MINSK ARMY BARRACKS SOUTHWEST MINSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: July 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

M INSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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NPIC/R-484/64
This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared. for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disscrninated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA 'hotographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center 1Plc (DIA). 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 arc omitted in the report.
Titles and. letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (13) road. service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (1/) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) .POL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (Mj 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 BARRACKS SOUTHWEST
(53-53N 027-31 E)
MINSK, MINSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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~~- Railroad, double track
~- Railroad, single track
Road
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25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D
Minsk Army Barracks Southwest (Figure 1)
is located in the southwest section of Minsk
(53-54N 027-34E), one kilometer (km) north
of the Minsk Classification Yards and Shop
South. Minsk Army Barracks Northwest
(AL-6) is located 10 km northwest and Minsk
Army Barracks Uruchye (AL-1) is 14 km
northeast.
The installation covers approximately 15
acres and contains three administration build-
ings, five barracks, four storage buildings,
seven support buildings and two probable ve-
hicle storage/maintenance buildings (Figures
2 and 3 ).
The area was covered by _ TALENT
photography and seven KEYHOLE missions be-
tween Com-
parative analysis revealed no changes in the
level of usage from The only
change observed was that one barracks build-
ing, under construction in~ appeared. com-
plete by
25X1 D 25X1 D
'Ihe installation is located adjacent to a
rail line running north from the Minsk Classi-
fication Yards and Shop South. No spurs or
trackside docks observed.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
Area D (Figure 3) contains five barracks,
three administration buildings, four storage
buildings and seven support buildings. The
area appears to be occupied.
The installation is served by city streets.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Area
Area J contains two probable vehicle stor-
age/maintenance buildings, 160 by 30 feet and
45 by 35 feet.
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MAPS OR CIIARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Shoot 0].68-14HL, 2d ed, Dec 62 (SECRET)
US Air Target Chart, Series 100, Sheet 0168.9997-100A, 2d ed, Fob 52 (CONFIDENTIAL)
US Air Target Complex Mosaic, Series 25, Sheet 0168-9997-1-25MA, 3d ed, May 60 (SECRET)
DOCUMENTS
Army. PIB-TK-125-63, Military Installations Minsk, USSR, 23 Oct 63 (TOP SECRET CIIESS RUFF)
Army. DPIR-8-57, Selected Military Installations, Minsk Area, 1 May 57 (TOP SECRET CHESS)
DIA. PC 225/1-1-63, Installation I ist, Soviet Ground Forces, 1 Oct 63 (SECRET/No IP oroign Dissem
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