BORISOV ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH BORISOV, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Publication Date: July 1, 1964
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BORISOV ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH
BORISOV, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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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 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 1P1c (I)IA). 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, (E) 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, (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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BORISOV ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH
(54-10N 028-29E)
BORISOV, MINSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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NPIC/R-479/64
Borisov Army Barracks South is located
2.5 kilometers (km) south of Borisov (54-13N
028-30E) on the south side of the - Borisov-
Minsk rail line (Figure 1). It is served by
spurs from the Minsk-Borisov rail line and has
all-weather road connections to the Borisov-
Minsk highway. A military training area (TA-2)
adjoins the installation to the south. Borisov
Army Barracks and maneuver Area West (AL-i
and TA-1) is located approximately 3 km north.
A direct road connection leads from Borisov
Army Barracks South to the barracks and
maneuver area.
The installation (Figures 2 and 3) covers
approximately 1,200 acres and contains seven
administration buildings, 23 barracks, 31
storage buildings, 118 support buildings, 44
officer and dependent quarters, and three vehicle
storage/maintenance areas containing a total of
10 storage/maintenance buildings. An additional
eight vehicle or equipment mainentance buildings
can be identified at various locations in the
installation.
The installation also includes-a secured
ammunition storage area with 10 unrevetted
buildings, a POL storage area with six tanks,
and two athletic fields. Training facilities
within the installation include six small arms
ranges, a probable wheeled-vehicle driver
training course, and a wheeled/tracked vehicle
training area.
The area was covered by I holog-
raphy and missions^
Com-
parative anal sis revealed the same general
level of usage
= with reduced usage during the winter
months. Significant changes Include
the addition of six large vehicle storage/main-
tenance buildings, three large storage buildings,
one large ammunition storage building, and 29
dependent quarters. Aside from one of the
storage buildings not present
all of the buildings were erected
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Railroad Service
A spur from the double-track Borisov-
Minsk rail line divides into three tracks, one
serving the POL area and one serving an
unidentified area in the northeast section of the
installation. The third spur which extended
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barracks area.
Road Service
A probable all-weather secondary road con-
nects with the Borisov-Minsk highway.
Aircraft Landing Strips
A 1,600-foot sod airstrip was identified in
the 3,775-foot athletic field. on E:J= 25X1
photography.
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
Area D1 (Figure 3) contains one adminis-
tration building, 10 barracks and nine support
buildings.
Area
D2
contains
three administration
buildings,
11
barracks,
17 support buildings,
and two storage buildings.
Area D3 contains one administration build-
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ing and two barracks.
Area D4 contains two administration build-
ings.
Consistent track activity throughout the in-
stallation indicates probable occupancy of all
the buildings.
General Storage Areas
Area El contains 12 storage buildings and
one support building located near rail sidings.
Area E2 contains 11 storage buildings
served by a rail spur which was apparent on
p otography). Three of these
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Area E3 contains six storage buildings and
is located near a motor pool.
Ammunition Storage Area
This secured ammunition storage area (F)
.contains seven 65- by 50-foot buildings, one 45-
by 30-foot building and two 170- by 40-foot
buildings (one building added)
Track activity has remained at the same
indicating occupancy of the buildings.
POL Storage Area
Area G contains six tanks in diameter
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and 2 support buildin s. l spur under
construction inllappeared complete in F-
Seventy-nine support buildings are scat-
tered throughout the area. Ten multistory
officer and dependent quarters (one added since
five officers' quarters, and 29 dependents'
quarters (all addedi are located in
the west section of the installation.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
Area J1 contains six 190- by 40-foot
storage/maintenance buildings (four added
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one 120- by 40-foot storage/maintenance
building, and eight support buildings. Two
210- by 160-foot vehicle- parks, apparently
occupied, were observedE:::~rack activity
extends from Area J1 to Borisov Training Area
2. No change noted in the level of track activity.
Area J2 contains two 150- by 55-foot
storage /maintenance buildings, possibly as-
sociated with the 430- by 80-foot vehicle park
located about 500 yards north Trackage pattern
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no change.
Area J3 contains one 160- by 40-foot
stora a maintenance building, and was identified
on photography as a vehicle
maintenance area. No change has been observed
in the general level of track activity.
Area J4 contains three 165- by 50-foot
storage/maintenance buildings (two added =
one 105- by 20-foot
and one 85- y 20- It storage/maintenance
building, and two support buildings. The area
was identified as a vehicle. maintenance area on
photography. No change is noted
in the genera level of track activity.
Area J5 contains two 150- by 50-foot
storage /maintenance buildings. An approxi-
mately 100- by 30-foot area adjacent to one
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Area J5 was identified as a vehicle
photography.
Athletic Fields
The installation contains two a tic fields,
.K, 3,775 feet and 1,070 feei-ip Zircum ence,
and both apparently in use in
'Small Arms Firing Ranges
The following revetted small arms firing
.ranges were observed: L1, 780 by 110 feet;
L2, 370 by 80 feet; L3, 330 by 60 feet; L4, 350
-by 50 feet; L5, 300 by 30 feet; and L6, 630 by
100 feet. Scarring indicates use of all ranges.
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photography but not apparent on
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OFFICERS AND DEPENDE
QUARTERS
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Area Ml, a 1,700- by 750-foot probable
wheeled-vehicle driver training course, con-
tained four figure-8 courses and a number of
straight and curved courses on
photography. Straight and curved courses cou
be identified The level of track activity
has not change
Area M2 is a 2,200- by 600-foot wheeled/
tracked vehicle driver training area, probably
used for local unit training. The area was
still in use in Ii as indicated by the con-
stant level of track activity.
MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 168-15HL, 2d ed, Nov 62 (SECRET)
DOCUME\TS
Army. PIM 136-63, Borisov Military Installations, Aug 63 (TOP SECRET
Army. PIM 16-63, Borisov Military Installations, Feb 63 (TOP SECRET
Army. PIB-D62-62, Borisov Army Barracks South, Jun 62 (TOP SECRET
Army. DPIR-12-56, Military Installations Borisov, Apr 56 (TOP SECRETr
Army. SPIR-15-57, Borisov Military Training Areas. Mar ,7 (TOP SECRET
DIA. PC 425/1-1-63, Installation List, Soviet Ground For. r.,. I Oct 63 (SECRET
REQUIREMENT
C-RR4-61,111 (partial answer)
NPIC PROJECT
N-216 "64
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