MINSK BARRACKS KALINIA MINSK, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
MINSK BARRACKS KALININA
MINSK, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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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 IPlc (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, (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 area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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MINSK BARRACKS KALININA
(53-58N 027-45E)
MINSK, MINSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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MINSK BARRACKS KALININA
Railroad, double track
Railroad, single track
Road
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Minsk Barracks Kalinina
kilometers (km) northeast of
is located 13.5
Minsk (53-55N
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ing course and a small arms firing range.
The installation is covered byMTALENT
photography and by six KEYHOLE missions
between Compara-
tive analysis reveals a constant level of usage
between with re-
duced track activity on snow covered photography
of Significant changes subsequent
to - first observed on-cover-
age, include the addition of 20 probable depend-
ents quarters and one storage building. Changes
subsequent to first observed on _
= coverage include the addition of four storage
buildings, two support buildings and a wheeled-
vehicle driver-training course. The two athletic
fields observed on - coverage are not
present on later KEYHOLE coverage. Tents ob-
served in the tent camp area on TALENT cover-
age were not discernible on later small scale
KEYHOLE coverage.
027-35E), just northwest of Kalinina and on the
south side of the Minsk-Moscow highway (Fig-
ure 1). Several good all-weather roads also
serve the installation. The installation is not
rail served; however, the Minsk-Borisov rail
line is approximately 2 km southeast. Other
military installations in this vicinity include
Minsk Army Barracks Uruchye (AL-1), imme-
diately west-southwest, and the Minsk Military
Training Area (TA-1), which is directly as-
sociated with both installations.
This installation (Figures 2 and 3) covers
approximately 800 acres and contains four ad-
ministrative buildings, 10 barracks, 19 storage
buildings, 21 support buildings, 20 probable de-
pendents quarters, a tent camp area and eight
equipment storage/maintenance buildings of
which two are located in a secured motor park
area. Training facilities within the area include
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The Minsk-Moscow highway runs along the
northwest edge of this installation. Several other
good all-weather roads also serve the instal-
lation.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
Area D (Figure 3) contains two administra-
tive buildings, 10 barracks, two storage build-
ings and one support building. Track activity
indicates that the buildings are probably being
utilized. The presence of a tent camp area in-
dicates a probable additional temporary billet-
ing capacity.
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General Storage Areas
Area El is probably secured and contains
three storage buildings, one of which was added
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Area E2 contains seven storage buildings,
three of which were added between
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Area H contains 20 probable dependents
quarters which were constructed between-
Additional buildings scat-
tered throughout the installation include two
administrative buildings, six storage buildings
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KALININA
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and 15 support buildings. Two support buildings
and one storage building have been added since
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
Area JL contains one vehicle storage/main-
tenance building 110 by 90 feet, one vehicle shed
135 by 35 feet, one storage building and a secured
motor park 320 by 440 feet.
Area J2 contains five equipment storage/
maintenance buildings 240 by 60 feet, one equip-
ment storage/maintenance building 140 by 60
feet and five support buildings. Four artillery
pieces were observed in this area on _
=coverage and unidentified equipment was
observed on - coverage.
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Athletic Fields
Area K is an athletic field. Recent coverage
reveals that two athletic fields observed on_
=coverage are no longer present.
Small Arms Firing Range
Area L is a small arms firing range 650
by 45 feet.
Driver Training Area
Area M just southeast of the tent camp area,
is a small figure-8, wheeled-vehicle driver-
training course and was first observed on
= coverage.
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US Air Target Chart, Series 100, Sheet 0168-9997-100:1, 2d ed, Feb 52 (CONFIDENTIAL)
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DOCUMENTS
Army. DPIR-10-57, 11bi.+?k M1lilitarg Reservation, 27 May 57 (TOP SECRET CHESS)
Army. PII3-TK-131-63, 41i!itaryl Installation Minsk, USSR, 5 Nov 63 (TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF)
DIA. PC 235-1-1-63, ln.vtollation [, i.vt, Sariet Ground Forces, 1 Oct 63 (SECRET.'No Foreign Di,sso
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DIA. PC 225-1-2-133, Trcrininy Areas, Suriet Ground Forces, 1 Oc( 63 (SECRET,'No Foreign Dissom
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