SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE TRANS CAUCASUS MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500270084-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: August 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and-Oogistic
installations being prepared fora DIA!CI.\'Panel. The series is being
coordinated, publislied and dissertiinated by NPIC. The-photographic
analysis is being performed by the \PIC Photographic Analysis. Group,
the CIA Phonographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center 1Pla (Dl:\). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center 1Pl . -
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, ('13) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (17) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (II) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage 'maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (\1l driver training areas, (N) tank
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory- firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (K) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, -(T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity'.
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ARMY TRAINING AREA
(41-43N 04-1-49E)-
TBILISI, GRUZINSKAYA S'SR, USSR
TRANSCAUCASUS NID
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Baku
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Astara
'NORTH CAUCASUS
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SUMMARY
An army training area is located approxi-
mately 2 kilometers (km) east of Tbilisi, be-
tween the city and Lake Avlabarskoye (Figure
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The- training facility covers approximately
1,000 acres, is partially secured, and contains
3 unoccupied AAA sites, 2 infantry training
areas, 2 ammunition depots, a storage area,
a motor pool, 4 POL tanks, a driver-training
course, and a probable electronic site (Figures
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Tbilisi Army Barracks Southeast, Tbilisi
Barracks Navtlug, an ordnance depot, and 2
communications installations are located along
the border of the training area.
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covered the area between and
-. Because of the poor quality of
prior coverage it is impossible to determine
how much change has occurred. The area was
very active betwee
2and3).
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Rail service is available 1.5 km west. Area J contains 1 -motor vehicle storage
Three airfields are located within 9 km
of the installation.
General Storage Area
Area E2 is fenced and contains 6 storage
buildings.
building and 6 support buildings.
Area Ni contains an irregular-shaped
driver-training course containing 2 figure-8
courses, 3 water tanks, and 2 support buildings.
The area also contains numerous emplace-
ments, trenches, and firing positions.
Area Ql contains an unoccupied AAA site
Area F1 is a fenced probable ammunition with 6 firing positions.
storage area containing 8 probable bunkers. Area Q2 is composed of an unoccupied,
Area-F2 is a possible ammunition storage possibly heavy AAA site with 8 firing positions.
area containing 6 reverted ammunition storage Area Q3 contains an unoccupied, possibly
buildings and 2 support buildings. - light AAA site with 6 firing positions.
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ing station under construction which contains
4 POL tanks approximately 50 feet in diameter.
.Other Buildings
Area H contains 4 support buildings.
Area Ri and R2 are. infantry training areas
containing trackage and numerous firing posi-
tions and emplacements.
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REQUIREMENT
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