INFORMATION ON CITIES IN KALININGRAD OBLAST

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• Publication Date: December 19, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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USSR (Kaliningrad Oblast)
REPORT L_
DATE DISTR.
SUBJECT Information on Cities in
Kaliningrad Oblast
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
NO. PAGES
REFERENCES
19 December 1958
cities in the Kaliningrad Oblast
The report contains a
sketch of Kaliningrad N 54-459 E 20-30) with a legend listing 62 installa-
tions; a sketch of Kaliningrad Oblast with a legend listing twelve installations;.-
and information on military garrisons, airfields, and restricted zones in t Vie__
following cities: Kaliningrad,, Chernyakhovsk (N 54-399 E 21, 50), BaltiT# "~?'6
(N 54-23, E 20-40)9 Gvardeysk,(N 54-39, E 21-05), Ladushkin? (N 54-34, E 20
Pionerskiy (N 54-569 E ,'0-14), Polessk (N 54-52 E 21,08)9 Payze9 Mamonovo,
(N 54-289 E 19-57), Pravdizsk (N 54-279 E 21-01)9 Gusev (N 54-369 E 22-13)
and Sovetsk (N 55-069 E 21-50)0
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1. 2!e at it of R+elinl' geed /oserl y Kcnigs , (N 54-45, S 20-30).* the capital
Of L-111liargaaitaya *bigot* BII ,- was a-e~lrl~e3;y deemed during
WGOA ww n 4111t, as at 1955, xs roil. ping roconstruetion. Took.
tems im8. beggg wed asinly jr tie GIAW's southarn sector,
(sae s sleet as imp 5, and legend i soave OR pages 2, 3s and 4).25X1
Its 3955 payu'3 ice of apI}rc S1 ft Maly one 1wi714 on iniabc taarts included
musels"* e1orassisary pblss, mans, and Jews. (All the Oemaa
and Pxssian people had been ft Iv= iven out of the city in 1940 wsli i g ed,
Ube after large cit3as in Mw oblast, bad an iaportant military gonrlson.
An a=W generaa just below the ram at aarshal was in charge of all Qili-
tary forces in the S niag obIAwt.
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skeet on page 5 ?
ahetabr,, ,. Jfe Citi- of a1iain: (Refoer to
Mustaryy airfse]d wi; runways for Jet aircraft.
cannAesy.
Location of the First flank RgiQeent.
P litany base. !re troops included at least one araarsd division.
Tank-training field.
Brerveery.
Settlareent for brewery eagilcyees.
LS.CB of the fleet (sign4ticance of initials unknown).
lln unidentified plant wldch aenufactured overhead traveling cranes
,Arab ice used in aeork nwtf on work.
(10) A garage belonging to the Ministry of K& k e?zy.
(11) go Yiul3ae n Clinic and Bospitai.
(ia) "sear pub of the fleet" (a sort of naval base which, aorecver, had
stares, of provisions and . ).
(13) Itllitary Cend.asariat of the Lening"akiy rayon.
(14) MiUtary hospital.
(15) Naval off'icers' traiaang school.
(16) Municipal. Swoop.
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Artillery officers' training school.
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Destroyed viaduct.
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Prison.
(20)
Batel Mascov.
(21)
Offices of the aliningradskaya Pravda newspaper.
(22)
t 'ices and headquarters of the IND.
(23)
An unidentified WD building.
(24)
Rigs railroad station. It had underground connections with the
Central. Railroad 3tation,(No. 58 on sketch).
(25)
Telephone exchange.
(26)
xolkboz market.
(27)
An abamdcnaed park.
(28)
Royal palace (almost destroyed).
(29)
Lake (unidentified).
(30)
Labe (unidentified).
(31)l Garage. Ma housed trucks used fo transporting grain.
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Cellular. Combine Noe le
settlement for employees of Cellulose Carbine No. 1.
Streetcar line No. 7.
Pregplya RLYer (it was canalized).
streetcar line No. 3.
Central clinic.
Mast Military Caaissariat.
Oblast CP Secretariat.
Cu plant.
Plant weh as aetursd railroad freight cars.
Nuatew.
Park.
streetcar line No. 1.
Streetcar line (number unknown).
Ceaetery.
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(47) water.
(48) Cellulose Combine No. 2.
(49) Fishing bar'bor.
(50) Pregolya River
(51) Bridges spanning two canals over the Pregolya River.
(52) Venereal clinic.
(53) Tuberculosis clinic.
(54) quarters for the LeningradWdy rayon Party Ccmdttee.
(55) Civilian airport.
(56) Freight station.
(57) Carbarn.
(58) Central railroad station.
(59) Location of fuel drags.
(60) Sax sage factory.
(61) MacbL a shops belonging to the "Fleet".
(62) Locahton Of the First Moscow Division.
