MILITARY INSTALLATIONS DATA ODESSA MILITARY DISTRICT BALAKLAVA

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• Publication Date: July 3, 1957
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MILITARY INSTAIIATIONS DATA
ODESSA
~~ MI'IITARY DISTRICT (~)
VOLUME 6, N0. 2
BALAKLAVA
44? 30~ N- 33? 35~ E
u.s.s.R.
3 JULY 1957
UNABLE TO DETERMINE REGRADING DATE
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VOLUME 6, No. 2 BALAKLAVA
Previous Studies in this Series Include:
VOLUME 1, BELORUSSIAN MILITARY DISTRICT
No. 1 BORISOV No. 2 ORSHA
No. 16
MAKHACHKALA No. 17 TBILISI
VOLUME 3, TURKESTAN MILITARY DISTRICT VOLUME 4, FAR EAST MILITARY DISTRICT
No. 1
ASHKHABAD
No. 1
No. 2
KRASNOVODSK
VOLUME ~~
No. 3
MARY
No. 1
No. ~t
BAYRAM-ALT
No. 2
PETROPAVLQVSK-KAt~HATSKIY
NORTH CAUCASUS MILITARY DISTRICT
TUAPSE
ORDZHONIKIDZE/DZAUDZF.IKAU
VOLUME 6, ODESSA MILITARY DISTRICT
VOLUME 2~
TRANSCAUCASUS MILITARY DISTRICT
No.
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NAKHICHEVAN~
No.
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BATUMI
No. ll
BAKU
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YEREVAN
No.
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KIROVAKAN
No. 12
STEPANAKERT
No.
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LENKORAN~
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DZHULiFA
No. 13
KIROVABAD
FOTI
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No
SUKRUMI
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LENINAKAN
No. 9
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No. 5
ASTARA
No. 10
KUTAISI
No. 1~
KHASHURI
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1. The various categories specified in the GENERAL GUIDANCE
of this volume (Vol. 6, Odessa Military District) indicate the type
of information sought in the case of BALAKLAVA. .
2. In addition, the follawing information is desired as a
priority requirement for the BALAIff,AVA study in the, order indicated;
a.
billets of the
b.
Depot, and 32,
Confirmation of the presence and location of the
antiaircraft battalion reportedly in B.'tLAK.LAVA;
The precise location of Items 19, Underground Torpedo
Submarine' Base, Ttnsn Plan; ?, ~ ' ,
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c. Verification of the existence and location of the artillery
fuse plant, Minorka No. 1;
d. Military application, if any, of Items 11~, Old Fort, and
20, Unidentified Buildings, Town Plan; '
e. It has not been, possible to determine, since available
reports are in conflict, whether the road from SEVAS~POL to YALTA
passes through BALAKLAVA. Information as to the roads course '
as well as any information concerning street names in BALAKLAUA is
' especially desired. ~, ~ '
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1. THC TOWN OF BALAKI,AVA ............ ..... 1
a, Introduction .............. 1
b. Urban Characteristics ......... ~ 2
c.. Transportation .'~.......... ? ... ? 4
d. Economy . ....................~ . ~
2. P~L[LITARY APPRAISAL .................
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a. Order of Battle ................
b, ,Summary of Military Installations ..... ? .
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c. L'ogi'stical Appraisal ..... ~.. ?
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3. souRCES ..' .. ? ..................
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MAPS 41VD CITY PLAN .... ? .............
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a? Odessa Military District, Orientation Map ....
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b. BALAKLAVA Area Map ? ..............
c.~BALAKLAVACityPlan ....?..
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,1. TEiE TO~r1N.OF BALAKLAVA:
a. Introduction:
BALAKLAVA (!~?30'N-33?35'E) is situated on the southwest
tip of the Crimean Peninsula on a bay of the B]a ck Sea about eight miles
southeast of -SEVASTOPOL (tt4?SB~N-34?05'E) and 40 miles southwest of the
Oblast capital, SINt@"ER.OPOL (ltl~?35'N-33?34'E). It is a small town with
an estimated population at present of approximately 5,500 inhabitants.
Economic activities include fishing, wine-making and the quarrying of
stone which .gas long served. as an important source of construction
material far nearby towns. BALAKr,AVA is also a secondary Soviet naval
base and a health resort.
