TRAINING AREA BREST, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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August 1964
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
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TRAINING AREA
BREST, USSR
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PREFACE C3
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, pclb1lshed and disseminated by NPIC: Tl -photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC? Photographic lysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and he Production
Center IPic (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 letterdesignators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing -in the pra}ect_ requiremcsntr_ When a specific-facility is not
observed both its title and letter-designator are omitte i)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, storage reas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage are(ir)a H) othe buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) thletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training as, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements, (batteries), (R) infantry or eo4ined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity. 0
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? TRAINING AREA
(52-01N 023-44E)
BREST, BR. STSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF TRAINING AREA, BREST.
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A training area (Figure 1pis located 9 kil-
ometers (km) south-southeast 'of Brest (52-06N
023-41E), adjacent to the Brest Army Camp
Southeast (AL-2). The training area .1s not rail
served; however, a rail yard and station are?
located adjacent to the southeast edge of tht.
training area and 25 km southeast of Brest on
the Brest-Kovel rail line. The rail-served
Brest Army Camp Southeast, at the north ensb,
of the training area, may provide service for-
the training area. Road sdrvice is provided by
the all-weather Brest-Kovel highway which
passes through the northwast section of the
training area, and the secondary Brest-Wlodawa
highway which passes through the northwest
section of the training area.
The training area (Fide 2) covers ap-
proximately 49,675 acres , and extends 24 km
alorA the long axis with an average width of
10 km.
Most of the training facilities are situated
on a. linear series of sand dunes. Dense forest
cover and peat bogs comprise the larger part
of the area. Facilities in the training area in-
clude a small bivouac area, a possible secured
support area containing nixie support buildings,
two open vehicle/equipment parks, a wheeled-
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vehicle driver training area containing one
large closed-circuit course and five figure-8
courses, and a probable tracked-vehicle driver
training course. /there are also sixtank/as-
s.-ult-gu\firin r ges, two flat-trajectory
firing r4nges, twl9. AAA battery emplacements,
.tnd a nts.ur T4 oularie d_ ombined-arms fie d pro p-
ing are s were erved with three areas of
unidentioiec 1 activity present in the one near
the west border.
The a ea wali~ govered by KEYHOLE
missions tween
Heavy track activity was observed
on all surt~mer photography. An increase in
acreage and dee of scarring on the west
indicated on coverage. Two of the
three unidentified activities at the west com-
.bined-arms, area ere added between _
The five figure-8
driver training courses and two of the six 4-
position field artillery battery emplacements
were first observed on - coverage.
The only winter activity observed is the utili-
zation of four firm lanes on the tank/assault-
Railroad Service.
A station and rail yard are located on the
southeast edge of the training area and 25 km
southeast of Brest on the double track Brest-
Kovel rail line. Brest Army Barracks South-
east, located at the north "end of the training
area, is rail served. Either or both of these
facilities may serve the training area.
Rood Service
The training area is bordered on the east by
the all-weather Brest-Kove1' highway and on the
west by the secondary Brest-Wlodawa highway.
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Administrative and Troop Housing Area
An undeterm ed number of possible tents
are in a small biv\ uac area, Area D.
Other Buildings
Nine supportr'~uildings are located in Area
H. a pos 'bly seb.u ted support area connected
by trailsf t d the Brest- W lodawa highway.
Equipment) Storgi%g3/Maintenance Arios
Area /1 is a 1,450- by 725-foot vehicle/
equipme t park. Three probable rows of possible
vehicles were oselt-ved on- coverage.
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Area J2 is a 725- by 150-foot vehicle/equip-
ment park. Two probable rows of possible ve-
hicles were observed on - coverage.
Driver Training Areas
Area Ml is a wheeled-vehicle driver train-
ing area. Five figure-8 courses and g rectan-
gular closed-circuit driver training course are
located in the area. Heavier scarring is present
on - photography than on earlier mis-
sions. The figure-8 courses were first ob-
served on - photography.
Area M2 is a probable cracked-vehicle
driver training course composed of two parts.
The northern part is a closed-circuit mesh
pattern located in a sand dune area. The southern
part is an elongated oval-shaped course located
on flat terrain. Heavy scarring is present on
all summer photography.
Tank/Assault-Gun Firing Ranges
Area N1 is a 1,300-foot range* with three
1,100-foot firing lanes and two moving target
rune,** one de-
grees right.
Area N2 is a 3,900-foot
2,500-foot lanes and six moving targets, one
one 90 degrees left, three 20
degrees right, and one . ? Two
firing lanes were active bn
snow coverage.
Area N3 is a 3,900-food range with three
2,300-foot lanes and three moving targets, one
90 degrees right, one 5 degrees right, and one
85 degrees left.
Area N4 is a 4,300-foot range with two
1,800-foot lanes and four moving targets, one
180 degrees, one=
degrees right, and one
, one 135
Area N5 is a 4,300-fool? range with
2,500-foot lanes and one moving target
degrees left.
Area N6 is a 3,900-foof
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at t and three at 175 degrees
left. Two firing lanes were active
-snow coverage.
.Extensive scarring is observed on ranges
N1-6 -during summer months. Winter activity
was observed as indicated.
Flat-Trojectory Firing Ranges
Area P1 is a 4,000-foot range
moving et runs,'' one
one 85 does right.
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Are P2 is a 2,600-foot range with seven
moving tar et runs, one 90 degrees right, one
100 degr right, one 100 degrees left, two 45
degrees left, one 40 degrees left, and one 80
degrees right.
Exte 4ve ground scarring is observed in
both areas tqn all summer photography.
Artillery
emplace
D) appear
Area
locemisnts (Batteries)
contains four 6-gun field artillery
2 contains
two 6-gun AAA sites.
Emplacemr,nt Q2A appears active, but emplace-
ment Q2B is probably abandoned. _ -
Area ~23 contains six 4-gun field artillery
emplacements. Emplacements Q3A and Q3B
appear active. Emplacements Q3C and Q3D
are possip y abandoned and emplacements Q3E
and Q3F are probably abandoned. The latter
two were rst observed on- coverage.
Infantry or lCombined-Arms
Field Trailing Area or Courses
Extentllive scarring and personnel trenches
are obser~ed on summer photography in Area
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on coverage than on earlier sum-
mer photography.
Extensive scarring and personnel trenches
are observed on all summer photography in
Area R2.
at= - 'The length of a range i? the maximum distance
2,000-foot lanes and four; nerving targets, one
"The angle pf the moving target run i. the angle formed b?
the target 4n and a perpendicular line from the static fir-
ing line to the target run at the control house position.
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Unidentified Facilities or Tracking Activity
Two sets of parallel linear ground scars
4,500 and 4,000 feet long are located on the west
side of the combined-arms field training area
(Area TI). The longer set has six ground scars
and the shorter has five.
Nine radiating linear ground scars tiina-
nating from a personnel trench extend from the
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west ed a into the center of the com~ined-arms
field tr ~ing area (Area T2). Thijs scarring 25X1 D
was a between
Fi,we radiating linear ground scars ema-
west edge of the center of the combined-arms
field tr i g area (Area T3). This scarring
was a betwee
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MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0168-22HL, 2d ed. Feb 83 (SECRET)
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