PROBABLE SA-6 DEPLOYMENT LESZNO, POLAND

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 18, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 1, 1979
• Content Type: REPORT

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Imappry aldysis roped,
Probable SA-6 Deployment
Leszno, Poland (8)
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WNINTEL
Z-20017/79
IAN-A007/79
AUGUST 1979
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PROBABLE SA-6 DEPLOYMENT, LESZNO, POLAND (S)
1. (S/WNINTI:L) A Polish probable SA-6 surface-to-air missile (SAM) support f.reility
under construction was new1v identified near Les/no. in the Silesian MilitarN District (SM1D),
Poland, on imagery of (Figure 1). The installation, Les/no Probable S-\-O Support
Facility 51-53-05N 0I6-37-05E), will prohabls house an SA-6 regiment, the fifth
to he deployed with Polish forces.
2. (S/WNINTF L) The buildings under construction at the Les/no facility are similar to the
buildings seen at the SA-6 support facility at Jelenia Gora Arms Barracks ?
which house elements of a Polish SA-6 regiment (Figure 2). The buildings at both facilities ,ire
unique to SA-6 support facilities. They consist of a two-hay drive-through support huilding and
two vehicle storage buildings, one of which has a drive-through, high-has area on one end. Initial
construction at Les/no was evident as early as October 1977.
3. (S/WNINTI1.) Since early 1978, when the conversion of Polish anisc nondnision,il
antiaircraft artillery (AAA) regiments to SA-6 SAM regiments was first observed, fo,ir of the sis
active AAA regiments have been converted. If this trend continues, the SA-6 regiment at Leszno
will replace the Ministry of National Defense AAA Regiment located at I es/no Arm Barracks
001 3.2 nautical miles away. The remaining AV\ regiment, located at Goldap
Army Barracks 001/002 was seen on No construction acti'its vv.is
evident at that time.
(S) Comments and queries regarding this report are v elcon
Warsaw Pact Forces Division, Imagery Fsploitation Group, NPIC,
1-200117/79 SECRET
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