SOVIET TROOPS AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE BALTIC MILITARY DISTRICT

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REPORT NO.
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COUNTRYussR (Baltic XD)
SUBJECT Soviet Troops and Military Installations in
the Baltic Military District
DATE OF
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
This report contains information on Soviet troops and military installations
in the Baltic Military District.
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25X1 1. I the 16th Gds Rifle Div, now probably the 16th Gds
ecz i e v is fairly definitely believed to be stationed in Chernyakhovsk.
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are located in the Chernyakhovsk area. However, there has been no credible
confirmation of these two divisions.
2. 'There are no indications as to an infantry unit with the numerical designation
62 in the Vilnyus area.
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No 16th,Tank Div or XVI Tank Corps was identified in World War II.
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Attachments
1. List of Soviet troops and supply installations in the Baltic Military District.
2. Sketch with legend of installations in Vilnyus. e
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Barracks installations Near a for- 1.
Of 10 to 12 old German mer agricul-
brick buildings and nu- tural school, one a ivision
merous houses in the pinpoint lo- and rifle divisions,
area of the town. cation not whose superior headquar -?
specified. ters were said to be sta-
tioned in Kaliningrad
(54-38N,20-30E),Siauliai
(55-55N,23-20E), and
Vilnyus (54-38N,25-15E),
were located in. the town
prior to May 1949. A
division headquarters was
observed in the former
agricultural school. From
80 to 100 T-34 tanks, some
of which were fitted with
muzzle brakes, were parked
in a storage area outside the
town and on plots covered
with gutted buildings. The
rifle divisions were pre-
dominantly equipped with
motor vehicles, including
armored scout cars; also
animal-drawn vehicles
were seen. Infantry units,
whose strength ranged from
company-to battalion, were
frequently observed march-
ing through the town. No
information on the organiza-
tion and equipment of the
individual units was
available. (1)
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The population of the.
town consisted almost
exclusively of Soviet
citizens.
most male-
residents were members
of the Soviet Army.
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2. Also, a transport unit
of about 100 trucks, which
were driven partly by
soldiers and partly by civ-
ilians, was located in the
town. The vehicles were
stored in the open and on
plots covered with de-
stroyed buildings.
3. A newly constructed
officers, mess was located
east of the castle on Tilsita ul.
4. The loading of ammunition
boxes and shells, packed
in baskets, was frequently
observed at a church near the
railroad station.
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11949
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Barracks installation
with a street frontage,
about 1,200 meters long,
including an eastern
section, the former
Infantry Barracks, con-
sisting of four-or five-
story red buildings; a
western section, the
former Artillery Bar-
racks, consisting of
white buildings; and
administration buildings
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Northern
sector of
the town, on
the north-
west side of
the road
leading from
the vehicle
bridge, nort
of the castl
in the dir-
ection of
Gusev (54-3
5. Personalities of the units
included Major Masarov, direc-
tor of PW and Soviet labor
employment, and Major Shumskiy,
commanding officer of the Pff
camp.
he extensive barracks com=
ound was occupied to capa-
city by infantry and artil-
lery units prior to lI 25X1
1949. The infantry uni s
ere equipped with horse-
raven vehicles. Rifles, sub-
achine guns, light machine
s, heavy machine guns, light
ortars, motorized radio sec-
tions, and engineer squads carry-
ng AT mines were observed. The
rtillery units were motorized.
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and garages located
at the rear of the
two sections. En-
closed partly by an
iron lattice and
partly by a brick
wall.
they mostly numbered
about 150 troops, oc-
casionally even 1,000
to 1,500 troops. On
these occasions, they
were equipped with guns
of 70 to 80 mm, without
muzzle brakes, and guns
of another type, of a
caliber of about 120 mm,
with mu*zle brakes and
longer barrels; the guns
were towed by 3-axle
,3tudebaker trucks. A
number of guns were per-
manently stationed at the
training grounds located
northeast of the town.