BAL.4IQ~AVA lies in the foothills of the Khrebet Yayla which is the
highest and the southernmost ridge of the Crimean mountains, extending
in a southwesterly direction along the southern Crimean coast for a
distance of approximately 90 miles. The central portion of the ridge
is considerably higher than either the eastern or western portions
and reaches heights of from lt,5C0 to 5,000 feet in the vicinity of
YALTA (!~?30~N-3!t?10'E), 28 air miles east of BALAKLAVA. From YALTA
the ridge continues southwestward until just east of BALM{LAVA where
it begins its descent into the sea in the form of very steep cliffs
of about 1,000 feet. The surfaces of these cliffs are composed of
light, compact; and sometimes marble-like limestone; the lower
portions form numerous bays and capes jutting into the sea and it is
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on one of these bays that BALAKLAVA is located. ?
TJie entrance to the Bay of Balaklava, usually regarded as beginning
with a 750 foot line drawn between Capes Balaklava and St. George, is
in the form of a reversed S. Because of its difficult entrance and relative
shallo~mess, the harbor is suitable only for destroyer escorts and smaller
vessels; anchorage outside the harbor presents problems for larger ships
in that depths are excessive, and protection from storms is limited. No
commercial navigation has been permitted along the~co ast since 1934?
The shores of Balaklava Bay are extremely hilly and steep. The
inclination of the hills is greatest on. the western side of the bay where
they attain heights of 600 to 900 feet t~ithin a short distance of the shore.
For this reason settlement has taken place on the b~~s eastern, shore where
the inclination is less steep and totem expansion in the bay area has been
in a north-south direction. Following'an elongated pattern at the foot of
the hills, the town spreads fan wise on the plain area just north of the bay
region. This area, known as the Balaltlava plain, has rolling hills about
1r0 to 60 feet high. Two large residential areas have been developed here
since the end of'rJorld YTar II'.
The Balaklava, a small mountain stream, cuts across this plain in a
southwesterly direction and empties into the nortln~est corner of the harbor.
T'hi.s stream is notr confined to an artificial channel and its waters discharge
behind a diversion jetty to prevent silting in the harbor. Except for ?
vineyards which are cu7.tivated along the slopes of the bay region, vegetation
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on the hills is very sparse; the plain area, on the other hand, is
overgrown with grass and shrubs.
As with the rest of the Crimea, BALAKLAVA has long been the
scene of foreign invaders and settlers. Subdued by the Tatars in
the 14th century, the town became an outpost of Genoese colonization
in the lath century only to be seized by the Turks a short time later.
The town and the peninsula passed to Russian control in 1783. ]hrring
the Crimean War (18,3-1856) the famous Battle of Balaklava was fought
here on October 25, 185. The action of the British cavalry in this
battle has been immortalized in Tennyson~s ballad, "The Charge of the
Light Brigade."
In the period immediately after World War I the town was successively
occupied by Germans and White Russians until its final capture by1the Red
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Arr~ in 1921? It was again occupied by Germans during World War II and
returned to Russian control in the spring of 1914 at about the time of
the recapture of nearby SEVASTOF,OL. Because of alleged collaboration
kdth the Germans during World War II, large segments of the population
of BALAKLAVA, as well as that of other Crimean towns, were deported to
Soviet Central Asia. Rehabilitation and repatriation of deported Tatars
was announced in 1957, but it is not known whether any of the Crimean
Tatars have been resettled.
In June 1915 the Soviet Government abolished the Crimean Autonomous
Republic and incorporated it as an Oblast of the R.S.F.S..R. Tatar names
of most localities were abolished, but BAL,4iQ,AVA, though a name of Tatar '
origin, was excepted probably owing to its fine in Russian history and
literature. In March 195, the entire Crimea was incorporated into the
Ultrainian S.S.R.
b. Urban Characteristics:
During World War II, BALAKLAVA was approximately 60 per cent
damaged, but by 1949 the city had been almost completely reconstructed.
Most of the dwelling houses, especial],p in the southern sector of the bar's
eastern shore, are one- or two-story structures built of concrete and supplied
with electricity. Drinking water in this sector of the town in 1949 'wan still
supplied by shallow wells with hand-pumps. ,
Dominating the heights of the bay's eastern shore and the most prominent
landmark in BALAKLAVA, are the ruins of a 11ith century Genoese Fortress
(Item 3)?
