SOVIET TROOPS AND SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS IN THE TAURIC MILITARY DI STRICT.

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
';SE URiTY INFORMATION
COUNTRY USSR (Tauric. MD).
'This document contains information effecting the Ns-
Clonal Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the T.S. code. as
amended. Its trAnsmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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2. Tent caap of 80
to 100 tents, each
for ten to 12 men.
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200 to 300 meters occupied by a naval unit.
east-northeast of No details available.
the naval barracks. Another tent camp, occu-
pied by a naval unit, was
located east of the power
plant, south of the South
Bay.
3. Cantonment of 15
wooden buildings,
each about 60x20
meters.
4. Arrival of
recruits.
On the western A naval unit was to be
edge of the city, e.coawodated there. It had
near an electric not moved in by November
power plant. 1949. Each cantaiment
building had a capacity
of 200 to 300 troops.
Large shipments of recruits
arrived at Sevastopol in
August and September 1949.
he majority a
them came fra? the Ukraine.?
Lithuania, and Latvia. The
recruits were to be assigned
to the navy.
1. Barracks instal-
lation of about ten,
four-story, old,.
brick buildings,
parts of which were
heavily damaged.
Eastern shore Naval school. The troops
of the South Bay. there were observed to
line up for the festival
of October Revolution Day
1949, and were estimated at
2,000. They wore naval uni-
forms and exhibited excellent
bearing.
2. Barracks instal- Eastern shore P11 Camp No. 7299/13 housed
lation of fives three- of the South Bay, about 1,500 PNs until
story brick bulls- south of the November 1949, when it was
tugs, each about 80 naval school. closed.
meters long; one
kitchen; one bakery;
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October
1919.
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3. Tent carp of
about 60 tents, each
for ten men, - --
fitted with electric
lighting.
I. Cantonment of
four wooden build
ings, each about
6(x20 meters.
South of the
southeastern
tip of PW Camp
No. 7299/13.
West of the tent
camp.
The construction of the
building was about 60
percent complete by
October 19119. It was
rumored among the PWs that
it was to house a naval
headquarters.
5. Military billets West of the
of one,five-story South Bay, about
building, about 80 800 meters north-
meters long. northwest of the
southern tip of
the South Bay,
on the second
parallel street
to the harbor
installations.
6. AA gum emplace- a. Several hundred
ments. meters east of the
tent camp.
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Occupied by a naval unit
estimated at 500 men.
Occupied by a construction
battalion of about 100
very young men. The troops
leaving the cantonment
were unarmed, and equipped
only with building equip-
ment and tools. Military
training was not observed.
The troops wore worn-out
army uniforms.
Six 88-mm AA guns were em-
placed in a line at inter-
vals of about 100 meters.
The gun crews, about 60 troops
in all , were accnodated in a
wooden building between the
emplacements.
b. Southern shore Three heavy AA guns were
of Severnaya Bay, emplaced there in a line
approximately half- at intervals of about
way between the South 300 meters.
Bay and the Kilen Bay.
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October
19149.
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7. Military billeting
area of four low
brick buildings.
1. Old barracks in-
stallation, almost
completely recon-
structed, consisting
of three multi-story
gray brick buildings,
each about 150 meters
long; three smaller
four-story brick
buildings; one drill
ground, about 1502200
meters, with a brick
wall along its southern
and western edges.
Northern share -
of Severnaya Bay,
about 200 meters
west of the dry
dock.
Eastern shore
of the South Bay,
north and south
of a railway
tunnel, about 300
meters long.
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In 1948, 60 to 80 troops
wearing arW uniforms
were frequently observed
taki_.a part in instruc-
tions and diad7Aasiaos
near'the billets. They
usually had maps and large
white plans with them.
a. Caamtonly referred to as
a. naval school. Two of
the large buildings housed
offices and instruction
rooms;' the rest of the
buildings were troop quar-
ters. By $eptenber 19119,
the school cadre personnel
numbered about 1400 sailors,
including a band. Many -
officers were observed in
the barracks installation.