Barracks installation, East of the The barracks installation
about 300x80 meters, of race-course was occupied by a tank unit,
6 multi-story brick build located on whose troops wore epaulets
ings and smaller side- the north- with tank insignia. T-34
buildings and garages; eastern peri-tanks, covered with tar-
it is bounded by an meter of the paulins, were stored bet-
iron lattice along the town, on the ween the barracks build-
Angerapp-River and by a eastern bank dings. Tanks of the same
brick wall in the east. of the An- type, mounting guns with
gerapp Ri`ver.muzzle brakes, were ob-
served in the training grounds
too. The number of veh-
icles observed did not
exceed 30-0.
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(54-38N,
25-15E) 19b9
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Barracks installation,
with a street frontage
of about 1,000 meters,
of numerous four-or
five-story red brick
buildings and side-
-buildings; it is
enclosed by an iron
lattice.
Eastern sec- In the fall of 1948, the bar-
tion of the racks installation seemed to
town, on the be occupied-to capacity
north side
of.the for- headquarters was _FT mer::Hermann located in three or four similar
Goering.. buildings, opposite the instal-
Strasse. la ti on.
Barracks installation,
formerly quartering a
reconnaissance batta-
lion (?), of large,
gray-stuccoed build-
ings.
Billets of several
small white houses
with red roofs.
The city seemed to
be occupied by a.
great number of
troops. All
barracks in stalla-
tions were alleg-
edly jammed with
soldiers.
I. Barracks installa-
tion., of two multi-
story brick buildings,
about 120x30 meters,
and several cantonment
buildings, 50 meters
long, in a park-like
woods.
On the Occupation not identified.
western peri-
meter of the
town, sev-
eral hun-
dred meters
west of the
castle.
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East of the Occupied by a headquarters command-
town, be - .ed by one-armed General Yanovskiy.
tween the cen-His staff included Major Spinkov.
etery and Judging from operations, the head-
the Angerapp quarters was the post headquarters,
River. to which also the Angerlinde Kol-
khoz was subordinate.
Northeast- An officer candidate school
ern sector was located in the instal-
of the city, lation after 1946. The nui
adjoining ber of troops observed
the Vilya practicing drill and march-
River to ing out of the installation
the west. was estimated at 500 men.
The officer candidates wore
epaulets with two parallel
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golden cross stripes. When
marching out of the instal-
lation, they carried rifles,
submachine guns, map cases,
and survey equipment.
2. Barracks installation,Between the Occupied by an infantry unit e
with a street frontage castle and 'the prior to the fall of 1948;
of about 500 meters, of street, along thesubsequently unoccupied same installation
) old brick buildings, Vilya River* prior to the spring of 19!9 was still unoc- 25X1
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about 80x25 meters. cupied in
1949 after its
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3. Barracks installa- About 1,000
tion, of two multi- meters north-
--story brick build- east of the
ings, five or six can - castle.
tonment buildings, about
50 meters long, and one
motor vehicle repair
shop, about 100 meters
long; enclosed by a
brick wall, two meters
high.
4. Barracks installa-
tion, of three three-
story brick build-
ings, arranged in the
shape of a U open
toward the west.
East of the bar-
racks installa-
tion quartering
the AAA unit, on
the opposite
side of the
street.
Occupied by an AAA batta-
lion of two batteries of
AA guns of about 70 to
80 mm and one battery of
trucks mounting AA guns of
a caliber of about 20 mm.
The guns were only observed
at practice. From 10 to 15
vehicles were regularly
stored in the motor vehicle
repair shop.
Occupied by a motorized in-
fantry unit estimated at
two battalions. The entire
number of motor vehicles
observed in the yard be-
-:-green the buildings ranged
from 200 to 300 and includ-
ed three-axle trucks equip-
ped with seats, jeeps, and
motorcycles with sidecars.
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In connection
with the classifi-
cation of PW labor,
the barracks in-
stallation was
referred.to as
headquarters
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5. Barracks installa-
tion, of one multi-
-story brick building,
enclosed by an iron
lattice supported by
a concrete base.
On the northern
bank of the
Vilya River,
about 400 meters
north of the
castle.
