METHODS OF REQUISITIONING AND DISTRIBUTING ARMY QUARTERMASTER SUPPLIES

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 426
• Publication Date: February 4, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFIL:,,,;JN SECRET/SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Methods of Requieit.!c.xng 6rd 1is :~r.,ting
Army $uartermaeter SZ:pp;les
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
ACQUIRED
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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Certain ,'.files exist for zeViF!.tlow.nR large or small
by en a= Ys division, or a regiment,. These riles are equallyia, of supplies
all the were mentiorei ,nits. In tr.e first place, no military yyeetb11 for
has any :fight to req' on a rate _ eetteisan-
lard allotaent for a certain n::?rer of ddan.lfor personnel provisions
neabn alondliehme than the stan
course, the allotm2Lt varies tr{th different ; military ry establishments. Also,
no military establishment in the rear is permitted to have _less supplies iA
ctorage then the 4~:entity prescr":ed ty the articles for the r2a:7 or a g. ;,ea
art& t depioymezni. in the sa;aond place, no military establishment My
ob
tain Fuup11e& from a depot of higher echelon if `?hiw unit has not subsitted
the
the above d daily and five-day period reports on its supply 6rit-,iatios to
ateastiorred higher echelon during tLe current mop ;h., clAce such
reports are necessary for control purposes. Aydin the third place, no unit:
division, or Army may obtain supplies from a storehouse or supply depot
without submitting a so-called requisition check. Even if a divislou or
regiment is sent i=ediately for some operation--tut is unable to present
the requisition check--and +y.e success of the battle cad t;la 12ves of a
whole army- defend on this particular unit or division marching off, rc
supplies will be Aiven out pitchout the r??-qw.Rition check.
2. It au Arty cr, r3dR: or
ear commander issues an order to the chief of
aUPP]Y depot to issue, by way of 4!1tuel assistance, some products without
a xequi.siti0r check. the latter will obey the order, bit be mast -. dia"~Piy
report the Chp fbtraor tom. accSxrx'eac-a7 tbr-.; +.; c1 maels. In such a
ease, the depot chief is free of all responsibility, but diacipltz";ari
a,tion, up to trial. by military tzibunal, will bm taken agsinst the aamy
or rear saer=nder.
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~F1 a ' Tttii'i i vFklr,rn,~Tit.1.1N
a m""At'; so-called .,NZ.,
their supplies { ;. "~: p ais must put in a rEgi}isit:~oa
and deliveries replenioYsh during the
preceding 30
provisions to i.ta div7sioa s, days
rmyough
prepare reports on the m
balance of provisions The rear services of the Army
of requisition, ands together vith the re in the Army d
nthe de t t qn-.si._na check, