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OVERLAY OF CITY PLAN MOSAIC - KHARKOV

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
General CIA Records [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP80-00926A002000010008-2
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RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
C
Document Page Count: 
4
Document Creation Date: 
December 19, 2016
Document Release Date: 
March 8, 2002
Sequence Number: 
8
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
February 27, 1950
Content Type: 
REPORT
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6LA WAITJPA 2 25X1 A Appro pQ&/WR:I*QO ?0001000 - INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. 25X1A CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO COUNTRY USSR SUBJECT Overlay of City Plan Mosaic *- Kharkov 25X1 PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRED BY SOURCE DATE OF INFORMATION 25X1X 25X1 . DATE DISTR. 7 Feb 1950 NO. OF PAGES 3 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. 25X1X 1. Available from the CIA Map Division is an overlay of City Plan Mosaic, Kharkov, scale 1:25,000 from photographs taken September 1943 and April-*ay 1944, published by the Aeronautical Chart Service, US Air Force, Washington, DC, May 1948. 2. The location of the following is indicated: Divisions of Kharkov Center of new Kharkov II. Irysa' Hora (Bald Hill) III, Kholodna Hora (Cold Hill) IV. Novoselivka (New Settlement) V. Nova Bavaria (New Bavaria) Vi. Tasna Poliana (Bright Plain) VII. Lypoviy Hay (Linden Woods) VIII. Osnova ix, Center of old Kharkov S. Zhuravlivka S.I. Pavlivka XII. Shatylivka K CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENT US OFFICIALS 0 Y NSRB DISTRIBUTION FBI Approved For Release 2002/07124 :?CIA-RD1580-00926AO02000010008-2 Approved Saf Relea.sgj%(q&/ 1gAo-f0Qf02000010008-2 Direction of Railroads A. Railroad to Donbas, Caucasus, and toward the southeast (New route). B. Railroad to Liubotyn,.Poltava, Kiev, etc. 0. Railroad to Lhov, Briansk, and toward White Russia. D. Railroad to Lozova, Crimea, Donbas and Caucasus. E. Railroad: to Chuhuiev, across the Volga to Kuybyshev (Samara), Siberia, etc. F. Railroad to Bilhorod, Kursk, Moscow. 25X1A Location of Focal Points 1. Three story bridge. One of the most important bridges in all of Kharkov, which could paralyze railroad communications from north to south and east to west. 2. Two story railroad bridge. 3. Two story railroad bridge. 4. Single story railroad bridge across the TJdy River. 5, Bridge across Udy River connecting railroad between Poltava and Kharkov. 6. Two story bridge which provides passage, for several railroad. Very important. 7. Bridge across Kharkov River connecting railroads toward Donbas and Caucasus. Railroad bridge connecting railroad to industrial Kharkov and Eastern Ukraine and Siberia. 9. Extremely important viaduct for automobiles and truck traffic. 10. Central Kharkov Railroad Station. 11. Railroad yards and freight assembly point. 12. Locomotive yard and shops. "Zhovten" (October) Depot. 13. Kharkov-Osnova. Depot., Very large railroad switch yards and freight depot, extremely important station. 14. Kharkov-Balashovka. Railroad station serving industrial Kharkov. 15. Very large armored truck and mechanical works, locomotive factories #183. One of the principal industrial centers which employs over 50 cnou,~ d workers. 16. Factory for aviation motors. 17. "Sickle and Hammer" agricultural machinery factories. 18. Large electro-mechanical factory "Kharov". 19. Factory of turbo -,enerators, which produces turbines,motors and parts for submarine and sea-faring boats. 20. Factory of airplanes and airplane motors 21, 22. Aerodromes near aviation factory for testing purposes. 23. Very large airfield about 22 kilometers from center of Kharkov (31 on map). 24. Factory "Svitlo Shakhtiara" (Light of the Miner) Factory for supplies and appliances for the mining industry. Mainly for Donbas. 25. "Military city of Zaliutin" Military barracks, training grounds and military supply depot. CONFIDENTIAL/US OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2002/07/24: CIA-RDP80-00926A002000010008-2 25X1A A d F l 0 7 2000010008 2 O 9 pprove c e eabUP 07 - IA:FJS OFFICI Ai,S 2 Z D 26. Believed to be "Konny Bazaar". One of the city markets. 27. Headquarters of the Central Committee of Communist Party of Bolsheviks of Ukraine. Seat of the Communist Government. 28. Now apartments for officials, laborers and intellectual workers. 299 "University City" Hill. City square with University buildings and ancient cathedral. 30. Extremely importan with underpasses f t strategic bridge in old part of Kharkov, serving railroad or very busy auto and truck traffic. 31. "Dzerj inky Square ". Communist show place. 32. Military and quart ermaster Academy (VoennoiIntendanskaia Akademia). 33. "Blahovieschensky B azaar", 34, "Red Thread" Texti (Chervona Nytka) le factory, north of the river and shoe factory south of river. 35. Main electricity ge Kharkov industry an nerating factory, which produces the electricity for all of the d electrical transportation. 36. Stadium for physica l culture. "Dynamo". 37, Large hospital for Eye and Eye Diseases. 38. University Clinics. 39. "Sieverka" north ra ilroad station, 40. Bed and bedstead fa ctory, which also produces military rifles and military supplies, 41. Knitting factory "K otuzovke,". 42. Main city prison. "Kholodnohorska Tiurma". 25X1 C014FID 2 T /US OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2002/07/24: CIA-RDP80-00926A002000010008-2

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