SOVIET TROOP AND SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS IN THE KIEV MILITARY DISTRICT

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• Publication Date: March 9, 1953
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY USSR (Ukranian SSR)
this Document contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SUBJECT Soviet Troop and Supply Installations DATE DISTR.
in the Kiev Military District
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
This report contains information on Soviet troops and supply installations in
the Kiev Military District.
Attachments.
1. Sketch and legend of ins;t~allatis in Zap rozhe.
(Sta,te 2, Army 10, Navy. ~, Air onj OCD 1
2. Sketches of materiel seen with motorized artillery units in Kiev.
3. Sketch with legend of command post of the supreme AA commander for Kiev.
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Kiev 1949 to
(50-27N, 22 April
30-32E) 1950.
1949 to
April
1950.
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Soviet Troops in the Kiev D
Installation Location
Barracks installa-
tion of four five-
-story buildings,
including one new
building, each 50
meters long, and
several other build-
ings.
About two km
southwest of
the southern
railroad brid-
ge over the
Dnepr River.
Referred to
as installa-
tion No. 160
in the mili-
tary geogra-
phic plan.
1. Military in-
stallation, about
150 by 100 meters,
of three E-shaped
buildings under
construction.
Occupation
MPD school with two
officer courses and
one EM course, each
course including
about 500 trainees.
According to Soviet
troops, ? tlD judicial
officers and political
officers for Soviet
convict camps were
also trained there.
Southwest of The building construction
the railroad were started in early
station on 1949. By April 1950, the
Oeroyev Stratos- brick walls of the three
Teri Highway. buildings were three
Approximately stories high. The build-
opposite instal- ing site was frequently
lation No. 3 inspected by high-rank-
on attachment ing officers.
three of pre-
vious report.
(1)
2. Barracks instal- Approximately Occupied by a police
lation of one heavi- opposite the unit of about 500 troops
ly damaged large aforementioned wearing blue service
building. building site, caps with red ribbons
on the west side and black overcoats. The
of the street, police apparently were on
ttvv in the city area.
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About 15 tanks,
ridden by civilians,
were frequently
observed near PV
Camp No. 7062/4,
located on the
northwestern
perimeter-of the
city. According to
workers employed in
the building site,
the civilians were
regularly trained
with various
weapons.
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September
1949
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3. Drill ground.
Military billets
of several barracks.
Old barracks in-
stallation, about
500 meters square,
of three three-
-story brick build-
ings, several garages,
stables, and store-
houses; surrounded
by a board fence,
and enclosing a
large barracks yard
in the center.
North and north- A division headquarters
east of the ni- was accomodated in one
litary hospital of the barracks located
referred to as nearby the so-called
former cloister, cloister. One General
about. one and Donets (fnn) was divi-
one-half km sion commander. More
west-southwest units of the division
of the citadel. were accommodated in the
See Object No. rest of the barracks
51 on the mili- buildings. The only in-
tary,geogra- formation available an
phic plan. the division was that
the guard unit of the
PW camp belonged to it.
Fall of
1948
Near the opera- Units of approximately
tional building company strength were
site. trained there daily.
The troops were armed
with rifles. They
approached on the road
leading to the city
from a southwestern
direction.
Several hundred In the fall of 1948,
meters east of occupied by about 500
Stalin Bridge, young troops wearing
on the new _ _Lblack-bordered red
street leading epaulets and black trou-
to the Dnestr sers with narrow red
River. Possibly pipings. In summer, the
Object No. 139 troops wore white uni-
on the military forms and white caps. A
geographic plan. captain was observed to
be the ranking officer.
Several trucks were seen
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in the barracks instal-
lation. Drill practice
was held in the barracks
yard,
1945 to
November
1949
1. Barracks instal-
lation, blocked to
observation by
woods, edged with a
fence of iron rods
and concrete posts,
100 meters long;
one gun of medium
caliber on either:
side of the entrance.
On the western Occupied by an artillery
perimeter of the unit. Numerous guns of
city an the nor- various calibers were
thern side of observed through the fence.
the Brest Lit-
ovsk Highway.
See Reference
No 10 on Attach-
ment three of
a previous
report.
2. Barracks instal-
lation of two red
six-story brick build-
ings. The western
building was U-shaped.
One T34 tank was set
up at the entrance.
3. Barracks in-
stallation of one
five-story U-shaped
building with one
gun set up in front
of the entrance.
Several hundred Occupation not identified.
meters east of
the. military
marshaling yard.
Installations No
19 and 20 on the
military geogra-
phic plan.
In the center of The troops observed were
the city, on referred to as officer
Karl Liebknecht candidates and wore red
Street. epaulets and wide yellow-
-bordered red stripes on
the sleeves of their
uniforms.
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4. Military billets On the hills Occupied by a naval unit.
of one gray five- south of the From 200 to 300 naval
-story br:kck northern sector personnel were observed to
building. of the city, be trained in the square
called Podol. In front of the militia
building. They came from
the abovementioned
military billets.
October to
November
1949
1. Troop reviews Center of the The first review lasted
observed on West city, on about two hours, the
Ukrainian Libera- Kreshatek Street, second more than three
tion Day and Octo- referred to as hours. The following units
ber Revolution Day. Vorovskogo in were observed:
the military a. Truck-borne infantry,
geographic plan. armed with submachine guns
and light machine guns,
each truck carrying 20
troops.
b. One motorcycle regiment
of three battalions, each
battalion consisting of
not less than 30 files of
side-car motorcycles, three
abreast, each ridden by
three soldiers. Numerous
light machine guns were
observed.
c. About three motorized See sketch 1 on
artillery units of nine Attachment 2.
guns each. Each gun was
broken down into the
carriage and the barrel,
and was moved in two
loads. Each component was
attached to one tractor
manned with two soldiers.