Some of the towers and long stretchesi~of~the walls are still standing
and extend to within 200 feet of the shore at the bay's entrance. ?dorthward, at
the center of the bay's eastern shore, is the market square or Bazaar (Item 13).
Located abort 100 feet inland, this area is pear-shaped and about 3~0 feet
across. Its surface i.s of dirt and it is lined by 1?rooden salesstands.
A few feet southwest of the Bazaar is a Church (Item 8) and the building
which reportedly houses the Town Soviet (Item 9). The church is a building of
natural stone measuring approximately 180 x 60.x 21~feet. It has a sheet,
metal roof with four onion-shaped cupolas protruding 12 feet above the roof.
It is possible that this building is now used as a meeting hall for local
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communist organizations. The ,Town Soviet building is a stuccoed
brick structure of three or four stories, which probably also serves
as .local Party headquarters. Just east of the,Bazaar, is the lospital
(item ~). A two, story, ~rhite stucco building with a slate covered
gable roof, the building measures about h5 x 50 x 30 feet. Reliable
information concerning the size of the hospital staff., the number
of patients accommodated, or its military application is not available.
About 300 feet northwest of the hospital is the P.ost~Office (Item 7), a
single story brick structure wd.th a saddle roof covered with tiles.
The open area to the northwest of the Bazaar is the Town Square (ztem
12), an area in the shape of a triangle measuring about 300-350 feet
across its base with an altitude of 250 feet. Residential houses are
located along the southeast perimeter of the Square, and from it roads
lead 'to,?the Bazaar and'to'the old residential district., Directly east
'of the Zbwn Square and dominating the heights of ?this general area at
about 650 feet above sea level is an Old Fart (Item 14). Its triangular
shape, high walls, and the long, winding road leading to it, stand out
prominently in the aerial photograpk~ examined.
The building used i;o house PW~s from 19Lt5-19k9 (Item 1) is reportedly
one-of the largest buildings in BALAI(LAVA. It is probably now in use as a
Soviet naval barracks (see "Military Installation~~. To the northeast of
this former PW barracks and on the east side of the SEVASTOPOL road is a
series of four unidentified Buildings (Item 20) facing each other and
forming an open square. fey, were bad]y damaged daning the war: Later
information about them is not available, but their size and location
suggest a passible military application. East of these buildings is the
probable location of the barracks far the Russian labor battalions in
BALAKLAVA (Item ll). Each of the two buildings measures approximately
27 x 22 x 2L~ feet and has two stories; one is reportedly assigned to
male the other to female laborers. These laborers came to B.4LAKLAVA after
the war under two-year labor contracts which, according to 'sources, were
often arbitrari]y extended by the Government. They are reportedly clad in
darlc blue uniforms with light'blue shoulder boards.
In the northwest and northeast sectors of BALAKLAVA, two new housing
developments were begun by German PF1~s after the war. The development in '
the northwest (Item 2) ad3oining the SEVASTOPOL road was near completion in
199. It consists of four large apartment blocks each measuring 150 x 30
feet, and separated from one another by .open areas. The blocks are three
stories high, of sandstone construction, and have gable roofs with red tiles.
Equipped with modern conveniences, they are reportedly for the use of naval ,
officers and their families. ? The, northeastern development is ultimately to
consist of 35 dwelling blocks. By 199 only two of these had been completed
and ground for two more had been broken. The size of each block, constriction,
and facilities are reportedly the same as those in the northwest. Unlike the
latter, these units are to be occupied by civilians; meantime, housing remains
a pressing problem in BALAKhAVA.
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There are relatively few buildings along the bay-s western shore.
Perhaps the most prominent of these is a large Health Resort (Item 27)
located at the northern end of?the bay's entrance. This resort is built
in three terraced levels tkie lowest of which is adorned with small trees.
.East of the resort is ?a large concrete building which seems to be connected
with the fishing activities of the town.
j No official population figures for BALAKI~AVA are available, but the
town has been reported as having a mere 800 inhabitants in 1927. All
estimates agree that considerable growth has taken place since that time,
however, and in view of this growth and on the basis of unverified reports
a present day population of 5,00 is probably not afar of the mark.
c. Transportation:.