When marching out of the
installation, the troops
riding the trucks and the
motorcycles were observed
carrying only submachine
guns.
Occupied by a tank unit
prior to 1947 and ap-
parently by an infantry
unit after 1947.
6. Barracks installa- Adjoining the in-Occupied by a tank unit
tion, of several old stallation des- prior to 1947. Part of
multi-story brick build- cribed under pa- the installtion was oc-
ings with some stables ragraph five to cupied by a motorized
behind them; enclosed the east. infantry unit estimated
by a board fence. at o
ne
7? Barracks installa-
tion of three multi-
-story brick build-
ings, about 100 meters
long and arranged in
the shape of an U open
regiment after
mid-194F. From 70 to
80 trucks, equipped with
seating boards, were ob-
served in parking areas
all the time. Captured
German equipment was
stored in the stables in
1947. Shipments of
clothing and equipment
of every type, excluding
weapons, came-in by
truck columns for months.
Adjoining the Occupied by a motorized
installation infantry unit after mid-1948.
described under About 150 motor vehicles,
paragraph six namely, three-axle trucks
to the north. and motorcycles with side-
cars,were stored in the
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toward the south;
enclosed by a wire
fence.
8. Barracks installa-
tion of one large multi-
-story building enclosing
an inner courtyard.
9. Barracks installa-
tion of four brick
buildings., about 50x20
meters.
10. Barracks installa-
tion of not less than
15 brick buildings, about
80 meters long, about
ten wooden huts, and
one water tower; enclo-
sed by a double barbed-
wire fence, two meters
.high.
About 1,000
meters south-
west of the
castle, on
Pylimo Street.
parking Area. The strength
of this unit was estimated
at one regiment.
On the reconstruction of the
installation in early 1948,
the installation was oc-
cupied by an MVD officer can-
didate school consisting of
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trainees were Lithuanians.
They wore blue epaulets with
two golden cross stripes.
On the northern
bank of the
Vilya River,
about 2,300
meters west of
the castle.
On the northern
perimeter of the
city.
Heavy AA guns, stored in the
open, were not observed in
the barracks area in 1947.
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A divi on headquarters was In connection
located in one of the build- with the class
ings. According to Soviet sification of
soldiers, it was the 16th PIMP labor, the
Tank Div. Hq. A tank unit, detail in ques-
estimated at not less than tion was refer-
one regiment, whose troops red to as the
wore black epaulets with 16th Tank Div.
tank insignia, was located (3)
in the installation.
Numerous T/34 and JS tanks
were observed to be stored
in the yards and sheds and
under shed roofs. (3) A
fuel dump with drums and
about 20 tank trucks was
located in the northern
section of the installation.
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1946 to
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(55-57N, the spring
23-20E) of 1948.
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11. Barracks installa- Northern sector Occupied by an MVD unit,
tion of four old four- of the city, se- whose troops wore blue
-story buildings in- veral hundred epaulets and blue caps
cluding two equipped meters west- with red bands. Only
with towers visible from -northwest of thelimited traffic was ob-
afar;.enclosed by an barracks instal- served in the installation.
iron fence supported by lation mentioned
a concrete base. in paragraph 7.
Billets of reconstruc-
ted buildings, arran-
ged in square shape
and enclosing a court-
yard, an old installa-
tion, with 3 three-
--story structures in
the section fronting
Pylimo Street, and
lower buildings in the
rest of the installa-
tion.
Billets of one brick
building.
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About 1,000 Occupied by an MVD officer candidate
meters southwest. school, commanded by a colonel. About
of the castle 20 instruction officers, who wore blue-
on the intersec- bordered epaulets and caps with red
tion of Pylimo bands, belonged to the school. The
Street and Traku trainees were organized into two
Street. classes of about 150 men each and were
trained for 2 years. The troops, 50
percent of which were Lithuanians, were
assigned to the school as recruits, wear-
ing civilian clothes. When the courses of
instruction were finished, they were
transferred as sergeants to MUD offices
in Lithuania. Training almost
exclusively consisted of indoctrination
and only occasionally included drill
with and without rifles in the inner
courtyard. The trainees were to be
commissioned as officers after serving
one more year with an MUD office. Besides
the courses for officer candidates, there
were also short four-to six week courses
for officers holding ranks up to captain.
