ANALYSIS OF SOVIET AND NATIONAL FORCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLISH CRISIS,(SANITIZED)

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Imagery analysis report
Analysis Of Soviet and National Forces
Associated with the Polish Crisis,
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ANALYSIS OF SOVIET AND NATIONAL FORCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLISH CRISIS,
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eight Czechoslovakian, and four Hungari-
an (Table 4)-associated with the Polish crisis. The deployment and readiness status of these divisions are
illustrated in Figure 1. The status of key logistics and rear services combat support units are illustrated in
Figure 2 and listed in Table 5. Airfields associated with the Polish problem are shown in Table 6. All unit
designators used are derived from collateral documents.2,3
Forces (CGF), Southern Group of Forces (S
and 29 national forces divisions-15 Polish,
1. ~This report presents an integrated I I imagery-based analysis of the activi-
ties and readiness levels of Soviet combat maneuver divisions in the three western military districts (MDs)
of the USSR, key air and logistics installations in that region, and key units and facilities in Eastern
Europe. imagery acquired in late February provided broad-baseline coverage of large portions of
the western USSR and the forward area. This baseline will be of considerable importance as subsequent
imagery is obtained of targets associated with the imminent start of the major phase of the Soyuz-81
exercise or a possible Warsaw Pact intervention in Poland.
2. Tables I through 4 depict the current status'* of the 33 tank and motorized rifle
divisions (TD and MRD, respectively) in the three western MDs (Table 1); seven Soviet airborne divisions
(Table 2); 20 key combat maneuver divisions in the Northern Group of Forces (NGF), Central Group of
ing of the situation. The acquisition of a significant amount of
bat maneuver divisions (five ready and four cadre) and in three Soviet airborne divisions. Since that time,
weather in the region, except for a brief period from late February to early March, has hampered monitor-
3. ~By mid-February 1981, increased readiness levels had been reported at nine Soviet corn-
however, provided the best composite look at key targets since the Polish crisis began. Analysis
of this imagery revealed no indications of preparation for Warsaw Pact intervention in Poland. Thirty-two
of the 33 TDs and MRDs in the western MDs were seen. Increased combat readiness was detected only at
the 128th Guards Motorized Rifle Division (GMRD; Uzhgorod). Activity levels at other 38th Army units
were also above normal. A large sampling of logistics and air targets revealed no unusual activity. By mid-
and probable major troop deployment had been seen within at least one Soviet NGF division and four
Polish National divisions. No firm indications, however, of imminent Warsaw Pact intervention had been
identified on imagery.
major signal elements of the 13th Army, Carpathian MD, had
eployed from garrison. At least five Soviet divisions were believed to be at increased combat readiness,
WESTERN MILITARY DISTRICTS
4. (S/D) In the western MDs, the 97th GMRD (Slavuta), 13th Army, Carpathian MD, assessed to
be at increased combat readiness on had returned to constant combat readiness by
Since that time, the 128th GMRD (Uzhgorod) and the 17th GMRD (Khmelnitskiy; Figure 4),
troposcatter sites were observed in the Yavorov and Rovno areas of the 13th Army area on
(Figure 5) and F-----] Major elements of the 13th Army Signal Regiment had been field deplo
respectively. The 70th GMRD (Ivano Frankovsk) of the 38th Army showed higher-than-normal activity
levels on and was assessed to be at constant combat readiness on Deployed
38th Army, Carpathian MD, were raised to increased combat readiness on
yed by
5. (S/D) In the Baltic MD, where poor weather conditions have been prevalent, there were indica-
tions that the 26th GMRD (Gusev), 11th Guards Army (GA), which had reflected increased combat
readiness earlier in the Polish crisis, might be preparing to mobilize personnel. A number of maintenance
and personnel tents had been erected in two regimental areas in Gusev by Additional personnel
tents were about to be erected. This activity may be in anticipation of troop processing.
6. (S/D) Limited and inconclusive coverage of units in the 28th Army, Belorussian MD, was ob-
tained after late February. No unusual activity was identified in units of the 7th Tank Army (TA). In the
`Ready" status equates to category I and II divisions. "Cadre" status equates to category 111. A category
I division has a full complement of combat equipment and 81 to 100 percent of wartime personnel
strength and is deployable within 24 hours. A category II division has a full complement of combat
equipment and 60 to 80 percent of wartime personnel strength and is deployable within 48 hours. A
category III division has most of its essential combat equipment, 10 to 34 percent of wartime personnel
strength, and a scenario-dependent deployment time which exceeds 72 hours.','
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Table 1.
