately 28 km north-
west of Ashkhabad (Figure 1).
The installation consists oft-35 major build
ings, including 14 barrack?, 1 administration
building, 2 vehicle/equipment buildings, and
18 storage/support buildings. It also contains
2 probable parade/athletic fields, 2 vehicle/
equipment parks, and a driver-training course
(Figures 2 and 3).
The area is covered on ,KEYIIOLE mis-
sions of interpretable quality in
Comparative analysis
reveals little change in facilities.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Equipment Stqrage/Maintenance Areas
The installation is not rail-served but the
Ashkhabad-Krasnovodsk rail line passes ap-
proximately 2 km to the north. A siding is
available in Geok-Tep,.
All-weather roads connect the installation
with Geok-Tepe streets.
The nearest landing strip is at Ashkhabad
Bezrnein Airfield, approximately 27 km south-
east.
Administrative and Troop I lousing Area
Area D contains 1-1 probable barracks, 1
probable administration building, and 18 stor-
age/support buildings (1 under construction).
Other Buildings
.Numerous small support sheds are scat-
tered throughout the area. -.
Area J 1 appears to be partially fenced
and contains a 600- by 400-foot vehicle /equip-,
park, 2 probable vehicle
buildings
30 feet).
(one 210 by 30 feet
irregularly
and one
1 vehicle/
:\pproxi-
to be partially walled, and contains
equipment park, 500 by 500 feet.
parked
Area K contains 2 athletic fields, I probably
a parade ground.
Driver-Training Area
- :\reai A1, which appears to be active, contains
a wheeled-vehicle driver-training area with-
a figure-S and a possible oval driver-training
circuit.
.\rtillerv Emplacements (l3atteries)'
An SA-2 site is approximately 28 km
east-southeast of the barracks area.
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FIGURE 3. PROBABLE ARMY BARRACKS. Sketch compiled from Mission
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REFERENCES
US Air Target Chart. Series 200. Sheet 0336-14HL, 2d ed, Apr 63 (SECRET)
REQUIREMENT
C-RR4-S1,615. (partial answer)
NPIC PROJECT"
11907('64
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