SOVIET TROOPS AND SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS IN THE URAL MILITARY DISTRICT

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• Publication Date: March 27, 1952
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[NTELLOFAX 29 CE 1 AL INT [LIGE,16 AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
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COUNTRY ' USSR (Urals)
SUBJECT Soviet Troops and Supply Installations in the
DATE DISTR.
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tr, hp stationed in
17th ii'l.e Div. the ~ol.cstnv4ax~earc?
gist ifle JIv, in t
The o11oi?rine inst-:-1latie~,s were conf1r:ad In the Ural 1,19
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(M) installations in Sverdlovsk j Sketch
fficor candid to och o
a, in Tc rdlo vsk, s up to the Jprin of 194
~:
3uvorov "iiitar r .?^hoo1 in iverdlovsk,, up to 1946
{c-,-.rc;renco xNo 1C on _.nnex 2)
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In a trj .?Chool in ;;verdlovs : up to eptcuber 2'948
(i of rofco No O on ,.nnex 2)
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ri ASSIFICATION rajjF,'rn Z-TI s
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 Sverdlovsk
(5 050{ N/
60 45' )
1941 to
June
1949
1946 to
April
1949
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1, Barracks
(wooden canton-
ment buildings)'
2, Barracks
(two brick
buildings)
3, Barracks
(large brick
building)
1,, Barracks
(two four=story
brick buildings,
two wooden gara-
gesp old instal-
lation)
SE city exit, on Tank unit
NE side of Sibirsky T 34 tanks ob-
Trakt (see reference served
Nolon Annex 2)
Some 100 meters SE of
the Tank Barracks
on the same side of
road (see reference
No 2 on Annex 2)
Several kilometers
SE of Dri'vui,s1 iLt
raoks, on SW aide o'
same. goad, north of the
military airfield (see
reference No 3 on An=
nex 2)
Referred to as
Drivers Barracks:
?any trucks in
the barracks Area;
A,ttachment
I bserved
several three-story
wooden barracks at the
SE edge of the city in
mid-19I8o T34 tanks and
tanks of another type were
seen entering and leaving
the barracks area.
AAA units
Tan nanvas-eoversd
AA guns were emplao
ed on a long, partly
wooded hill aba-;rtw
I km SW of the bar
k ack < Tents avers
beside the emplaeen
menu,
About 10 km SSE of the a. T34 and lighter tank.,, mainly
nity, at northern en- in garages
trano _ Village of b, ~ -+~ Two j72.,mwa .
~-n- gunSzti
Nizhne Isetskid on weO- field howitze-e, light
tern side of road (see mortars and light and
reference No 4 on hea-Try AA g ns were ob-
Annex 2) served in the area of
,.he barreeke
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Troops wearing blue
caps with red bands
and red epaulets
bearing the number 437
were observed. at the guns
(The same troops were o.'so
seen in the Khimuralsk plant)
2a Tank repair Last of Niahne Iaetski,, Reir of tanks coming from
shop (old, 120N80- near the Khimuralsk the above-mentioned barracks.
meter brick build-. plant (see reference The shop:was operated by about
ing) No 5 on Annex 2) 200 troops, ach tank coming
in for repair was accompanied by
its driver and gunner, Tanks of
the following types were repairedi
T34 (with a 16.,2--mm gun, without
muzzle brake)
TTO (designation on brass nomencla-
turc plate on cylinder-heal oz," r,,
with a 4`i =mm zan, wi hout z l.o rrak.> ~
and a light; ?hive gi )
JS (wi;,?A a 122--mm gun,; with mswwtle
brake, two machine gunn and an AA ma--
chine gun on the turret] only two
JS tanks seen),
The JS tanks differed from JS tanks ob=-
served in 1.944 in the fo)_I-w:.ng zccatures
a. Front armor reinforced by a 60'-mm
armor plate welded on with 2--mm inter=
K. 1.4 ~ ? u= o b1.. i~ 5 3 fr t uk
to 160 mm. (This work was done in the
repair shop)
b.:. I3gt h , ~^ 'm- Inc th,c P-ttap of 11'
bottom of the hull ,Observed for the
first time)
3. 'nnl of t*i .k r i#?,.r
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Sverdlovsk
(contRd)
Barracks (two About 10 km SSE of
brick buildings) city, at northern
entrance to Nishne
Isetaki, on western
side of road (see
reference No 4 on
Annex 2)
About 30 tanks were observed
almost daily coming from
Sverdlovsk on the road to
Kamenek (56?25 N/61?42'i } c
Horse drawn and motorized ar-
tillery were repeatedly Ob-
served on the same road,
Daily drivers' training
with 20 to 26 tanks from
the barracks (mostly
T 3 tanks. two JSs and
some T34s and T43s.
