MINSK ARMY TRAINING AREA KALININA MINSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: August 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PREFACE
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This report is one in a series on Soviet crbund F e and logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Psnel. Th eries is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by 1PIIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Phgxtog aphic?nalysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division F~IP), and the Production
Center IPIc ~gioints were present on .
coverage. Four firing points observed in
were removed by-
Art lhry Ernplacawr.nts (dattarias)
Area Qi is a-ft ur-position FA emplacement.
AreA Q2 is fur-position FA emplacement
first o e ed in
Ara Q3 is a four-position FA emplacement.
Ara j>Q4 is a four-positionFAemplacement
first opse*ved
Aria/Q5 costs na of three 6-gun FA em-
placements located in Area R1 (Infantry located in Area R1 (Infantry Field
Training Area). Positions were first observed
The length of a range is the maximum distance from the
static firing line to the moving target runs and/or impact
. area.
The angle of the moving tart run is the angle formed
by the target run and a perpendicular line from the static
firing line to the target run at'Zhe control house position.
Area Q6 consists of two 6-gun FA emplace-
located in Area R1. The positions were
first observed in
Area Q7 is a four position FA emplacement.
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additional firin sitions which are not dis-
cernible on KE OLE because of small scale
and quality.
Infantry or ComIThad-Amts Fi.Id-Training
Areas or Cours~s C
Area R1 is }linfantry field-training area.
It contains numerous trench systems, trenches
and foxholes. Increased activity was observed
between and activity was
consistently fairly heavy between
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Area R3 is a combined-arms training
course. ~ this area was an infantry train-
ing c otwse. It was converted to a combined-arms
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Spacial Training Facilities
Area S1 is a probable.. wheeled-vehicle-
mounted automatic weapons firing range. There
are two loops for vehicles and two moving
target runs, one at 90 degrees right and one
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is 1,600 feet. this aroma was a tracked-
vehicle driver-training course. Current usage
medium activity in
Area S2 is a probable qutornatic weapons
firing range. There are at least :15 moving
target runs at different angles. Maximum
target distance is 3,000 feet,' minimun 800 feet.
Only 10 moving targets were present in=
Activity was light to mediums' from
through An undetermined number
of firing points are along A 2,400-foot static
firing line.
Area S3 is a combined probable small arms
firing range and wheeled- vehicle -mounted auto-
matic weapons firing range. ()The area consists
of two ~moving target runs, one at 70 degrees left
and olie at 15 degrees left; and one loop for
wheel d-vehicles. Maximum target. distance
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2,000 eet. - this was an infantry combat
tours with numerous trenches and six moving
targets. Trenches and moving targets were
gone y The two moving targets
and v hicle loop were present in
There are an undetermined number of firing
points along a 1,700-foot static firing line. Max-
imum target distance from the firing line to the
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,moving targets is 1,700 feet. Activity was con-
sistently light be;3- n
_ The vehi p and firing line were
active on snow-covered otog-
Area 4/'' is a probable impact area which
covers a dximate 220 acres. It was readily
eh~
photography jprecludes confirmation. Activity
increased`, between
Area S~5 is a probable impact area which
covers approximately 76 acres. It was readily
apparent in tit small scale KEYHOLE
photography preclu confirmation.
Unidentified Facilitie or Tracked Activity
Area Ti consis s of two points with radiat-
ing scars. These, ars intersect at approxi-
mately a 90-degreet) angle. One point has five
scars, and one has s ven scars. The point with
five scars appears rive while the seven-scar
point has little acts t . The location near Area
R3 and Area S5 in tes some type of firing
facility. Scars from the five-scar facility are
2,200 feet in len , while the scars from the
seven-scar facilit re 3,850 feet long. The
five-scar facility w8s first observed in _
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served in Activity remained con-
stant through
Area T2 consists of two points mith scars
radiating from the points in the same direction.
One point has eight scars, one has four. Nine
patallel lines intersect the 12 scars at roughly
a 50-degree angle. The length of the 12 scars
is 2,750 feet. Th/cation near Area R3 and
Area S5 indicates~eme type of firing facility.
These two points were first observed 'in -
The nine parallel scars were added
Both sets of
radiating scars and the parallel scars appear
active.
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US Air Target Chart, Series 200,'Sneet 0168-14HL, 2d ed, Dec 62 (SECRET)
US Air Target Chart, Series 100, Sheet 0168-9997-100A, 2d ed, Feb 52 (CONFIDENTIAL)
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