TRAINING AREA BREST, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Publication Date: August 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
TRAINING AREA
BREST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MC)
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/C1A 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 1Pic (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC 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.
'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, (L') am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (II) 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 area or courses, (S) special training facilities, ('I') unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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TRAINING AREA
(52-01N 023-44E)
BREST, BRESTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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Railroad, double track
Railroad, single track
Road
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vehicle driver training area containing one
large closed-circuit course and five figure-8
courses, and a probable tracked-vehicle driver
training course. There are also six tank/as-
sault-gun firing ranges, two flat-trajectory
firing ranges, two AAA battery emplacements,
and four 6-gun field artillery battery emplace-
inents. Two large combined-arms field train-
ing areas were observed with three areas of
unidentified activity present in the one near
the west border.
The area was covered b
A training area (Figure 1) is located 9 kil-
ometers (km) south-southeast of Brest (52-OON
023-41E), adjacent to the Brest Army Camp
Southeast (AL-2). The training area is not rail
served; however, a rail yard and station arc
located adjacent to the southeast edge of the
training area and 25 km southeast of Brest or
the Brest-Kovel rail line. The rail-served
Brest Army Camp Southeast, at the north end
of the training area, may provide service for
the training area. Road service is provided by
the all-weather Brest-Kovel highway which
passes through the northeast section of the
training area, and the secondary Brest-Wlodawa
highway which passes through the northwest
section of the training area.
The training area (Figure 2) covers ap-
proximately 49,675 acres and extends 24 km
along the long axis with an average width of
10 km.
Most of the training facilities are situated
on a linear series of sand dunes. Dense forest
cover and peat bogs comprise the larger part
of the area. Facilities in the training area in-
clude a small bivouac area, a possible secured
support area containing nine support buildings,
two open vehicle/equipment parks, a wheeled-
missions
on all summer photography. An increase in
acreage and degree of scarring on the west
combined-arms field training area is clearly
indicated on
driver training courses and two of the six 4-
position field artillery battery emplacements
were first observed on coverage.
The only winter activity o served is the utili-
zation of four firing lanes on the tank/assault-
Railroad Service
A station and rail yard are located on the
southeast edge of the training area and 25 km
southeast of Brest on the double track Brest-
Kovel rail line. Brest Army Barracks South-
east, located at the north end of the training
area, is rail served. Either or both of these
facilities may serve the training area.
Road Service
The training area is bordered on the east by
the all-weather Brest-Kovel highway and on the
west by the secondary Brest-Wlodawa highway.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
An undetermined number of possible tents
are in a small bivouac area, Area D.
Other Buildings
Nine support buildings are located in Area
H, a possibly secured support area connected
by trails to the Brest-Wlodawa highway.
Area JI is a 1,450- by 725-foot vehicle/
equipment park. Three probable rows of possible
vehicles were observed on coverage.
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Area J2 is a 725- by 150-foot vehicle/equip-
ment park. Two probable rows of possible ve-
Driver Training Areas
Area Ml is a wheeled-vehicle driver train-
ing area. Five figure-8 courses and a rectan-
gular closed-circuit driver training course are
located in the area. Heavier scarring is present
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left. Two firing lanes were active on
=1snow coverage.
Extensive scarring is observed on ranges
NI-6 during summer months.
was observed as indicated.
Flat-Trajectory Firing Ranges
Winter activity
Area P1 is a 4,000-foot range* with two
moving target runs,**
one 85 degrees right.
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sions. The figure-8 courses were first ob-
served on~hotography.
Area M2 is a probable tracked-vehicle
driver training course composed of two parts.
The northern part is a closed-circuit mesh
pattern located in a sand dune area. The southern
part is an elongated oval-shaped course located
on flat terrain. Heavy scarring is present on
all summer photography.
Tank/Assault-Gun Firing Ranges
Area Ni is a 1,300-foot range* with three
1,100-foot firing lanes and two moving target
runs, **
Area N2 is a 3,900-foot range with three
2,500-foot lanes and six moving targets, one
I one 90 degrees left, three 20
degrees right, Two
firing lanes were active
snow coverage.
Area N3 is a 3,900-foot range with three
2,300-foot lanes and three moving targets, one
90 degrees right, one 5 degrees right, and one
85 degrees left.
Area N4 is a 4,300-foot range with two
1,800-foot lanes and four moving targets, one
180 degrees, Ijne 135
degrees right,
Area N5 is a 4,300-foot range with three
2,500-foot lanes and one moving target F
Area N6 is a 3,900-foot range with three
2,000-foot lanes and four moving targets, one
Area P2 is a 2?600-foot range with seven
moving target runs, one 90 degrees right, one
100 degrees right, one 100 degrees left, two 45
degrees left, one 40 degrees left, and one 80
degrees right.
Extensive ground scarring is observed in
both areas on all summer photography.
Artillery Emplacements (Batteries)
Area Q1 contains four 6-gun field artillery
emplacements. All emplacements (A, B, C &
D) appear active.
Area Q2 contains two 6-gun AAA sites.
Emplacement Q2A appears active, but emplace-
ment Q2B is probably abandoned.
Area Q3 contains six 4-gun field artillery
emplacements. Emplacements Q3A and Q3B
appear active. Emplacements Q3C and Q3D
are possibly abandoned and emplacements Q3E
and Q3F are probably abandoned. The latter
two were first observed on coverage. 25X1
Infantry or Combined-Arms
Field Training Area or Courses
Extensive scarring and personnel trenches
are observed on summer photography in Area
R1. I Extent and ~ degree of scarring is greater
mer photography.
Extensive scarring and personnel trenches
are observed on all summer photography in
Area R2.
*The length of a range is the maximum distance from the
static firing line to the moving target runs.
**The angle of the moving target run is the angle formed by
the target run and a perpendicular line from the static fir-
ing line to the target run at the control house position.
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Unidentified Facilities or Tracking Activity
Two sets of parallel linear ground scars
4,500 and 4, 000 feet long are located on the west
side of the combined-arms field training area
(Area Tl ). The longer set has six ground scars
and the shorter has five.
Nine radiating linear ground scars ema-
nating from a personnel trench extend from the
west edge into the center of the combined-arms
field training area (Area T2). This scarring
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Five radiating linear ground scars ema-
nating from a personnel trench extend from the
west edge of the center of the combined-arms
field training area (Area T3). This scarring
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