The officers were selected from
the whole of Lithuania.
Central sector a. The Sixth Soviet Gd;s Army }iq was
of the city, located in the building. The commander-
in-chief of this army, Lt. General
Koshevoy, was replaced and transferred
to a Moscow military academy in the spring
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of 19148e Adjutant of the
headquarters was Colonel
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erals whose names were
unknown. The army was
subordinate to a command
agency in Riga (56-55N,
24-05E), whose commander-
--in-chief was four-star
General Bagramvan,
b
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mend agency was located
in Kaliningrad; 0 units
equipped with T-34 tanks
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and armored scout cars were
stationed in Sovetsk
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Pantry units were in
Chernyakhovsk (54-37N, 21-40E)-
and Gusev (5h-36N,22-13E);
rocket launcher units
were in several barracks
installations in Klaipeda
(55-t3N,21-07E); 0 units
equipped with heavy pieces
and rocket launchers were
in Kleibethen near Klaipea ;
units equipped with
tanks were in Tauraae
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command agency Vilnyus,
a command agency in Lepaya
(56-32N,21-OCE), and.a command
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Daugavpils
(55-53N, 19 8
26-32E)
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(56-55N,
215-05E)
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AAA positions.
Billets of canton-
ment buildings,
washrooms, wooden
administration
buildings, garages,
and workshops; en-
closed by a wire
fence with
watchtowers.
On both banks
of the Dvina
River, near the
railroad bridge
northwest of
the city.
On the western
bank of the
Dvina River, on-
a dead branch
of the river be-
tween the pon-
toon bridge and
a wooden bridge
leading over
the Dvina River
farther to
the north.
agency and engineer units
in Ventspils (57-2tN,2l-35E)
c. In the spring of 1947,
Marshal Budennyyand another
Soviet marshal, who had ar-
rived from Moscow by bombers,
were picked up at the Riga
airfield by General Koshevoy.
In April 1948, a total
number of eight AA guns
of 70 to 90 mm caliber
were placed in roundish
excavations, surrounded
by revetments, at both
ends of the railroad
bridge. The crews were
accommodated in canton-
ment buildings, only the
roofs of which projected
above the ground.
a. From May to December The P( crew was
19159, the billets were referred to as
occupied by an infantry the 244th Regt.
unit subordinate to a (4)
division, whose billets
were also located on the
western bank of the Dvina
River, several hundred
meters west of the rail-
road bridge. The divi-
sion was commanded by a
general, who frequently
entered the billets of
the infantry unit.
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1. Barracks installa- Southeastern
tion of one five=story sector of the
brick building, about city, on Mos-
150 meters long and cow treet
stuccoed, opposite a
penicillin
factory.
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b. A colonel was in charge of the re-
giment; personnel of the regimantal
headquarters included two lieutenant
colonels and one major who acted as re-
gimental executive. The entire number
of officers living,in the billets was
estimated at 40 to 50. The number of EM
ranged from 200 to 600 men. The EM wore red
epaulets
c. The unit was equipped with rifles and
lightmachine guns. The troops had gas
masks with corrugated hoses. The unit was
equipped with light, animal=drawn
vehicles and about ten tr ks
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Two companies carrying field
equipment were frequently observed
marching out of the billis for marks-
manship training,which was held in a terrain
northwest of the billets. About 30 troops
relieved the guard do ail,with a band
Playing daily.
Occupied by a naval officer candidate
school attended by 300 to 400 trainees.
of
ficer Candidates underwent special
instruction at this school after several
years of practical training. The age of
the trainees was estimated at 20 to 25.
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(56-.8R,
21-35E)
1947
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2. Barracks installa-
tion of one five.story
brick building, about
150 meters long, one
smaller administration
building, and one wash-
house; enclosed by a
brick wall.
AAA positions.