Most of them apparently
lived in billets in the city.
A general, referred to as
"colonel generals by the
civilians;. who wore a black
uniform,: a white cap with
golden oak leaves, and wide
golden epaulets with three
large golden stars, came to
the installation about
twice a week. In the summer
of 1949, he frequently in-
spected the Bolshoy Zavod
shipyard.
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In the southern
section of the
naval school,
there was a PM
camp of nine,three-
story, ririte,brick
buildings with
kitchen and bakery;
surrounded by a
wire fence.
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b. In the spring of 19119,
recruits were observed
arriving at Sevastopol
for the first time. By
September 1919, the num-
ber of the incoming recruits
increased considerably. On
one day in September, for
example, an uninterrupted
flow of arriving recruits
was observed at the rail-
road atation. The recruits
lived in all of the buildings
of the barracks installation
and in the open as well.
Three to four days later,
when uniforms had been issued
to them, they were loaded on
trains in groups,of various
sizes.. Some recruits remained
in the barracks installation,
which then quartered more
than twice the number of
troops. The troops seemed
to be in excellent pIysical
condition. Their training
primarily included basic
infantry training, close
combat, hand-to-hand fighting
with fixed bayonets, and
hand signaling.
2. AA gun emplace- About 100 meters One battery of four 88-mm
ments. east of the naval AA guns was observed there
school. at all times. The crews
were relieved at regular
Intervals. No record firing
was held. However, troops
were observed at gun drill.
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1915 to
November
19119.
Frequently
rode past the
positions on
the way from
Sevastopol to
Inkerman.
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3. AA gun emplace-
ments, improved and
Permanently occupied.
One or two kk
southwest of
Inkerman, an both
sides-of the
south-bending
road from Sevastopol
to Inkerman.
Eight to ten positions, each
with four heavy guns, were
identified. The majority of
the emplacements were located
east of the road. Some
troops and small tents were
observed around the positions
located near the road. Record
firing was not observed.
1. Barracks instal-
lation of-large,
old, and partially
destroyed brick
buildings, including
the PN camp in the
Southern section.
Eastern shore of a. The southern section of
the South Bay. the billeting area was
referred to as Flotskiy
-ipazh. A motor transport
school of the navy, equipped
with about 20 trucks, was
located there. A Soviet Army
labor battalion, estimated
at 500 to 1,000 troops, moved
into this section in the spring
of 19119. These troops did
construction work in the city.
The1 Were armed with rifles
and received military training
daily for several hours.
b. The northern section of
the barracks installation
was referred to as Uchebnyy
Treb and was occupied by
naval troops armed with
sn! chine guns and carbines.
Yodels of guns and cutaway
breech mechanisms were
observed in rooms on the
first floor. One ballistic
director and one light AA
gun "e mounted an the
roof of one building. In the
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summer of 1949, draftees
arrived continuously at
the installation.
1948 to
October
191,9.
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2. Yilitaiy billeets,
of one brick building.
1. Installation of
one large four-story
building, one head-
quarters building,
three unoccupied
new buildings, one
small garage, and one
horse stable.
2. Naval headquarters.
Elevated area west Naval radio school occupied
of lilen Bay. by about 200 troops, who
wore the lightning insignia
on their sleeves.
Eastern edge of occupied by an MVD regimen-
the settlement, tal headquarters, the
east of the ship- superior headquarters of
yard on the South which was stationed in
Bw. Simferopol (N1sh-58,E34-05)?
The regiment was commanded
by a lieutenant colonel.
The strength of-the regi-
mental headquarters unit
was 80 to 100 men. The
troops were red epaulets
and, until 1947, the num-
ber 917 I on them. All of
them were armed with sub-
machine guns.
A woke screening
practice was held
in the entire harbor
area in September
19119. The anoke
candles were set
up in groups of
three at intervals
of 20 to 30 meters
and were connected
by wires.