In 1949, there was only one main railroad line in
B~{~VA. , This' is a single
Station (Item ~!~) located at
track line. which terminates at the Railroad
the northwest corner of,the bay. From the
station the line proceeds in a northerly direction to.a point just north
of the residential area where it diverges into two branches. Here one
line proceeds northwestward directly to SEVASTOPOL. The other line proceeds
in a northeasterly direction and follows a circuitous route to INKERMAN
(I.~?36-N-33?36'E) where it connects with the SEVASTOPOL-SIN~FEROPOL main line.
Both lines are eight miles long and have roadbeds seven to nine feet wide.
Traffic along both lines consists primarily of construction materials
enroute from BALAKLAVA to SEVAS~POL and other points. A small Freight
yard (Item 2~) is located just opposite the railroad station.
Excepting only BALAKLAVA's main street, the SEVASTOPOL highw~', ~
of the roads in the town were reported in poor condition in 1949; Wane were
paved although some had been graded and graveled., The SEVASTOPOL highw~r
extends in a north-northwesterly direction all the w~ fx~m the tip of the
bay's eastern shore to SEVASTOPOL eight miles away passing the village of
xADYKaVf{A (~~?33'N-33?3h'E) located 1 1~2 miles northwest of BALAKLAVA
en route. From the Naval Recruit Training School (Item 26) northward, the
road is from 18 to 20 feet wide, asphalted, and kept in excellent condition.
According to one source who frequently traveled the route, once out of the
environs of BALAKIAVA it is flanked on.both sides by flat country with a
drainage ditch about one yard deep on each side. On the eastern side is a
telegraph line. The section of the SEVASTOPOL road south of the naval school
which leads to the southern tip of Balaklava Bay is of cobblestone and is
lined at irregular intervals with deciduous trees. ,~
From the Stone-Crushing Plant (Item 4) in the northwest sector of the
bay, along, serpentine road leads to one of the stone quarries. The x~ad
has six sharp bends and should be easily discernible from the air, but road
accessibility to other quarries is unlo~osm. The harbor road wk-ich branches
from the SEVASTOPOL road and runs along the western shore of the bay is about
]2 feet wide and covered with gravel. In 1919 it had neither lights nor ditches
and very little traffic was reported.
Before the war, BALAKT,AVA had a streetcar line running from the town square
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to a point slightly north of the Military Cemetary(Item 16). The
tracks were damaged during the war and had not been repaired by 1919,
but it is probable that since then they have. been either repaired or
replaced by a bus line. Round trip bus service to SEVASTOPOL is
reportedly available once each day leaving from and arriving at the
town square.
' d. ? Economy:
Since World War II quarrying has probably become the
The Quarries (Item 1-) are located
most important industry in BALAKLAVA.
in the northwest sector of the town. worked largely by German PW's in
arries were manned by
the immediate post-war years, after 19119 the~qu
Russian labor battalions recruited from all parts of the U.S.S.R. The
quarried rock is transported, by truck via the serpentine road to the
stone-crushing plant from ;which, the crushed `stones are loadsd directly
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into freight ears for shipment to SEVASTOPOL.
In the northeast sector of BALAKLAVA and just north of the new
residential area there is a Brickyard (Item 6) built largely since the
war by German'PW's. The yard area measures approximately 1,800 x 900
feet. The main building, in which the bricks are produced, is a
limestone structure consisting of a square center section and two long
wings. Most of the bricks produced are transported to SEVASTOPOL. A
Fish Carmery (Item 33) where fish are salted, smoked and canned for
local consumption and distribution to outlying areas, is located to the
south of the market square. .
Unverified reports have claimed the existence in the northern part of
BALAKLAVA of a plant producing artillery fuses and submachine gun parts for the
Red Army. This plant is supposedly called Minorka No. 1, but it has not been
possible to pinpoint the plant, or to obtain f5:rther information about it.
2. MILITARX APPRAISAL: ?
a. Order of Battle:
No Ground Force or MVD units are held by OB at BALAKLAVA, but
there have been reports that an antiaircraft battalion is garrisoned there.
b. Summary of Military Installations: '
Only torpedo-and patrol boats and submarines are permanently
stationed at BALAKLAVA. The exact number of these is not known; although one
source claimed to have seen as many as twenty-five sutanarines at one time.
The west side of the harbor~is generally: used by~submarines; the east side
is used by torpedo-and patro]. boats. These latter are said to dock mainly
at the long, Concrete Naval Pier (Item 22) at the northeast end of the harbor.
