SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE VOLGA MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500270066-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: August 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 1Pla (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center 1P la.
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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CHKALOV ARTILLERY SCHOOL
(51-46N 055-05E)
ORENBURG, ORENBURGSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
VOLGA MD
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TCS-80967/65
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-FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF CHKALOV ARTILLERY SCHOOL.
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Chkalov Artillery School is located near the
center of Orenburg, approximately 2 kilometers
(kin) north of the Orenburg Highway Bridge
over the Ural River (Figure 1).
The secured installation occupies 20 acres
and contains 4 probable barracks, 1 probable
messhall, 2 storage buildings, I administration/
school building, and 2 miscellaneous support
buildings (Figures 2 and 3).
KEYHOLE missions covered the area
A row of unidentified
equipment was observed in the installation on
both missions.
This installation is reported in the Bombing
Encyclopedia as the Chkalov Artillery School.
However, whether it serves a military function
cannot be determined from this photography.
ministration/school building, 4 probable bar-
racks, 1 probable messhall, 2 single-story
storage buildings,_ and 2 miscellaneous support
buildings.
A major railroad yard is located approx-
imately 1 ktrr northwest.
Road Service
The installation has direct access to city
streets.
Five airfields are located in the vicinity of
Orenburg.
Area D contains 1 E-shaped multistory ad-
There are approximately 19 POL tanks
of various sizes in a secured area 1.2 km
northwest.
Area K is an open area, probably used as a
parade field, an exercise area, and for parking
equipment.
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DOCUMENTS
USAF. TIS 0236-9999, Chkalov Target Complex, USSR, Dec 54 (SECRET)
Army. PAS 60-63, SRI-198R-1-63, May 63 (TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF)
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REQUIREMENT
DIAAP-1-15-64 (partial answer)
NPIC PROJECT
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