SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE TRANSCAUCASUS MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 47
• Publication Date: May 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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 PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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May 1965
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SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE.
TRANSCAUCASUS MD
DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD j
i CIA
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a 1)1:\ 'CI:\ Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC.: The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CL\ Photographic Intelligence Division (NPI(-.), and the Production
port was performed by the Production-('.enter IPla.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the prdject requi1rement. When a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (:\) railroad service, d3) road service, ((:) landing strips,
(I)) administrative and troop housing; areas,. "I:l storage areas, (1) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POl, storage areas, (II) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage 'maintenance areas, (h) athletic fields,
(L i) -small arms firing, ranges, \11 driver training areas,'(N) rank
assault gun firing ranges, P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (c?) artillery
emplacements (batteries), I%) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, (S) special training 'facilities, (7) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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8CHMIAdZIN ARMY BARRACKS SOUTHEAST
(40-09N 044-17E)
ECHMIADZIN, ARMYANSKAYA SSR, USSR
25X1A TRANSCAUCASUS MD
4o. 42" 44? 46?
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25X1 C
48?
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ECHMIADZIN
ARMY BARRACKS Baku
SOUT;-IEAST -ao
FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF ECHMIADZIN ARMY BARRACKS SOUTHEAST.
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FIGURE 2. ECHMIADZIN ARMY BARRACKS SOUTHEAST, ECHMIADZIN, USSR?
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secured
storage
training
the
and
southeast edge of the city, is
includes a probable explosives
area just south of
(Figure 1).
The installation
covers approximately 90
acres and contains 6 barracks, I administration
building, I probable messhall, 1 possible head-
quarters, I security, 8 miscellaneous storage,
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLA LION
City streets serve the installation.
Yerevan/Parakar Airfield is approximately
8 kilometers east. -
Administration and Troop Ilousing Area
Area D contains 6 barracks, I probable
messhall, 1 administration building, I possible
headquarters, and 8 miscellaneous support
buildings.
General Storage Areas
Area L l contains 4 probable storage, I
probable security, and 3 miscellaneous support
buildings.
Area 1-2 contains -l .possible buried storage
4 explosives storage, and 15 miscellaneous
support buildings. Additional facilities include
-tents and sheds and possible underground stor-
age in a separate, secured sector south of the
barracks area (Figures 2 and 3).
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photography covered the area from
No significant change was
Ammunition Storage Area
Area F contains 4 revetted 90- by 30-foot
explosives storage buildings.
Other Buildings
Area li contains 2 probable sentry sheds
and 3 miscellaneous support buildings. One
large tent and at least 5 squad-size tents were
present in the
Area J contains four 260- by 40-foot storage
buildings, I miscellaneous support building,
and 2 probable sheds.
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Road
Fence
vv Wall
Area outline
f=IGURE 3. ECHMIADZIN ARMY BARRAC-KS-SOUTHEAST. Sketch compiled from
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