On Lenina Ulitsa, Two admirals were frequently
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Sea Fleet and the other was
the Sevastopol city comman-
dant. Their headquarters
were Located on Proletars-
kaya Ulitsa and on Bolshaya
Iorskaya Ulitsa,respectively.
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1..Military billets On the main street,
of-one gray four- near the eastern
story angular building. shore of the bay,
in the northern
sector of the city.
2. Military billets -About 200 meters
of one large gray northeast of the
three-story angular northern tip of
building; formerly the bay.
used as a Plf camp.
3. AA gun emplacement:- Elevated area along
the west side of the
entrance to the
harbor . .
1. Military billets Eastern shore of
of one large rec{- the bay, in the
-angular brick building. northern section
of the towel.
Referred to as naval school.
Five units, each consisting
of 50 troops and commanded
by a major, were observed.
The troops had been drafted
in the summer of 191,9.
On 25 September 1919, it
was announced in the Pff camp
that the billets were to be
vacated. because naval police
were to be located there.
An advance detachment of
about 40 troops, commanded
by a senior lieutenant, arrived
at the same time. The troops
ware green caps d th naval
uniforms.
Two heavy AA guns and one
radio tower were observed there.
Referred to as naval school
and occupied by about 1,000
troops, most of whom had
arrived in civilian clothes
in August 191,9. Also, PT boat
cress lived in the installation.
2. AA gun emplace- Elevated area Two 88-am AA guns and one
along the western trellis tower, about 12 meters
to the harbor. there were no
military installations on the
eastern shore of the access
to the harbor.
shore of the entrance high, were observed.
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August
1949.
Simferopol Summer
(N4 -58, m947.
E31z-05)
Yevpatoriya September
(N45-12, to December]
E33-24) 1949.
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Military billeting
area of four low
wooden buildings,
each about 35 meters
long; one wooden
garage;; and one
kitchen building
with a me as hall.
1. Barracks instal-
lation of one old
two-story building.
2. Barracks installa-
tion of one building,
about 50 meters long;
one stable; and the
foundation walls for four
buildings, each about
60 meters long.
1A gm emplamewenta
unproved and protected
by rurtetmen#a.
Northern tip of
the bay.
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Referred to as a submarine
school and occupied by 120
troops. Four submarines which
were berthed near the billeting
area belonged to the school.
The trainees were frequently
observed bating the bay and
i3almIg toward the open sea
aboard the submarines. Drill
and athletics were practiced
in the billeting area.
Northern edge Occupied by troops wearing
of the town, green caps. Mounted detachments
southwest of a of the unit patrolled the
cemetery. neighboring fields and groves.
Directly northwest Occupied by troops wearing
-d the: abaveomentimed black epaulets. Some of them
barracks installatim.were employed as truck drivers
in road c ustruction. The
stable contained 60 to 70
horses. About 50 trucks were
seen on a parking lot.
About 50Q meters Ten to 15 88-m AA guns were em-
north of the town. placed there. Record firing at
towed targets was regularly prac-
ticed. From 15 to 20 heavy guns
and about the same number of light
guns, including four-barreled AA
guns, took part in the record; firing.
The guns and the searchlights, which
were about one and one-half meters in
diameter and mounted on two-axle
trailers, were observed to be emplaced
before the firing was started. The
searchlights, 20 to 30 in all, were
drawn by full-track vehicles with
four-man crews. Sometimes, the
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(N452., April
1948.
Kerch 1948 to
(N45-23, January
E36-26) 1949.
Melitopol April to
(N46-50, November
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Old barracks instal- Western edge of-
lation, badly damaged the city at-the-
during the war, con- foot-of a hill.
sisting of one head-
quarters building,
three billets, three
wooden storehouses, one
officers, billet, one
kitchen, one PI, one
dispensary, one garage,
one pistol range, two-
wrecked buildings under
reconstruction, and one
athletic field; the
installation was sur-
rounded by a brick wall.
