MILITARY TRAINING AREA MINSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD.

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• Publication Date: February 1, 1964
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
MILITARY TRAINING AREA
MINSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN- MD
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MILITARY TRAINING AREA
MINSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
\ training .area covering approyimate ]v
30,000 acres I lire I , is located 5 miles
S kilometers, east of Minsk at 53-55\ 02--
4SF. I: is ... .snciated with \iinsk .\rru H ar-
racks l rue 11ye HI \( and \1insk
Army Barracks Kalinina M- \o
i-he Minsk-I;orisov railroad divides the
,raining area into two parts. 1 lie \nrth area
contains the bare ac ks areas and the following
training facilities a tracked-vehicle driver
training course, a ~~hcclc+d-~ chicle driver train-
ing course, three small arms firing ranges 164,
325. and 1.000 feet long, a moving target tank
firing range with a target distance of 3,100 feet
,static firing line to target I and at Vast 1"V)
1,000-foot firing lanes, and two infantry combat
firing courses with targets at various distances.
1 he South area contains three moving tar-
get tank firing ranges, each with a target dis-
tance of 3,870 feet and eacl: with three 2,50(i-
foot firing lanes, one moving target tank firing
range with a target distance of 3,ltt(i feet and
two 1,550-foot lanes, a 1,0(1(1-toot hank station,ar~,
firing range, a tracked-vehicle driver training
course, a tracked-vehicle driver training .area,
numerous artillery positions, and a probable
combat training area containing numerous
trenches and emplacements. \linsk Slepy.anka
:Airfield and \linsk SAM Support I acilit' I are
also located within the South .area. Alinsk 11 VA1
Site A12-2 is located just outside.
missions showed no .substantial ck,anu~ in I-
cilities or in the high level of us age of i1n,
overall area.
The installation is road and roil scree 1.
A secured rectangular area in the Nortl. area
is .'erred br a rail spur from the \linek-tio: a?
railroad %%ith possible rail loading ramps.
No artillery impact areas, bivouac Areas,
engineer training sites, water-crossing sites,
or airborne training facilities were "Ksc: W.
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