Since the end of the war, anew Submarine Base (Item 32) is reported to
have been built. It has not been possible to determine the exact whereabouts
of this though it is probably located along the b~*'s entrance. According to
sources who worked there, the base contains submarine pens cut out of solid
rock covering an area 1,200 x 600 feet and approached via a channel especially
dug to the pens. The channel and pens are flanked by high banks w hick afford
excellent protection from observation. The installation has nine. buildings the
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functions of seven of which could be determined. On the east side of
the basin are three one-story buildings which serve as officer's quarters;
on the south side are four two-story buildings serving as barracks for
enlisted men.
Beginning from the southern tip of the eastern shore and progressing
in a counter clockwise direction around the bay other military instal-
lations are as follows:
(1) At the top of a h911 east of the bay's entrance is
a Naval Radio and Signal Station (Item 21) operated by sailors who have
been observed marching from and to the plaval Recruit Training School.
These sailors had badges on the lower sleeves of their uniforms similar
to those worn lr,~ radio personnel in the German Army. It i.s possible
that this installation is at present also used as a radar station.
(2) Northeast of the town square is the Naval Recruit
Trai.ni.ng~School. This facility is located in a building situated on
a low plateau at the base of the hill dominating the region. It is a
four story brick structure about 300 x 50 feet and has a gable roof
covered with red tiles. At the southern end of the building is a tower
rising from five to six feet above the roof line. The tower has a low
gable roof and a large clock facing westward towards the harbor and the
addition of a south wing since 19l~9 has been reported. Estimates of
the number of recruits undergoing training here vary from 600 to 800
men. These recruits reportedly ware dark blue trousers, white service
packets, and white caps with a black band upon which were inscribed the words
"Black Sea Fleet," but no other insignia or shoulder boards. Such trainees
were often seen aboard submarines moored in the harbor while others underwent
training as divers at several different points along the b~. Recruits also
engaged in close order drill and calisthenics in the Sportsfield (Item?29)
dust south of the new School (Item 10).
(3) At the northern perimeter of the harbor is the Naval
Repair Yard (Item 23), which has the shape of an irregular quadrilateral
and measures approximately 400 feet from east to west, and 800 feet
from north to south. Reportedly concerned with the repair of submarines
and small craft, the entire area, except that portion bordering on the water,
is surrounded by a ten foot wall and is heavily guarded by Soviet marines.
The repair shop, a single story building measuring 210 x 75 feet, is located
in the center of the yard and to the south of the shop is a concrete ramp
and marine railway about 1~0 feet long.
(~) To the north of the Naval Repair Yard is the location
of the building formerly used to house PW's and probably now in use as a
Soviet Naval Barracks (Item 1). This is an L-shaped structure which was
easily discernible on all aerial photograph examined. The main building
is estimated as being 30G x 60 feet, the side or west wing measures 60 x
24 feet. The whole is a two story, cement-finished building. In 1919 it
billeted about '1,100 German PW's guarded by an MVD detail of about 60 to
70 men.
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(~) Several sources have reported the completion in
1919 of an underground Torpedo Depot (Item 19) located along the
southwestern shore of the bay. This installation consists of a
'series of six to eight tunnels cut into the hillside. The entrance
to each tunnel, protected by a steel door on rails, is about nine
feet wide broadening in the interior to about 30 feet; the length of
each is about 360 feet. Submarines reportedly load torpedoes at the
Loading Pier, estimated to be ~~0 feet long which is connected to.the
depot by narrow-gauge tracks running into each tunnel.
(6} South of the Torpedo Depot and dominating the
western heights of the entrance to the bay are an undetermined number
of Concrete Bunkers (Item 18) and Antiaircraft Emplacements (Item 17).
A stuc~r of 1912 aerial photographs suggests that the remains of an
old fort have been utilized in their construction. The bunkers are
built into the hillside, have gun barrels protruding from apertures,
and are reached via a winding road'which connects with the harbor road.
Practice firing eras mentioned in a number of 1919 reports.