Current Status of Combat Maneuver Divisions in the Three Western MDs
This table in its entirety is classified TOP SECRET RL FF
}lilitary
District
Baltic MD
I Ith Guards Army
Current Current Last Level
Unit Readi? Imagery of
Status ness Date Activity
Level'
1st GMRD Kaliningrad Ready CCR Routine
1st GTD Kaliningrad Ready CCR Routine
40th GTD Sovetsk Ready CCR Routine
26th GMRD Gusev Cadre CCR High
Additil Diii
onavsons
3rd GMRD Klaipeda Cadre CCR Routine
56th GMRD Tallinn Cadre CCR Routine
14th MRD Chernyakhovsk Cadre CCR Routine
107th MRD Vilnius Cadre CCR Routine
Belorussia MD
120th GMRD Minsk Ready CCR Routine
28th Army
46th GTD Slonim Cadre CCR Routine
Unid TD Grodno Ready CCR Routine
(prob 6 GTD)
50th GMRD Brest Cadre CCR Routine
Unid MRD Brest Cadre CCR Routine
5th GDS Tank Army
8th GTD Marina
Gorka
Cadre
CCR
Routine
193rd TD Bobruysk Cadre CCR
29th GTD Slutsk Cadre ICR
7th Tank Army
Routine
High
3rd GTD Lepel Cadre CCR Routine
34th TD Borisov Cadre CCR Routine
37th GTD Polotsk Cadre CCR Routine
Carpathian MD
24th MRD Lvov
8th Tank Army
Ready
CC R
Routine
23rd TD Os ruch Ready CCR
30th GTD Novograd Cadre CCR
Volynskiy
50th TD Staro
Konstantinov
13th Army
51st GMRD Vladimir
Voly nskiy
Cadre
Cadre
CCR
CC R
97th GMRD Slavuta Cadre CCR
161st MRD Izyaslav Cadre CCR
38th Army
70th GMRD Nano
Frank ovsk
Cadre
CC R
High
Routine
Routine
High
Routine
Routine
128th GMRD Mukachevo Ready ICR High
17th GMRD Khmelnitskiy Cadre ICR High
Training Divisions
24th TD Dobek (Baltic) Trng CCR Routine
45th GTD Borisov (Belorussian) Trng CCR High
66th GMRD Chernovtsy (Carpathian) Trng CCR Routine
117th GTD Berdichev (Carpathian) Trng CCR Routine
'CCR-Constant combat readiness is the standard Pact term designating the peacetime posture which is usually maintained by all branches
of service. Units are not on alert and are conducting normal peacetime training. Measures are taken by the individual units, however, to
assure their ability to mobilize rapidly.
ICR-Increased combat readiness units are placed on alert and take preparatory measures in anticipation of a full mobilization. Depending
on the political and military situation, all military forces within a country or one branch of service, one military district, or even one
tactical formation may be placed on increased readiness. Those ground forces at or near full strength and having early commitment of
deployment times might move out of garrison and into assembly, staging, or concentration areas under the cover of training exercises.
Increased readiness is a transitional phase leading to full combat readiness. The duration of this period is directly related to the nature and
the duration of the period of tension, rather than to the time necessary to complete the preparatory measures.
FCR-Full combat readiness is the highest armed forces readiness level. Full mobilization is ordered and the forces are prepared to
immediately undertake combat missions or deploy under combat alert conditions. This readiness level will only be ordered (excluding
training exercises) if there is an immediate threat of hostilities or, as in the case of the Pact intervention in Czechoslovakia, if there is an
internal crisis which requires a comparable readiness posture. All forces are intended to achieve full readiness before the outbreak of
fighting.
Source for definitions: CIA. SR IR 74-2-s, Warsaw Pact Mobilization Plans and the Transition to a War Footing, Mar 74 (SECRET)
Table 2,
Current Status of Airborne Divisions
ibis table in its eruire(r is classifed SECRET/ L,A/.ATEL
Unit
Current Last
Readiness Imagery
Levels Date
VDV Cmd Auth Moskva/Shchelkovo
7th GAD Kaunas ICR
76th GAD Pskov CCR
98th GAD Bolgrad ICR
103rd GAD Vitebsk CCR
104th GAD Kirovabad CCR
105th GAD Fergana CCR
106th GAD Tula CCR
?CCR-Constant combat readiness
ICR-Increased combat readiness
FCR-Full combat readiness
Detailed definitions of these terms may be found in the footnote to Table 1.
Table 3.
