SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE VOLGA MD

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78T05439A000500270055-1
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RIPPUB
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T
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8
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
June 12, 2000
Sequence Number: 
55
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Publication Date: 
August 1, 1965
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REPORT
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ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000500270055-1 Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000500270055-1 Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF 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 NP IC. The photographic, analysis is being performed by 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 b_. the Production Center IPIa. 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, (1-1) 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) ipfantry-,or combined-arms field train- ing areas or courses, (S) special training-facilities, (T) unidentified facilities or tracking activity. - 1 - TOP SECRET- CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control system Only Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control -System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE PARK (53-16N 050-17E) _ KUYBYSHEV, KUYBYSHEVSKAYA OBLAST, USSR VOLGA MD 25X1 G FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE PARK. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF FIGURE 2. MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE PARK, KUYBYSHEV, USSR, .3_ TOP SECRET.CHESS RUFF 25X1 D Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE 'Control System Only Handle Via TALENT:KEYHOLE Control System Only TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF 25X1D 25X1D A small- secured" military equipment and vehicle park covering approximately 15 acres is located in the northern part of Kuybyshev, and approximately 2 kilometers (km) from the Kuybyshev SAM support site (Figure 1). The park contains 6 vehicle storage build- ings,` 2 possible support buildings/barracks, approximately 110 vehicles/pieces of equipment, and 4 revetments probably for POL storage (Figures 2 and 3). The area was' covered on . TALENT and KEYHOLE missions between Comparative. analysis reveals that 1 maintenance building, 2 vehicle storage buildings, and the POL stor- age area were added during this period. DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION VOL Storage Area Rail facilities are available in Kuybyshev, 3 km south. Area D contains 2 possible support build- ings/barracks. - Area GTontains 4 revetted areas probably for POL drum storage. Equipment Storage/Maintenance Area Area J contains 6 vehicle storage buildings, two 145 by 40-feet, three 100 by 30 feet, and one 170 by 60 feet. Approximately 110 vehicles/ pieces of.. equipment are parked in rows in this area. - . TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF 25X1 D 25X1D Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only K V V B VSHEV 3 KM TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF NOVOSEMEV KINO 12 KM KEN EL 22 KM Railroad, single track Road Fence -------Area outline o -Revetment FIGURE 3. MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE' PARK. Sketch compiled from Mission- 25X1D TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Handle Via TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System Only