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V ION-HR7-O14 PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT

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SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE

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PR EFA C E

This report is onc in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic

installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is leing
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 Produt r.ion
Center ] P la (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group.

In the interesti of uniformiry, the titles and letter designator for

the facilities observed at th-esc installInions are idewnical with those
appearing in the project requirement. WheCn a specific facility is not.
observed both its tide and letter designator arc ominelId in the relrt.
I iles and lttecr designators for the various facilities L ar s
follows: (A) railroad service, (13) road service, (C) landing sm cps,
(D) admt inistrativ and roop housing areas, (I) storage areis, (I-) n-
munil:ition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (1) other buildings aInd
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) atlhlettc f dds,
(l) Small arms liring ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tnik/
atssHAult gun firing ranges, (P) flat tra jectorv fi ring ranges, (Q) artillery
emplaicements (batte rics), (R) infantry or comibined artms fild tr in-
ing a ra or tourses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidenti ied
facilitics or tracking activity.

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SELECTED MILITARY
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FIGURE I. LOCATION OF SELECTED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

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TIo rlirv barracks areas, Cherkass' he secured possibly assoc iated storage
.\R-m ikirrcks 'orth and Cr erkassy i\rmy area covers 135 acres and criins 1) storage

storage instalfalini arc lirfo d on the western buildings.

edge of Cherkassy (Figure ft.
Cherkassy -\rmy 3Brracks North
covers ap-
prosimaely 100 acres and contains 3 adminis-
tration buildings, 16 barracks, 26 support build-
ins, an athletic field, and a parade ground.
Cherkassv :\rmy B3arracks South
covers ap-
proximatelv -65 acres and romains 3 Probable
administration buildings. 3 barracks, 10 prob-
abia barracks, i9 probable quarters, 27 sup-
port buildings, 47 storage buildings. 3 possible
ammunirion storage bunkers, n motor park, 4
vehicle sheds, a small-arms firing range, a
driver-iraining course, and an athletic field.
lh 3 insrallations (Figures 2 and 3) were
covered by 10 KEYH01 F. missions between June.
1961 and August 1964. Comparative analysis
reveals that a tracked-vehicle driver-trai ning
course just west of Cherkassv Army Barracks
South was abandoned subserpuent to Februarv
1962. Five barracks were added to area DI
beiween lebrarirv 1463 and June 1963, amd I
administration building was added to area D3
between August 1963 and Decomber 1963. One
administrarion and 3 support buildings were
added to area D3 between Docember 1963 and
June 1964. Track activity indicates the instol-
lations were acrive during the period covered,

ID1ESCRIPTION OF INSTALLTION

Railroad Service Area [13 cuntains 3 probable adminisrration

h1;Chrkassy railroad yards are 1 kilo- buildings, 10 probable barracks, and S support
meter (km) south. fIhe possibly associated buildigs.
storaga area is served by a spur from the
General Storage :Areas
Smela- 7.lotonosha rail line.
Area 1El conrains 4 storace buildings.
A rea i2 contains 36 storage and 3 suppor
_ridr)Sect'ice bauitldigs.
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installations arc served by the Cher. Areca F.3 contains 7 storage buildings.
kassy-Belozerc highwav. Area E4 is secured and contains 9 storage
rand9 support buildins.

-Administraetivo and [roop Housing Areas rAmmunition

Storage Area

Area Dlcrntrins3administrai onbuildings, Area F contains 3 possible amnitiion

16 barracks, and 26 support ildings. bunkers and 2 support buildings.
Area D2 conrains 3 barracks, 69 probable
quarters (probably rlficer an dependnlt hours- t btre .Arcea
ing loeared in a wooded area), and 1I supporr Area G contains 12 possible ranks (20 feet
buildings. in diamerer) and a suport bailding.
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rIGURE3? FELCTED Sketch comrIled f on Deceber 1963.
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I quipment Storage/MuiienaInce Arca Small-\rms I iring Ra ng

Arca .J contains a I000- by S00-foot moor - is a 400-

,\reL by 1.00-foot small-arms

park., two 280- by 60 loot vehicle sieds, one firing range with 2 support huildiings.
240- by 45-foot v'ehicle shed, one 210- by 45- Driver-'I'raining \rea
foot vehicle shed, an.l a support uilding.
Area NI (not shown on I igure ), located
1.5 km northwest of area I L, is A'wheeld-
Feh. I icldS vchicle, rectangular, closed-circuit ourse with
Areas KI and K2 a rc athletic fields. 2 ligurc-8 s.

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