Current Status, Groups of Soviet Forces
phis table in its entirety is classified SECRET/W;VLVTEL
Current Current
Unit Status Readiness Last Imagery Level of
Level* Date Activity
Groups of Soviet Forces Germany (GSFG)
1st Guards Tank Army
7th GTD Rosslau Ready CCR
9th GTD Zeithain Ready CCR
I Ith GTD Konigsbruck Ready CCR
27th GMRD Valle Ready CCR
2nd Guards Tank Army
6th GTD Ravensbruck Ready CCR
25th TD Templin Ready CCR
20th Guards Arms
6th GMRD Bernau Ready CCR
14th GMRD Juterbog Ready CCR
35th MRD Doberitz Ready CCR
Northern Group of Forces (NGF)
NGF Hq Legnica - -
RembertowSig Bgde&KGB/UPS - -
90th GTD Borne Ready CCR
20th TD Swietoszow Reads CCR
Central Group of Forces (CGF)
8th GMRD Mlada Boleslav Ready CCR
15th GTD Milovice Ready CCR
28th Corps
31st TD Bruntal Ready CCR
48th MRD Vysoke Myto Ready CCR
30th GMRD Zvolen Ready CCR
Southern Group of Forces (SGF)
2nd GTD Esztergom Ready CCR
13th GTD Veszprem Ready CCR
93rd GMRD Kecskemet Ready CCR
254th MRD Szekesfehervar Ready CCR
?CCR-Constant combat readiness
ICR-Increased combat readiness
FCR-Full combat readiness
Detailed definitions of these terms can be found in the footnote to Table I.
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Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
High
High
High
High
Routine
Low
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Table 4.
Current Status of National Forces
ibis table in its entirety is classified SECRET/ W.\1.\ TEL
Polish National Forces
6th Airborne Krakow
7th Sea Landing Gdansk
1st MECH Legionowa
2nd MECII Nysa
3rd MECH Lublin
4th MECH Krosno Odrzanskie
5th ARMD Gubin
8th MECH Koszalin
9th MECH Rzeszow
0th ARMD Opole
I Ith ARMD Zagan
12th MECH Szczecin
15th MECH Olsztyn
16th ARMD Elblag
20th ARMD Szczecinek
East German National Forces
7th ID Sprens berg
9th TD Eggesin
Caechoslovakian National Forces
1st Arms
Ist TD Strasice
2nd MRD Susice
19th MRD Plzen
220th MRD Karlovy Vary
4th Army
3rd VI RD Kromeriz
4th TD Haslickuc Brod
9th TD Tabor
5th MRD Ceske Budejovice
Hungarian National Forces
7th MRD Kiskunfelegyhaza
8th MRD Zalaegerszeg
9th MRD Kaposvar
I Ith TD Tata
Current
Unit Status
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Cadre
Ready
Ready
Ready
Cadre
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Ready
Last Imagery
Date
Level of
Activity
Routine
Routine
High
Routine
High
Routine
Routine
High
High
Routine
High
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
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UNIT SIZE
Front Hq
Army Hq
DENMARK
Corps Hq ? A'rborne
Division Hq
B~:gade Hq
Cadre stength unit
0
CG
0
Sea Landing
Artlery
RED - Soviet Forces
BLUE - Po,ish National Forces
GREEN ~zech,and
Hungarian National Forces
BROWN - Arborne Division
0 Increased Readiness Level
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ITALY
UNIT TYPE
Tank
Motorized rifle
SWEDEN
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20
KOSZALIN
20
48
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BALTIC SEA
BORNE
LEGNICA
WROCLAW
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28 \
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
YUGOSLAVIA
it
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254
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NAVAL
INFANTRY
GOYNIA
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GDANSK /
POLAND
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16
28
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BUDAPEST
HUNGARY
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110
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xx
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STARO KONSTANTINOV '_ _ - Xx
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KHEMELNITSKI
ROMANIA
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LENINGRAD MD
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KIEV MD
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FIGURE 1. FORCE DEPLOYMENT
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FUELS
LOGISTICS
NUCLEAR AND
AMMUNITION
LOGISTICS
MEDICAL
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State or Stationary Pipeline
Critical Fuels Installation e. Front or Central Subordination on a Critical Axisl
Important Fuels Installation lI a Front or Central Subordination!
Significant Fuels Installation
Front Rocket Technical Base and Ammunition Storage ncludes Front Mobile Rocket Techn~Cdl Base
L A Army Rocket Technical Base I Includes Army Mobile Rocket Technical BaseAPRTB and Probable
Independent Missile Delivery Battalion !ORPDI
Ammunition Storage and Possible Nuclear StoragefTechnical Support
[ A Independent Medical Unit IOM01 (Units Supporting Army and Higher Echelons!
r=te
GDYNIA
GDANSK
1
3AL1IC MD
A3
POLAND
Major Ground Fnices Grouping Corps Strength or Larger)
PR TB)
KALININGRAD
22
f';Wnnri
WARSZAWA
c (WARSAW)
LUBLJN
23
A
30
I
::: LO ; U S S P A N
24
MINSK
1!)