Billets of about 20
stuccoed, wooden
buildings, several
wooden cantonment
buildings serving
as billets, kitchens,
washrooms, and store-
houses; enclosed
partly by a wire
fence and partly by
a board fence, equip-
ped with watchtowers.
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On the eastern The installation was occupied by a naval
bank of the school, staffed with about 30 naval
Dvina River, officers and commanded by a captain*
near the export About 400 trainees, ,
14 to 18 years old
harbor, underwent preliminary training here
for several years in-preparation for
naval officer school. Subsequently,
they were to be transferred to sea
units. Training included drill with
rifles, practical instruction at engines
and vessel models, as well as indoctrination
in various fields. Material tests and
hydraulic experiments were performed in
a small laboratory.
On both sides Prior to June 1918, two permanent AAA
of the large positions with a total number of four AA guns
iailroad bridge of 37 mm equipped with pivot-type mounts
across the Dvina were observed at both ands of the railroad
River. bridge over the Dvina River. Women wearing
uniforms
were occasionally observed among
the four-man crews. The emplacements
were covered with grown grass for
camoaflFEge reasons.
Southern sector Antifa School No 2040 was located in the
of the town, be- billets prior to December 19)g. As early
tween the Paer- as the 13th course of instruction, all
ogre railroad buildings were reconditioned.
station and
the Ogre River. was p anned to quarter.a Soviet engineer
unit in the installation on the conclusi
on
of the course. The capacity of the billets
was estimated at one battalion.
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~3-5E) 1948.
Vilnyus 194 to
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Installation
Ammunition depot of not
less than 30 ammunition
storage sheds, one head-
quarters building, one
kitchen and mess build-
ing, and one stable
housing 24 horses and
seven tractors; enclosed
by a barbed-wire fence,
two meters high.
1. Suuxl, 000 meters, of
1. Supply depot, about
---I LLL une Oi une
ammunition storage
Incoming shipments
Location Data on installation
Remarks
East of the main Ammunition of various
railroad station calibers, including
in a parklike mortar ammunition, was
t.err.,; ?
over with large
old trees which
was hard to
survey.
bout 4 In south
est of the cit?r
etween the Fily
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ver and the
iln
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ro
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regularly dispersed
3-38 ,1, 23-I~lE)
and located between trees; 5 ailroad line,
equipped with a rail- inpoint loca-
road spur and enclosed tion not speci
by a double barbed-wire ied.
fence, two meters high.
numerous wooden sheds
and excavated bunkers
of various sizes, irm
done by troops wearing
black epaulets.
business was exclusively
from the nearby freight
yard and were made by
truck. The unloading
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he installation was
eferred to as an army
epot by the Soviet depot
eadquarters. The items
stored in the depot in-
eluded engineer equipment
such as pontoons, assault
oats, and bridge equip-
ment; signal equipment such
as telephones, switchboards
.,
and field wire; rations such as
preserved foodstuffs, oats, and
barley, partly packed in sacks and
Partly unpacked; riding and driving
equipment such as horsehoeing material;
Clothing of every type; and.raiscellan=
eous equipment such as field kitchens,
mess kits., and leather utensils. No
weapons were observed.
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2. Fuel depot, an old
installation, destroyed
during the war and re-
constructed by 1947, of
15 to 20 tanks, eight
to ten meters long,
four or five meters in
diameter, horizontally
installed semi-under-
ground; of one pumping
station; of one motor
vehicle repair shop; and
of two brick buildings,
about 20 meters long.
Equipped with a rail-
road spur with ramps,
and enclosed by a double
barbed-,Tire fence, two and
one-half meters high.
3. Tank spare parts
depot of several
single-story storage
sheds, about 50 meters
long; equipped with
a railroad spur and
enclosed by a board
fence.
On the southern
edge of the
freight yard,
about two km
southwest of
the main rail-
road station.
IrA e area of
the freight
yard; pin-
point location
not specified.
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a. Army and MVD units
were supplied from the
depot referred to as GGM.
Fuel was picked up in
drums and by tank trucks.