(7) USAF Target Numbers ,0250-8006, BALAKLAVAIKADYKOVKA
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Airfield (Item 34)~, and 020-800, BALAKLAVl~/ICAMARYAirfield (Item 3~}
have been respectively located two and one-half miles north and four
miles northeast of the bay and appear on the area map.
c. Logistical Appraisal:
Two of the four logistical installations identified at
BALAKLAVA store army supplies although no atnp* units are carried there
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by ACSI. One of these is probably on`Ketchevka Street approximately 1,600
feet north of. the Railroad station. About 1~O buildings are divided by the
street and railroad siding. The eastern ha]f of the area is used for
storing artillery; the western half contains an ammunition dump and t ank
repair shop. These buildings are constructed of wood and have concrete
floors. The other installation is an ammunition dump located southwest of
the harbor basin. The dump, the subordination of which is unknown, reportedly
consists of eight to ten single story stone buildings and is situated in an
enclosed area surrounded by a deep, dry ditch. The two other installations
serve naval functions. One, of these is the Torpedo Depot referred to above
(See section under "Summary of Military Installations"); the other consists
of three semi-underground bunkers in which naval ammunition is stored.
3. souRGES:
The chief difficulty encountered in the preparation of this stuclYy
has been t he absence of information more recent than 19u9? Considering the
size of the town, information prior to 19u9 i.s fairly adequate and has been
exhaustively examined. Sources of especial value examined were NIS 26 and
PW interrogations. German aerial photograph' on BALAI(LAVA is ganerally
good and from it the accompanying town plan has been drawn. Some ground ,
photography is also available but limited in scope, since coverage is only
of the entrance and the southern sector of the bay. Standard U.S. Arnpr
maps were also used for purposes of general orientation and for plotting
some of the data appearing on the area map. Open sources in English, German
and Russian were also perused.
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9.000 to 30,000. _.. _-.. -.. Khvalynsk
Less Than 5,000_
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ASSR, :ray aid aotasC______-
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Hard 5urlacc, aJl wealher road.
more Ihan two laneswide_
Nard surface, all weather road,
` Iwo'lanes vnde~~
u..a .~~d.r. ml wealher road.
Lrose wdate, Graded ell wealhv road _
PnnnD+I nangaUOnal 6?nL..____ _. _~-
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Racs awash, t7hnd, pwr_.
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BALAKLAVAcc~
44? 30' N - 33? 351 E
' TOWN PLAN
Built?up area
1 SOVIET NAVAL BASE
2 PROBABLE NAVAL MARRIED OFFICER'S
QUARTERS
3 GENOESE FORTRESS
4 QUARRIES AND STONE-CRUSHING PLANT
5 HOSPITAL
6 BRICKYARD AND KILNS
7 POST OFFICE
8 CHURCH
? 9 TOWN SOVIET BUILDING
10 SCHOOL ?
11 LABOR BATTALION BARRACKS
12 TOWN SQUARE
13 BAZAAR '
14 OLD FORT
15 CIVILIAN CEMETARY
T6 MILITARY CEMETARY
17 ANTI-AIRCRAFT EMPLACEMENTS
18 CONCRETE BUNKERS
19 UNDERGROUND TORPEDO DEPOT AND
LOADING PIER '
ZO UNIDENTIFIED BUILDINGS, Probably
now in use as a military installation.
21 NAVAL RADIO AND SIGNAL STATION
22 CONCRETE NAVAL PIER
Z3 NAVAL REPAIR YARD (AFTN: 0250-
0163)
24 RAILROAD STATION
25 SMALL FREIGHT YARD
26 NAVAL RECRUIT TRAINING SCHOOL
27 HEALTH'RESORT '
28 VILLAS FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
AND HIGH NAVAL OFFICERS
29 SPORTS FIELD
30 LENIN MONUMENT
31 STORAGE AREA, Formerly used to store
construction material, this area is pro-
bably now in use as an~ammunition depot.
32 SUBMARINE BASE, Constructed since
World War II; location? is approximate.
' 33 FISH CANNERY
34 BALAKLAVA~KADYKOVKA AIRFIELD
(AFTN: 0250-8006) (see Area Map}
35 BALAKLAVA~KAMARY AIRFIELD
(AFTN: 0250-8005) (see Area Map)
GEOflGFTOWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROJECT
SCCR~T
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Drainage ditch
Railways '
standard gauge (5~ 0~~)
narrow gouge
morine
possible tramway
boundary determined
boundary approximate
location approximate
non-millitary
0 i/9 V4mi
0 I/4 V2 lim
0 100 200 300 40_x_ 500 yds
0 100 200 300 400 500 m
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COhII~IJTS APID M'ILI~~dTS
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