1946 to
March 1949 7
1947 to
Mar ch
194 9
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Three 3a r?ge bricks tort-,.g6
buildings, at,.,azked wi` h in~
.dtrial products of 'carious
kid F!OF in t'_ft F;~ffi fr*v
t,?rc of wood; wire Garman.. US;;Csech and
fence, railroad Soviet make) maga-
spurs) tine-fed raffles,
light machine guns
(,f US and Soviet
ma ke%
submachine
guns,, ban grenades
mor'uar , gas masks, gaF,
Artillery or AAA
ttac..~ `=
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unit (barracks was a barrack occupied by a.
west of the Ural- tank unit at the place moue,
Khimmash plant) ticned in May 1947c, There
were two large, light yel-
low threo=t:r4F brick build ,
inga with slanting roofs and
garages, 24'SP guns were
counted in the barracks area,
0rdnanAe depot N of city, ' of l eferred to as
(three-story ad- freight and marshaling Central Storage Do
mi?istration build= station (see reference not for light fin-
ing; five 120x30xl2- No 6 on Annex 2) fantry weapons
meter storage build- (Sklad); stored
ings.with basements, pistols, rifles (of
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1940 to
March
1949
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About 100 armored
1,, Tank park 6 to 8 km north of
(near a prominent main railroad sta-
water tower) tion, in a woods west
of road to Nishni Tagil.
(57?55 'N/59030i N)
(nee reference No 7 on
Ansx 2 )
3, Barracks
?reral brick
igo)
(so-
b'okid-
SE sector of city,ahc''c
Z+44 met rs at c? I?eirj
vehiclesz, mostly SP confirmed that c tam
guns (with chassis park with marry tar e
re emb . ng three o77 we,- locat;red inhere in
T3 tanks, guns mop mid=1948Q
ed somewhat gaff een~
ter',; without, rni6t1w
br keel; parked t ro,
No troop quarters
seem Soviet eoldiere
referred to the tank
park a s , Tanku Polka
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Infantry troops seen do-
drilling in the bar ze?rT6~, har5sck;; lu`r..~.g gg
''
area col ~si 4bt'?~d.' i1 tht
ix uut b o.
torny Poselok up to August
1949, Troops with crossed
pickaxe and a pade in"I.gn1a
cori`< o
were do-.ng the
work. 'Ther'e way: k i"a'l 3?O C
River, north of Tr it a racks
Dekabriatov (see reference
No 8on Annex2)
v< t jr .yt,ay+j ;r hest of the edge of U1it
te-re (1at1axinburg sa Dekabristov (see rs-
Monastery) Terence No 9 on Annex 3)
Ten i?adic 'td L46k,6
assn leaning'. arg'
char'gkng ..eta motuat&C~
cii x S 1 ck TFf 'r' zt i 4: ,'; d e ;}
ranit gran erexrod:
to a igneI };.i:
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fo Military quay-
ter s (large brink
buildixg)
5, Military
q=uarters
(see referenee
No 11 oa Annex
Northern part of
Ulitsa :,eniea,
about 600 maters
NE of Opera Houee
About 500 meters 1W
of Opera Ho'?,;e (see
reference No 10 on
Annex 2)
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A relief depleting The House of Red Army
soldiers and tanks officers,, a converted
and poles flying church,, was nearby.
ensigns observed
in front of the
bull dings
Referred to by
Sr let aoldiere
as Suvorov Cadet
School.. 15 to 16:-
year old boys scan
there.
A motori edi artillery
w .it with roeket laun
chars,, heavy mortarw
and light guns seen pre-
paring f-)r a troop re-
view iA the city area.,
T. Lar a supply . Eastern edbe of city Arktis Snap, supply depot
depot (many etor- south of a bakery and for naval, equipment re=
age btai1dings) a water tower (nee quired in Arctic regions
reference No 32 on Entrenching tools, metal
Annex 2) ingots, soap, cog wheels,
paper bales,, acids, insulators
transformers, valves and
horse shoes stored in the
buildings. Outgoing ship-
ments to lfiat?manek, Arkhangelsg
and the Crime" PeaiAsula
`fireswero cra"ta
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(cont'd)
PVsbna
(555?N
6Oo~7.r )
October to
Novermber
1948
1'arraeks (four
three-story brick
buildings, one
headquarters build-
ing, four 6Oz2O-
met'er: garages)
1945 to
1. Barracks (three
Sept ember
three-story brick
1948
buildings)
2-Barracks'
(several three-
dory brick bu*ld-
ings)
td tri ~8an
camber 1948
MINIT-
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Barracks (two
four-storyf 12Gx
3O.-meter brick
edge of city, one
northern side of Beres
zowski Trakt, about 2km
west of Ozero Shartesh
opposite a wooded area
(see reference No 1;
on Annex 2)
Tatharinburg Monaa=
tery,,outside the
western end of Ulitaa
Dekabrietow (see re-
ference No 9 on
Annex 2)
Unit in strength
of one battalion
troops wear-
ing black Caps
and black epau-
lets obaorved, A
sunk yard with
about 20 old
tanks was 0Ppo-
si to the barriakG
unit estimated at
one regiment
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;b-serveda l arise barracks
and a cantonment occu=-
pied by about l 000
troops at the place men-
tinned in December 1947.