Barracks installation
of six large five-
story buildings, in--
cluding two new ones,
enclosing inner court-
yards; surrounded by a
wire fence.
1. Installation of
one, three-story
building.
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-bursts of the,shells-Mere
':.seen at very .bigh altitudes.
right firing was
-repeatedly held.
One tank -colouiel was -in
-charge of the building
operations.'.-The installa-
tion quartered a tank unit,
the troops.of which more
red-bordered black epaulets
with tank insignia. No tanks
were stored in the billeting
area. However, tanks were
frequently observed in the
training area west of the
installation.
Southern edge of Occupied by troops wearing
the city, on the black-bordered black epaulets.
road to Feodosiya. Troops were observed looking
from the windows of all
buildings.
Center of the
city, on the
western bank of
the Molochnaya
River.
Gate guards.. wore. red-bordered
black epaulets and were
armed with submachine guns.
Officers were observed entering
or leaving the installation
continuously. Several field-
wire lines converged at the
building. Motorcycles and
and sedans were frequently
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installation.
June 1959.
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-2. Barracks instal-
lation of three
brick buildings and
one barracks yard.
3. Military billet-
ing area of one very
large multi-story
building.
Construction of
cable lines.
Center of the
city, about 500
meters south-
east of the
In railroad
station.
Southeastern
edge of the city.
North of the
city, on the
Nelitopol-
Zaporozhe road,
and in the area
of the city.
Referred to as air farce
school. Aircraft models
were observed through
the windows.
No details on the
occupation.
a. A cable, about 50 mm
in diameter, was embedded
in a trench, 70 to 80 ea
deep, alongside the road.
The cable was reeled out
from a reel mounted on a
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tank chassis.
the cable
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line was
as Zaporozbe.
c as far
b. Poles supporting two
double lines were erected
along the same road. The
lines consisted of copper
wires, four an in diameter.
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Soviet Supply Installations in the Tauric MD
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Ammunition depot.
In -a ravine
northwest of the
Inkerean rail-
road station,
about five km east
of Sevastopol.
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In November 1949, the
n o r slope of
the ravine contained
about ten completed
galleries and five
others -which were under
construction. All galleries
were 60 to 80 meters deep,
about six meters videaand
three or four meters high.
They were covered by a
layer of rock, about 50
maters thick. Artillery
aamitim of 150 to 200
a caliber was trucked
into some galleries and
stored there in 1948.
After the storing as
finished, the paasagemwa to
the galleries were walled
up, 3eaving only Small
entrances. Five galleries
of the same tlpe were
located in the southeastern
slope of the ravine; however,
only t o were completed by
November 1949. The am-
munition depot vas a naval
installation and tea
guerded by a naval unit
of 30 to 40 men. No
outgoing ahip^ents were
obeerved.
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November
191,9.
191,6 to
September
191,9.
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Aammnition depot
of galleries, part
of which were still
under construction;
blocked by a barbed-
wire fence.
1. Fuel depot.
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In a ravine
northwest of the
Inkerman rail-
road station.
A naval officer was in
e charge of the depot, which
'was guarded by 1,0 to 50
sailors. Starting in 19166,
artillery ammunition was
trucked into the galleries.
The galleries were eight
to ten meters wide. Six
completed galleries were
observed in the northwestern
slope of the ravine, while
two galleries were under
construction in the south-
western slope.
In the sloping
terrain on the
northern shore
of the eastern
tip of Severna"
may.
The depot apparently was
an extensive new naval
installation, constructed
on the site of a former
fuel depot which had bees
destroyed during the war,
the remnants of which were
still visible.. All of
the.installmtions were
built into the rocks of
the bluff. The fuel was
pumped into the under-
ground tanks through pipes,
about 150 mm in diameter,
from the landing pier for
large tankers. Fuel was
regularly picked up by
smaller tankers at the
same pier.