LENINGRAD MD
i
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t
MOSCOW MD
38
91
U S S R
10
KAT
WICE
? KRAKOW
CzECROSLOVAKI
7
FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF GERMANY
14
33
AUSTRIA
Items Keyed to Table 6
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FIGURE 2. KEY LOGISTICS FOR POTENTIAL SOVIET INVASION FORCES
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CARPArHIAN MD
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Table 5.
Coverage of Critical Logistics/Rear Services Units for
Potential Soviet Invasion of Poland
(Keyed to Figure 2)
This table in its entirety is classified SECRET/W.b'INTEL
Last
BE No
Imagery
Date*
1
Radvilishkis Tac SSM
Front RTB/PRTB/ammunition
2
Kaliningrad Tac SSM
Front RTB/PRTB/ammunition
3
Kedainiai Tac SSM
Army RTB/PRTB/ORPD
4
Shchuchin Tac SSM
Army RTB/PRTB
5
Dzerzhinsk Tac SSM
Army RTB
6
Osipovichi Tac SSM
Army RTB
7
Lepel Tac SSM
Army RTB
8
Bronnaya Gora Tac SSM
Front RTB/PRTB/ammunition
9
Vyshkov Tac SSM
Front RTB/ PRTB/ammunition
to
Vladimir-Volvnskiv
Tac SSM
Army RTB
I I
Shepetovka Tac SSM
Front RTB/PRTB/ammunition
12
Sambor Tac SSM
Army RTB/PRTB/ORPD
13
Staro Konstantinov Tac
Army RTB
SSM
RTB/PRTB/ORPD
14
Uzhgorod Tac SSM
Army RTB/PRTB
15
Vinnitsa Tac SSM
Front RTB/PRTB/ammunition
16
Neuruppen Ammunition
Ammunition/poss nuclear
17
Altengrabow Ammunition
Ammunition/poss nuclear
18
Wilmersdorf Ammunition
Ammunition/poss nuclear
19
Torgau Ammunition
Ammunition/poss nuclear
20
Oranienbaum Ammunition
Ammunition/poss nuclear
Nuclear
22
Kaliningrad POL Stor NW
Pipeline bn, POL MT bns
23
Grodno Pet Prod PUG
Front/central depot, reserve
pipeline equip
24
Minsk Pet Prod
Front/central depot
25
Berestovitsa Pet Prod
Front/central depot
26
Svisloch Pet Prod
Front/central depot
27
Brest Pet Prod Stor NW
Front/central depot
28
Lukov Army Bks AL-1
Matseyev
POL MT bn, med bn
29
Kovel Army Bks
Pipeline bn
30
Kovel Pet Prod
Front/central depot
31
Yavarov Pet Prod
Front/central depot
32
Novoye Mesto Army Bks
AL-1
Mukachevo Pet Prod
Barkasovo
Front/central depot
34
Furstenwalde Pet Prod
Depot
35
Klein-Bahren Pet Prod
Front/central depot
36
Schliefe Pet Prod
Front/central depot
37
Gyor Pet Prod
Front/central depot
38
Pochinok Pet Prod
Pipeline bn, Cront/central depot
Mobilized hospital
(observed Dec 80)
Lukov Army Bks AL-1
Matseyev
OMO
Furstenwalde Med Depot
OMO
*Since
**RTB: technical rocket base
PRTB: mobile technical rocket base
ORPD: independent rocket transport battalion
MT: motor transport
OMO: independent medical detachment
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Table 6.
