MINSK ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT AND BARRACKS MINSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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MINSK, US
BELORUSSIAN MD
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a ILIA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center IPlc (ILIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. 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: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (C) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (C) POP storage areas, (I-I) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(I,) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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MINSK ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT AND BARRACKS
(53-52N 027-38E)
MINSK, MINSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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MINSK
SUPPLY DEPOT
AND BARRACKS
Railroad, double track
Railroad, single track
Road
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MPVSK
POT U S S R
-BELORUSSIAN
MILITARY DISTRICT
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SUMMARY
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Minsk Army Supply Depot and Barracks
(Figure 1) is located on the southeastern edge
of Minsk (53-55N 027-35E). The installation is
served by a spur from the Minsk-Borisov rail
line. Road service is provided by a network of
urban streets. Other military installations in
the vicinity include the Minsk Army Barracks
Uruchve (AL-1) and associated training area
(TA-1) located 11 kilometers (km) northeast,
and the Minsk Army Barracks South-Southeast
(AL-5) 4.4 km west.
The installation (Figures 2 and 3) covers
approxitnately 250 acres and includes 16' ad-
ministration buildings, 33 barracks, 98 storage
buildings, 29 support buildings, and a secured
equipment storage /maintenance area with six
vehicle storage /maintenance buildings, and one
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motor park. The west central portion of this
installation is secured by a double fence.
The installation is covered by='TALENT
photography and nine KEYHOLE missions be-
tween Com-
parative analysis reveals the same general level
of usage between
_ with reduced track activity observed on
snow-covered photography of
Significant changes include one adminis-
tration building added between
five barracks, one administration
building, one secured storage building, and one
vehicle storage/maintenance building added be-
tween and one barracks
and one vehicle storage /maintenance buildinE
added between
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Railroad Service
.A spur from the Minsk-Borisov rail line
serving the Minsk Vehicle Plant also serves
this installation.
Road Service
Urban streets provide access to the in-
stallation.
Area D1 contains two administration build-
ings, five barracks, one storage building, and
one support building. Four barracks and one
administration building were added between=
and one barracks was added be-
tween
.\rea D2 contains three administration
buildings, eight barracks, and one storage build-
ing. One barracks was added between -
Area D3 contains fouradministrationbuild -
ings, 10 barracks, 10 storage buildings, and
five support buildings.
Area D4 contains three administration
buildings, 10 barracks, five storage buildings,
and two support buildings. One U-shaped ad-
ministration building was added between=
All area; appear to be occupied. 25X1 D
General Storage Areas
Area E] contains one administration build-
ing, 33 storage buildings, and nine support
buildings.
Area E2 contains three administration
buildings, 30 storage buildings, and four sup-
port buildings.
Area E3 contains 17 storage buildings and
three support buildings.
Area E4 contains one storage building. This
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Railroad, single track
Road
Double fence
Single fence
Area outline
100 0 100 200 300 400
METERS (APPROXIMATE_)
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small secured area with one building was con- ' tenance buildings measuring 350 by 30 feet, 300
structed between All by 60 feet, 210 by 60 feet, 200 by 45 feet, 175
of the areas are being used, by 40 feet, and 160 by 80 feet, and a 370- by
Other Buildings 180-foot motor park. The largest building was
Five support buildings are located in the erected between and
northwestern section of the installation, the 200- by 45-foot building was erected between
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Area
Area J contains six vehicle storage/main-
MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 100, Sheet 0168-9997-1 OOA, 2d ed, Feb 52 (CONFIDENTIAL)
US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0168-14HL, 2d ed, Dec 62 (SECRET)
DOCUMENTS
Army. PIB TK-115-63, Minsk Army Supply Depot and Barracks, 4 Oct 63 (TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF) 25X1 C
DIA. PC 225/1-1-63, Installations List, Soviet Ground Forces, 1 Oct 63 (SECRET/No Foreign Dissem
REQUIREMENT
C-RR4-81,111. (partial answer)
NPIC PROJECT
N-2361/04
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