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Bach tractor was about
170 ccm high. Deserip- See sketch 2, on
tion of gun carriage; Attachment 2.
Track-laying chassis
with bogie wheels and
track-supporting ra]:lers.
Box-shaped superstructure
with slanting sides, open
rear and a semi-circular
opening in the front.
Inside the superstructure
were the cradle with
the recoil mechanism and,
on either side, the seats
for three gunners,whose
heads projected over the
top of the superstructure.
The overall height of the
gun carriage was about
180 cm.
Description of the gun- See sketch 3 on
-barrel: Two-axle carriage Attachment 2
with four twin wheels.
One front and one rear
seat ware on either side
of the -barrel brackets.
Length of barrel was
about seven meters.
Caliber was estimated
at 300 mm. Overall height
of the carriage mating
the barrel was amt l4O cm.
d. Tank units of 27
tanks each, either of
T34 or of is models. One
unit of 27 tanks of a heavy,
hitherto unknown type were
also seen at both reviews.
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Description: Chassis
with bogie wheels and
and track-supporting
rollers. Wedged nose.
Turtle-shaped turret
with center of gravity
ahead of tank center.
Three round openings,
about 50 mm in diameter,
were in a line on either
turret side. Gun of not
less than 150 mm caliber,
projected beyond the nose
by about two meters, with
noticeable recess between
the rear third and the
conic front two-thirds of
the barrel protuberance.
Roll-shaped muzzle brake.
Nose mounting two front
machine guns. Front rod
antenna right of gum-
barrel. Rear mounting two
exhaust supports. Judging
by the very loud noise,
the tank was equipped with
a diesel engine.
e. AA unit equipped with
88--nwn guns, moved by trac-
tors, and self-propelled
four-barreled AA guns with
eight -man crews. The
caliber of the latter guns
was estimated at 37 mm.
Source CoMMent:
The PEs were
deeply impressed
by the size of
this mammoth
tank.
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Summer
of 1949
March
1949
Spring of
1947
2. Barracks instal-
htion of one ]arge
multi-story, semi-
circular building.
Military billets.
Underground command
post. For details,
see Attachment 3.
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Southeastern
sector of the
city, about one
km northeast of
the citadel.
Installation No
160 on the mili-
tary geographic
plan.
Engineer unit of troops
wearing blackFbordered
black epaulets. Pon-
toons, pontoon carriers,
and trucks were observed
stored at the rear of
the building.
Southwest of The construction of the
the main rail- first floor of the main
road station on building, about 120
the eastern side meters long, was started
of the Geroyev in March 1949. An e xcavr
Stratosteri - ation was made for one
Highway. Approve more building, 80 meters
:imately oppositelong. According to Soviet
Installation workers, a technical
No. 6.. on college of the Soviet
Attachment 3 Navy was to be established
of a previous there.
report. (l)
Western peri-
meter of the
city on Zhito-
mirskaya Street,
south of the
railroad branch
to the military
marshaling yard,
about 500. meters
southeast of
Installation No
18 on Attach-
ment.3 of a
reevious report.
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According to Soviet officers,
the installation was the
command post of the supreme
commander of the Kiev AA
units and was constructed
in 1946. In the spring of
1947, the installation was
not occupied by any troops.
It was about ten meters under-
ground and was so excellently
camouflaged that it could not
be identified from above.
Site layout: Command post
room furnished with two map
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tables, the commander's table,
numerous telephones supported
by semi-circularly arranged
small inclined tables; two
shelter rooms, each about 25
meters long, one for officers
and one for enlisted personnel;
one radio station, located at
a somewhat deeper level than
the rest of the rooms; and a
retractable tower with camou -
flage painting. Several temporary
barracks, in which an AA unit
was acmmodated, were located
above the installation.
Darnitsa, April
eastern 1950
sector of
the city of
Kiev, on
the eastern
bank of the
Dnepr River
1. Barracks instal-
lation of one three-
story building, 50
meters long.
Northern occupied by an MV]) unit of
sector of the about 300-troops. Numerous
town, south of officers, including one
the Kiev-Brovary colonel, were observed.
(N50-29,E3o-1t8) The guard details assigned
road. to the PW camp and to the
PW labor crews belonged to
this unit.
2. Barracks instal- Eastern sector occupied by an MVD unit of
lation of one three- of the town, about 120 troops, including
story building, 140 near the rail- about 20 officers.
meters longo road car fac -
tory located
about one and
one-half km.
northeast of
the railroad
station.
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1949 to
April
1950
Uman, Spring 0
about 200 1947
km south
of Kiev
(N48-45,
E30-15)
Dneprope- 1945 to
trovsk April
(N48-27, 1950
E34-59)
Barracks installa-
tion, about 800 by
300 meters, of two
three-story brick
buildings, about
120 meters long, of
three wings, and one
small guardhouse;
surrounded by a
lattice fence.
On the edge of
the woods, south
of the Darnitsa
railroad station.
Recently constructed instal-
lation. In April 1950,
troops wearing red epaulets
were observed in the barracks
for the first time.
Barracks installa-
tion of three bil-
lets and two stables.
1. Barracks instal-
lation of one three