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2. A~IS~LLANBOUS INFOIi CATION ON OTBS>f3 CIT3=
IB TEN L iIiD$KAYA OZJM
3 ? cities and localities
In Via W-InIngradlikWo : on page #.)
a. Cheek (N 513, E 214 ): An 1 ortant military son
was based in about siI kilometers northeast garrison
city was a target range (No. 11 on sketch) which was used by artillery
and tank units stationed in Cieernyak*ovsk-and other cities in the
Ssliningeadsko a oblast. The city hid two airfields, one located
three or four It tlsmeters southwest acrd the other the same distance
northwest of the city (Nos. 9 and 10-on sketch). 9dte airfields,
formerly used by the tiemans, bad been renovated and the runways
adapted for jet aircraft use,
b. Baltiysk (N 54 , $ 19-53): Baltiydk was a naral base in a re-
stricted zone] Turd Baltic 71eet? caaranded by Adedral t3olovko
(!nu) was in the city. Naval. If No. 820 was located
in the sots of the cii No. 3 on sketch). The re-
stricted area Megan at PriaDrIk (N 54-44, E 20-00).
c. Zheleznodorozhgy (N 5441, N 21a9)): This was a restricted border
zoaee and an iatportaautt railroad center with connections to Poland
and. Bast Ge. An important adlitary garrison, consisting of
regular aagr forces and border patrol units, was located in the area.
d. Bsgrationarsk (N 54-.23, E 20?744): This was a restricted area border-
ing on Poland. An iatpertoat adlitary post was located at Bagrationoavsk.
e. Orardsysk (N 54-39,p S 21--'0*: A non-restricted area in which an 3 n-
portant military post vait located.
f. Lahldn (N 54- y, E x714: An unta~ortaat military garrison was
located in the city proper. In route from git~ngrad to Ladushld.n,
on the left side of the Salininarad-Ladbusfddn foray and about six
to eight kilometers izmoat Laftdklne was a restricted area (No. 6 on
sketch). Tills restricted zone was three kilaaeeters long, of unknown
width, and, reportedly, was the site of as mrdergroutd aircraft ann-
struation Plant. (The plant was said to leave been in existence when
the territory belonged to Gemeny.) Ow restricted area was sure
rounded by a barbed wire fence and guarded by regular oxW or )RD
personnel. TLe area was w1l-caleauflagedd no buildings were visible
abole ground and the area appeared to be a dense pine forest.
g. Pioneaok (N 51e. % S 20-14): A fishing part, with a large fish cannery,
and a 34 is -electric plant (No. 1 on sketch) rich supplied r-1 tut n&Wsd
with power. An "Lu* I'm 111 ant adlitary post was located in the city. An
airfield for jet aircraft was located about eight kilca:etdrs beat the
city, three kilaaeters to the ]Aft of the K.34.ingrad-Pionersk bigl.rq
(No. 2 on sketch).
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h. Polessk (N 54J3,, R 21#08): lolessk, a ffshing port, had an unia-
Rdlitaty garrison - (Wound tomes). A Wdroelectric station
4.
was located about 300 to 400 carters north of the city outskirts.
Psyse: A small fishing port with a large fish cannery. Between
We apmall village and the Baltic Sea was located an laportant
igdroelectsic stati.oa (No. 4 on sketch) rdd.ch supplied power to
w ining:rad.
No. 8 on sketch), which supplied Kaliningved with electric power,
Dlarionovo (N 54-28, N 19.57): A Military garrison, coMposed of
ground tortes and a border.patrol unit, was stationed in this city.
k. Prs dinsk (N 54-A-0,0 N 21?01): An iMportant Military garrison (ground
forces) was located in the city. Two hydroelectric stations were
located within the city Units. About two kilometers distant from
the cMW and some four to five kilometers to the right of the Niven-
skcye?Absi:ranfen-Cierkbov highway was an airfield for jet aircraft
(No. 7 on sketch). (Although the afore-mentioned high ay is not
indicated on arailaxe it was not
a newly-constructed roadd.
1. NOW (N 54'? k, N 22..3): Located in this city (foi erly known
as Q1 non) was an Important Military garrison as well as an
artillery target range.
a. k (N 55?
06, , S 2i-5U ): od.s large city (Gaon nave, Tilsit)
ha an dot t Md1#tamy . gga rvison, a border patrol unit, a. target
range, an airfield equipped with runways for Set aircraft (No. 12
on sketch), and a port on the l coon River. Mw al rlield was located
about el aft kilawbers from Sav,tsk, about two or three kilometers
to the left of the KgWW which entered the city from Orasd'ayak
(N 54-39, N 21-02) and Bolshakovo.
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1? oldsoeleetric station.
2. Airfield.
3.. Una 8idWard No. 820.
y Hydroelectric station.
5. Airfield (identical to the airfield mttberet 1 an sketch, pale 5 ).
6. Restricted area No reported site of a secret aircraft construction
plant)?
Airfield.
8. electric plant.
9 Airfield.
10. Airfield.
U. Target range.
12. Airfield.
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railroads i?
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