Incoming shipments were
exclusively made, by tank
cars,, which were emptied
directly at the pumping
station.
b. The motor vehicle re-
pair shop consisted of one
workshop, about 100 meters
long. In 1948, about three
tanks and 15 trucks were
being repaired in the shop
at a time.
by troo s
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c. The area of the fuel de-
pot was overgrown with trees.
The installation was guarded
In connection with PW
labor classification,
the depot was referred to
as CBS. From 200 to 300
tank engines, packed in
boxes about l50x120x120
cm which were inscribed
with Russian letters, were
stored in the depot. Tank
components observed in-
eluded tank trucks fitted
with steel plates; bogie
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The PW Camp
formed a compound
with the ripply
depot des-
cribed in para-
graph four.
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-1947
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(55-53N9 i9
26.32E)
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1a. Ration supply
depot of one multi-
story brick build-
ing, about 100x60
meters; equipped
with a railroad spur
and enclosed by a
board fence.
Motor vehicle repair
slop of one U-shaped
building, covered
with a sheet-metal
roof.
Gas mask depot of
six single-story
'J
brick buildings,
about 80 meters long;
equipped with a
railroad spur.
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and driving wheels of various types;
small disk-shaped bogie wheels and
large bogie wheels with stamped spokes;
track-supporting rollers,, about ten cm
thick; armor plates, 40 cm square;
engine components such as shafts,
cylinders,, and gears; and small parts
of every type.
In the area of In connection with F labor classi-
the freight yard,ficatier., the ration supply depot
pinpoint loca- was called OBS.())In the summer of
tion not speci- 19148, the depot was filled to capacity
fied. with preserved rations, flour,, fat,
and spirits. It was guarded by troops.
On the northern
bank of the
Vilya River ad-
joining the
road bridge,
located 19000
meters north-
west of the
castle.
Northern sector
of the -t-y;
pinpoint lo-
cation not
specified.
The motor vehicle repair
shop included a lathe shop,
a machine shop,, a forge,,
an engine-washing plant,
and an assembly shop.
First of all., tank engines
were overhauled. Military
motor vehicles were also
repaired. From 60 to 80
motor vehicles., including
20 to 30 tanks which needed
repair, were stored in-
garages.
In February 1948, about
30 trains, of 18 to 20
care each., arrived at
the depot. Old German
gas protection equipment
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was loaded unpacked;
whereas Soviet equip-
ment, almost exclusively
unused and including
gas masks with hoses.
anti-gas pau.zlins, rub-
ber gloves and gas- 25X1
protective clothing,
was packed in boxes.
The damaged items were
singled out and shipped
away again.
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Riga 1947 to
(56-55Y,,
2l-05E)
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Tank repair shop,about Eastern sector
~t00 x 300 meter of the city,
west of the
Vairogs rail-
road car
factory,
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a gas mask depot
located about
three km north-
east of the city
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epo consisted
of about ten
storehouses, with
not less than six
being occupied to
capacity with
protection equip-
ment.
From 30 to 40. damaged
tanks were observed
in the area of the tank
repair shop all the time.
Single tanks were regu ].arty
test driven on the streets
near the installation.
All the vehicles observed
were 13u. tanks,, equipped
with guns without muzzle
brakes and rod antennas.
Judging from the noise of
the engines, the work
force, which consisted of
both male and female workers,
was working also at night.
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Installations in V/In yus
Lsg.nd.
1 Officer anidate school
2 Barracks installation
3 AAA Barracks
k Barracks inst I,lation of motorized
infantry
5 Barracks installation, possibly
quartering infantry
6 Barracks installation of motorized
infantry
7 Barracks installation of motorised
infantry
8- MVD officer candidate school
9
AAA Barracks
10
Tank Barracks
11
MVD Barracks
12
Fuel depot
13
Tank? spare parts
depot
14
Ration supply depot
.15
Motor vehicle repair shop
A Old fortress
B Mairi railroad station
C University
D Power plant
E Stadium -
F Pylimo Street
G Tralc~t Street
H 9aIhedr
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