SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE VOLGA MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500200044-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2001
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: July 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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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 lP la (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center 1Pla.
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 for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas,_(E) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage /maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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EXPLOSIVES STORAGE AREA
(52-56N 049-44E)
CI-&APAYEVSK, KUYBYSHEVSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
VOLGA MD
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF EXPLOSIVES STORAGE AREA.
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FIGURE 2. EXPLOSIVES STORAGE AREA, CHAPAYEVSK, USSR,
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A doubly secured explosives' storage area
covering approximately 190 acres is located 2
kilometers (km) southeast of Chapayevsk (Figure
1). The depot is affiliated with the Chapayevsk
Explosives Munition Loading Combine 309 and
15 ) and is connected to the
loading combine by direct rail and roads. The
depot contains 38 revetted storage buildis and
is located in a vast farming area which is cleared
of woods (Figures 2 and 3).
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DESCRIPTION OF-INSTALLATION
Railroad Service
A rail spur from the Chapayevsk Explosives
and 'Mu'itions Loading Combine 309 and 15
services'the explosives storage area.
Good t11-weather roads serve the area.
Area F contains 38 revetted storage build-
ings and 2 guard huts.
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N G AND
CHAP AY E V SK }/ \R CHAP ANV SK EXPLOSIVES
2 KM / \j\\ MUNITIONS LOAD DING
COMBINE 309 AND 15
Railroad, single track
- Road
- Fence
J Revetted building
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FIGURE 3. EXPLOSIVES STORAGE AREA. Sketch compiled from Mission
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REFERENCES
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MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 200. Sheet ()163-1 (HL. 3d ed, Jan 63 (SECRET)
DOCUMENTS
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DIAAP-1-15-64 (partial ans\%or)
NPIC PROJECT
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