BORISOV ARMY BARRACKS BORISOV, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300340008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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Title ls, Sections-793 and 794. The low prohibits Its transmission
inner to on enoethorised person, as well as Its ass, in any mennsr
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soon only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorised to
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Ihis report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared fora DlA CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and dissetriin:t:ed by \PiC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the \1'1C: Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (\PlC), and the Production
Center IPlc (DIA). I"he photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the 1\1'1(' Photographic Analysis Group.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
app_aring in the project re(I uirement. Al hen a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and let er- designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, c13) road service, (C) landing, strips;
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (L) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) PUP storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (3) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletiC fields,
(L) small arm- firing ranges, At) driver training areas, (\) tank
assault gun firing ranges, (11) flat trajectory firing ranges, (L-_)) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (1C) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (5) special training facilities, (-I ) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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Borisov Army Barracks is located in
Borisov between the Moscow-Minsk Highway
and the Moscow-Minsk rail line (Figure 1).
Urban streets provide access to the highway
and rail system. Borisov Army Barracks and
Maneuver Area West (AL-1 and TA-1) is to--
cated approximately 2 kilometers (km) west.
Borisov Army Barracks South and Training
Area 2 (AL-2 and TA-2) are located approxi-
mately 5 km south.
The installation covers approximately 70
acres and includes two administration build-
ings, seven barracks, 10 storage buildings and
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19 support-,buildings. The installation also
contains two vehicle parks, two vehicle sheds and
one maintenance building.
The area is covered by_TALENT pho-
tography and -KEYHOLE Missions between
Comparative
analysis revealed the same general level of
usage between
with reduced usage during the winter months.
Significant changes between in-
clude the addition of three large barracks build-
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ings and one new storage building. No sig2 Xl D
cant changes were observed after
The Moscow-Minsk rail line passes ap-
proximately 800 meters southeast of the bar-
racks area. There are no rail spurs serving
the installation.
All-weather city streets connect the instal-
lation to the Moscow-Minsk highway.
Area D1 (Figure 3) contains an adminis-
tration building and seven barracks, three of
which were constructed between
Area D2 (Figure 3) contains an administration
building. Track activity throughout indicates
probable occupancy of all buildings. The level
of track activity has remained about the same.
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Area El (Figure 3) contains four large
and six medium storage buildings and one sup-
port building. One large building was added
between
Sixteen support buildings are located south-
east of the storage area El.
Area J 1 (Figure 3) contains two 350- by 40-
foot vehicle sheds and one support building. Area
J2 (Figure 3) contains a 145- by 30-foot main-
tenance building and one support buil tqjg1 D
two vehicle parks, one 360 by 360 feet and one
200 by 60 feet. Track activity indicates oc-
cupancy in _ There is no change in the
level of activity evident.
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