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2. Motor vehicle
repair shop, about
500 by 100 meters,
of one brick work-
shop with a wooden
roof, 50 by 15 me-
ters, and several
two and three-story
buildings.
Western sector
of the city.
Old fuel depot,-
destroyed during
the war, extending
from the shore about
600 aeters-uphill,
enclosed by a barbed-
wire fence, three meters
high; containing one
railroad spur and two
piers, 80 and 60 meters _
long; one building,
housing the headquarters
and the fire brigade;
two apartment houses;
one transformer station;
On the sloping
terrain of the
northern shore
along the eastern
tip of Severnaya
Bay, east of a
lighthouse.
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The repair shop belonged to
the central administration,
which was the superior head-
quarters of all PM camps in
the Sevastopol area. The shop
was operated by a unit with '
the numerical designation 317,
the troops of which wore blue-
bordered red epaulets.
Lieutenant Colonel Yevtikino
(phonetic spelling) (fnu) was
the commanding officer of the
unit. The repair shop was
taken over by the navy in July
19118. The labor force consisted
of about 50 PAs. Only old German
motor vehicles were either can-
nibalized or repaired there
some
vehicles were assigned to the
navy. The worktime was eight
to ten hours per day.
Referred to as Sklad 1110 until
June 1948. Renamed $dad
17140 at that time. A field
officer of the navy was in charge
of the depot. Oil and fuel came
in by tankers and were pumped
to an underground distributing
station, from which the fuel
was conducted through three
pipes, 150 ma in diameter, to
smother. distributing station.
From this station, three pipes
led into the hillside. No
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Yevpatoriya September
(05-12, to Decem-
E33-24) ber 1949.
Late
November
1949.
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several pump stations;
and one laboratory.
1, Ordnance park,
about 700 by 600
meters; contained
one storage shed;
surrounded. by a
wall, topped with
barbed wire, with
four watchtowers.
2. Depot of numerous
galleries, about ten
meters below ground-
level, two and one
half meters wide and
two and one half mew
ters high, with over-
head traveling cranes
below the ceiling.
Northern edge
of the city,
near the point
where a spur
track branched
off to the air-
field.
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details on the underground
storage were available.
Only six tanks, eight cetera
in diameter and projecting
above the surface by about
eight meters, were observed
above the installation.
Large quantities of greases
and oils were contained in
wooden and iron drams which
were stored in seven to nine
galleries, about 40 meters long.
Materiel stored there included
about 50 new T34 tanks mounting
guns of approximately 75 mm
caliber with muzzle brakes,
more than 100 new tanks of a
heavier model, 30 to 40 AT guns
of approximately 75 mm caliber,
20 to 30 long-barreled 150-mm
guns, 20 to 30 88-m^ AA guns
with funnel-shaped muzzle
brakes, about 200 new trucks,
and 70 to 80 prime movers.
Two or three boxes, about
150x100x70 cm, made of thick
planks and reinforced by iron
angles, were stored in each
gallery. The boxes came in
sii -U a^d mum- --- -
unloaded by crane. All troops
observed in the quarry, wmore
blue-bordered black epaulets.
One lieutenant colonel was
observed to be the ranking
officer.
Quarry about
six km north of
the city.
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3. ;Fuel depot, about
150x130 meters, con-
taining several tanks
of various sizes, two
wooden sheds, two
brick buildings, one
roundhouse, containing
four small diesel lo-
comotives for a nearby
field railway, and one
fire pond; enclosed by
a barbed-wire fence.
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One or two km east
of the town.
An YVD captain was in Major Belle
of the depot. The fue1eame (fnu) was tam
in large semi-trailers-and commander of
was picked :up^:e air . He ware
by MVD motor vehicles. An blue cap with
MVD motor transport unit Ia red band.
of about 150 troops and 50
trucks was stationed in Said.
It belonged to a unit in
Ievpatoriya and had a tactical
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