SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE MOSCOW MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500200066-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2001
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: July 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000500200066-6
Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000500200066-6
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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 1P la (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis 3roup.
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
follows: (A) railroad service, (1
for the various 'facilities are as
) road service, (C) landing strips,
g areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am-
(D) administrative and troop housi
munition storage areas, (G) POL st
facilities, (J) equipment storage/mV
(L) small arms firing ranges,
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat t~
emplacements (batteries), (R) infa
ing area or courses, (S) special
facilities or tracking activity.
orage areas, (H) other buildings and
intenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
.1) driver training areas, (N) tank/
ajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
itry or combined arms field train-
training facilities, (T) unidentified
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BALKI AMMUNITION DLYOT NORTH-NORTHWEST
(56-38N 044-02E)
VOLKI, GORKOVSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
MOSCOW MD
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COMOR No:
FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF BALKI AMMUNITION DEPOT NORTH-NORTHWEST.
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TCS-80831/65
Balki Ammunition Depot North- Northwest
is located-5 kilometers (km) northwest of Volki,
on the western side of the Semenov-Gorkiy
rail line (Figure 1).
The installation covers approximately 1,450
acres and contains a secured storage area and
a support area. The storage area contains 64
ammunition storage buildings, 2 long transship-
ment buildings, and 5 support buildings. The
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support area contains an administration building,
7 barracks, 6 probable quarters, 4 probable
storage buildings, 26 support buildings, and an
athletic field (Figures 2 and 3).
Comparative analysis reveals
no change and continuous activity throughout
this period.
administration building, 2 U-shaped multistory
barracks, 5 multistory barracks, 6 probable
quarters, 4 probable storage buildings, and
26 support buildings.
A single spur from the Semenov-Gorkiy
.rail line splits into 2 separate sidings within
the storage area serving 2 long, narrow, trans-
shipment buildings.
Road Service I
The installation is served by a probable
all-weather secondary road to Volki.
Area D contains 1 U-shaped multistory
Ammunition Storage Area -
Area F contains 64 ammunition storage
buildings, 2 transshipment buildings, and 5
support buildings.
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KEYHOLE missions between
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US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0155-2111L. _d ed. Feb 63 (SECRET)
Army. PIB-TK-S3-62. Valkio Ammunitions Storage Area, Valkio, GSS1f, Jul 63 (TOP SECRET RUFF)
C-RR4-61,733 (partial ant%+er)
NPIC PROJECT
11709.'64
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