MINSK BARRACKS AND ARTILLERY OCS MINSK,USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
I'I,I_SK BARRACKS AND ARTILLERY `OCS
MINSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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NPIC/R-398/64
June 1964
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a I)IA '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 (NP1C), and'the Production
Center IPlc (I)IA). the photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the N1'IC Photographic Analysis Group.
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.
1 itles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(1)) admini.-trative and troop housing areas, (B) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G PUP storage areas, (II) other buildings and
facilities (J) equipment story e!maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
sm,iII army firing ranges AIt driver training areas, (N) tank'
assault dun firing ranges, (1' flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (hatteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special trainin facilities, Cl) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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Minsk Barracks and Artillery (X-.S is lo-
cated on the northeast outskirts of Minsk ap-
proximately 6 kilometers (km' from the center
of town (Figure 1). The installation is not
rail served but is served by city streets. Minsk
Army Barracks l'ruchye AI.-I) is located 6 km
east and Minsk Army Barracks Northwest tAL-
6) is 10 km west.
The probably secured main area (Figures 2
and 31 covers approximately. TO acres and in-
cludes three administration buildings, one bar-
racks 'administration building, four barracks.
four storage buildings, 22 support build-
ings, six equipment storage 'maintenance build-
ings, a driver training area, and a small
arms range. A large open area of approxi-
mately 200 acres, possibly associated with the
main area, on the south and west sides, contains
six small unidentified secured areas, and 11
small support buildings. A possible dependents -
housing area with 17 buildings is located east of
the installation.
The area is covered by = TALENT
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weep Com-
parative analysis reveals the same genera;
:level of usage between
with reduced usage during the win-
ter months. Significant changes sink
include the addition of four barracks, four equip-
ment storage 'maintenance buildings, tw25X4D
age buildings, and a driver training area. Two
vehicle storage 'maintenance buildings \2X1D
moved from the northeast section of the instal-
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City streets provide access to downtown
Minsk and the Minsk circumferential highway,
which is under construction.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
Area I) Figure 31 has three administration
buildings, one barracks "administration building,
four barracks, and five support hui]Jings. I'.tivo
of the barracks were first observed on -
=coverage and two more on~Woyer-
age. Track activity throughout the area indi-
cates probable occupulnc\ of all buildings
General Storage Area
area F has four storage buildings and a
support building. Two of the star: ge buildings
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were first observed on coverage.
"I rackage indicates usage.
Other Buildings and Facilities
-IThere are five support buildings dispersed
u ithin the installation. Seventeen possible de-
pendent quarters are located on the southeastern
edge of the barracks area.
Lrea ii is a large open area of approxi-
mately 200 acres, possibly associated with
the barracks area, located on the west side
of the barracks area. It contains six uniden-
tified small, square secured areas, approxi-
mately 300 by 300 feet. Four of the areas have
one small building each, one has one medium
size building, and one has three buildings.
1 he area with three buildings was first ob-
seryed on coverage. I hree small
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FIGURE 2. MINSK BARRACKS A':D ARTILLERY DCS. 1.1IYJSK, USSP,
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unidenti ied buildings are located outside of the
sec;ired areas.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
Area J1 has two 120-by 40-foot storage
maintenance buildings, one 70- by 35-foot stor-
age maintenance building, and four support
buildings. This area was first observed on
- coverage.
Area J2 h,-,s one 1 till- by 40-foot storage
maintenance building, one 150- by 50-foot stor-
ge maintenance building, one 350- by 100-foot
maintenance building, and seven support build-
ings. The area may possibly be an OCS area
serving as classrooms and equipment storage
maintenance. The large, monitor-roofed 350-
by 100-foot building was first observed on
coverage.
Area J3, possibly secured, is a 400- bv 150-
foot possible vehicle park.
coverage reveals that two ve-
hicle storage maintenance buildings in the
northeast section of the installation, observed
on prior coverage, have been dismantled and the
vacated space utilized as apart of an apartment
housing project.
Athletic Field
Area K is an athletic.field.
Small Arms Firing Range
.area L is a 650- by 80-foot small arms
firing range. The level of usage appears to he
consistently light from
Area %I is a wheeled-vehicle driver training
area. It includes one rectangular closed-circuit
driver course and two figure-8 courses which
appeared to be in use ir-
ing facilities were not present
could not be confirmed until
poor quality photography.
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