Status of Airfields Related to Polish Situation,
This table in its entirety is classified SECRET/ 6VVINTE,
Nano Frankovsk
Mukachevo
Staro Konstantinov
Gorodok
Dubno NE
Lutsk N
Chortkov
Kolomyya
Ovruch SW
Brody N
Berdichev
Last
BE No Imagery
Date
Level
of
Activity
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Increased
45 prob HIND & 2
prob HIP on-
7 HIND & 4 HIP
when airfield
previously imaged,
12
coverage,
Siauliai
Chernyakhovsk
Tukums
Vasalemma
Krustpils
Kaliningrad/
Lugovoye
Kaliningrad/Yezau
Kobrin
Ross
Bereza
Shchuchin
Lida
Postavy
Bobrovichi
Pruzhany
Chojna
Kolobrzeg
Osla
Zagan
Szprotawa
Brzeg
Legnica
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
See Remarks
On~approx
50 cargo trucks & 8 an
trucks were on flatcars or
parked in convoy at an
airfield-associated RTP;
on activity had
returned to normal in
transshipment area; all air
order of battle appeared
normal on partial coverage
Hungary
Budapest/
Tokol
Kunmadaras
Debrecen
Minion
Milosice
Panevezys
Last
BE No Imagery
Date
Sliac
Krechevitsy
Pskov
Vitebsk NE
Siauliai
Kalinin
Fergana
Dzhankoy
Melitopol
Chervono Glinskoye
Ivanovo N
N ikolayevskoye
Krivoy Rog E
Kirovabad
Zavitinsk NE
Zaporozhye E
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Level
of
Activity,
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
See Remarks OnF---] 10 prob
FITTER H on fueling
apron with 16 pieces
of GSE-the first
sighting of FITTER at
this airfield; FITTER H
prob deployed from
Sliac Airfield, which
houses a FITTER H
unit: also, only 2
FLOGGER observed on
partial coverage of this
hardened aircraft-bunker-
equipped airfield; 10-20
FLOGGER usually
observed
See Remarks CANDID counts changed
during period: only 13
CANDID & 8 CANDID
observed
respectively;
on a high
count of 31 CANDID
& I poss CANDID
observed; 20-24
CANDID usually
observed
See Remarks Initial permanent
CANDID deployment
observed =
when 8 CANDID
seen: corresponding
decrease in CUB
also observed; 8
CANDID again
present=
this will bring to 6
the number of CANDID-
equipped VTA regiments
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
Routine
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29th Guards Tank Division (GTD) of the 5th Guards Tank Army (GTA), a rail-loading exercise, extensive
training, and atypical activity in the heavy-lift regiment between raised the assessment
of that division to a status of increased combat readiness. No indications of troop processing or motor
transport mobilization were seen. No other unusual activity was observed in the 5th GTA. Activity levels
were routine in the large sampling of logistics and air targets obtained in late February. In Soviet airborne
(VDV) units, increased combat readiness levels were maintained in the 7th Guards Airborne Division
(GAD; Kaunus) and the 98th GAD (Bolgrad). Other units maintained high levels of activity (Table 2).
Groups of Soviet Forces
7. (SAD) Imagery acquisition of the Soviet forces in Eastern Europe highlighted activity in the signal
and combat maneuver units of the NGF, Poland. Key NGF signal installations showed unusually high
levels of activity at Legnica (NGF Headquarters) on and at Rembertow, in the Warsaw
area, on Large amounts of camouflage netting covered the signal equipment at Legnica (Figure
3). Elements of the 90th GTD (Borne), possibly more than one maneuver regiment, had deployed or were
deploying out of garrison on Imagery of the 20th
high vehicular movement levels in and about the garrison.
usual activity was detected in other East European national forces. Between
No change was observed in the status of maneuver divisions
Czechoslovakia, on imagery of
8. (S/D) Major activity was noted in the Polish National Forces. Elements of the Polish 1st Mecha-
nized Infantry Division (MID), headquartered at Legionowo, were probably deploying from the Rember-
tow area on (Figure 6). Activity, probably associated with out-of-garrison deployments, was
observed at the 8th MID in the Trzebiatow/Kolobrzeg area on imagery of and at the 9th MID
at Rzeszow on ~~ and higher-than-normal vehicle counts were seen at the 3rd MID in
73 percent of the Polish,) 159 percent of the Czechoslovak
and 17 percent of the Hungarian Nationalist Air Forces were imaged. No unusual activity was detected.
(TSR) All applicable
1. CIA. NFAC/OIA Research Paper, Soviet Ground Forces Divisions in the 'T'hree Military
Districts, 1975-79, Apr 80 (TOP SECRET R)
2. DIA. DDB-1100-130-80-SI, SI-271273/80, Combined Soviet Ground Order of Battle (U). Aug 80 (TOP SE-
CRET
3. DIA. DDB-I 100-UR-81, Ground Order of Battle: USSR (U), Jan 81 (SECRET
DIA. DDB-1 100-PL-80, Ground Order of Battle: Poland (U), Jul 80 (SECRET)
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DIA. DDB-I 100-CZ-80, Ground Order of Battle: Czechoslovakia (U), Aug 80 (SECRET)
DIA. DDB-I 100-HU-80, Ground Order of Battle: Hungary (U), Jul 80 (SECRET)
4. All applicable NSA Special Activit Reports for Threat Analysis (SPARTAN) for the period
(TOP SECRET
Forces Division, Imagery Exploitation Group, NPIC
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