About 50 t&-- -vere narked
under trees in the area
oppoalta the barracks
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I I confirmed
that s cadet school was in
the Xatherinburg Monastery
in early 1948. Soviet sol-
diers said that the military
district headquarters was in
Sverdlovsk in early 1948
9E sector of city# Officer
about 800 meters east candidate st.hool
of leetye River, on with about 500
northern side of Ulitea trainees. Another
Dekabristov ;see refer military school
rence No 8 on Annex 2) with several brick
buildings, was
near Ulitsa Lenana
NE edge of town. T34 tanks repeated"
iy obaervOO as
training field NE
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c onf armed
tact c barraoka occupied by
& tak unit was there in mid=
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buildings, a 40z
15?n shed. motor
vehicle parking lot
under trees)
of barracks.
Troops practiced
smoke screening
1948. Opposite the
barracks was a parking
lot for T34 teike and
guns, including a heavy
SP gun of 150 to 170-nn
caliber
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(.5T45a A`t November
59 45? E) 1948
Barracks (brick East of town on Two large, four=
buildings, on a eastern side of story en guler
1,54-km area) railroad line buildings, one
leading 3E *nall brink
buildings 'at the
gate and two
two-story, brick
buildings were
completed in October 1948.
we deep excavations in
t}r cent^r of the construc-
tion site had been dug for
mess buildings with beat-
ing plant, according to
Soviet laborers. about
30 building sites were
staked off on the other
three sides of the area,
The barracks was scheduled
to be co pleted in 1950.
Nizhni Tagil 1945 to Sep-
NI tember 1948
59 '
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Barracks Western edge of city Occupied to capacity by . ob-
near a ra+ lrocd live a tankunit with T34 served a tank unit leave-
and dJ t&rIl-K& ikI jj,~i3 , T s9
u~vn. rjrati
tics marches up to Tune
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Soviet guards said the
tanks were being tested,
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(cont?d)
3zhevsk
(56?520 N/
53?o7? E)
Pho8phority
(59 371 NI
52?20? E)
1943 to
May 19);9
1945 to
mid=1948
1947 to
February 1949
1945 to
January
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Barracks (three-
story, 80-meter
brick building
along the street
dd a similar build-
Northern sector city, Unit of very young
about 500 meters vest of soadierepaulets wmith
a bakery
tank insignia
ing forming a rect-
angle with the
first building)
Military quarters Unidentified
1ilitary quarters Beat of railroad
(30 to 40 canton station
sent build inn)
1o wood camp Near railroad
(cantonment build= station
ings, headquarters
building, kitchens
two store=houses,
two stables and
two emmuni ti on
storages, in an
unfsnood. 500*00-
meters area
Co ?It TAL,
Officer candidate school
(cadet school),,. with about
500 17 to 18-Year old trainees,
observed in formation for a
military ceremony,
Penal unit of ebo ut 1,000 men0,
Each cantonment building occupied
by 30
to 40 troops,, which were observed on
A mounted infantry battalion of paroled
military prisoners, military prisoners,
estimated at 1.500 (former Soviet PWa in
Austria), arrived in May 1947? The
troops lived in tents until carcplet:icn
of the c-ntonnent buildi s in October
1947.
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Moletov
(58 O1 ` .N1#
56?15? E)
1945 to
nroh
1949
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bout 16 km east of Another battalion
buildings. one litary prison-
headquarters build- ere (former Sow
ing,, three officers
billeta,two store
houses, bakery, am-
munition storage
house as hospital
building, in a
200x300-meters area
surrounded by e
fence)
1e, Barracks (four. N" end of 'rain street
story, white-painted leading to ferry-
50-Meter brick build- crossing, at the
ing) corner of Lenine
Street
2., Barracks BE sector of city
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ict GBC~
confirmed
that a cantonment of three
officers t billets and. six
M' quarters was under con-
Viet I'ie in Aug- struction in the area about
trig' arrived in 20 In east of Phospority in
January 3.948. An architect
the urtneT of 19h7,
They were still
living in tents
in ecember 194?
The two cer+ tons
wants ware on
netted by a cor-
duroy road.,
'Soviet is ldiers
said that polio=
cal nrisonere
would later be
quartered in the
Cantomaentso
Generally referred
to as Naval Bar-
racks.
paroled prisoners
quartered there.
Referred to as Guard
Barracks
Several storage build=
irgs, celled Ordnance
De-pots I and TT were
nearby
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5 Storage depot rout 3 km NE Of
(seven or eight aitye on eastern
150250=meter wooden bank -of FQme
warehouses, board River
fence, watch towers')
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Le, end to annex
1 barracks
2 Barracks
3 Da.rrackk8 near istock
4 Barrae~:s at izhni Isetski
5 Tank repair shop at ,Tizhai Isetski
6 ordnance depot
7 Tank park
8 Barracks
Barracks (Yokater inburg i.:onastery)
Cadet training school (?}
11 : i:l itary quarters
12 ? _:.rkt is nap supply depot
13 Barracks
,;;r in railroed station
p
B :;arshaling yard .
C
opera House
i;litsa Lenina
Ulitsa :jekabristav
it Gcw aarcial airfiQ'..d
G . ibireki Trakt
11 ,hartash railroad station
B:Litsc. Derezovski Tra kt
g B~;??zlrztzah ;avod
L ozero ;,hartash (lake)