SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE FAR EAST MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500270017-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• 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 being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center lPla (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division
In the interest of uniformity, the titles ano 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 firingranges, (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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110'- . 118? 126' 134? 142? 150? 158' - 166? 174? 182? 190?
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FIGURE 2. BIROBIDZHAN ORDNANCE DEPOT, BIROBIDZHAN, USSR,
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Birobidzhan Ordnance Depot is located on
the eastern edge of Birobidzhan (Figure 1).
The depot is secured by a wire fence,
encompasses 48 acres, and contains 43 major
buildings including 2 probable barracks, 1
administration building/barracks, 1 security
post, 10 support and 22 storage buildings, and
:7 probable officer/dependent quarters (Figures
2 and 3).
The depot was covered on . TALENT
-mission and ^ KEYHOLE missions of inter-
pretable quality between
_ Comparative analysis indicates continued
activity and no apparent change in the facilities.
barracks, 2 probable barracks, 10 support
buildings, and 7 probable officer/dependent
-housing units.
The area is rail -served and has 2 sidings
with a loading dock at the end of each.
A secondary road from the town enters
the depot and billeting area.
A small sod landing field is 4 nautical
miles southeast of the installation. -
Administration and Troop Housing Area _
Area D contains an administration building/
Area- E, completely secured, contains 22
single-story military ordnance storage buildings
anda security post. -
Other Buildings
A number of small support sheds are scat-
tered throughout the area.
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`US Air Target f'hart, Series 2O0, Sheet 0203-9O L, Jan 60 (SECRET)
CS Air Target Chart, Serie= 200, Sheet 0303-23 L, Jan 60 (SECRET)
REQUIREMENT
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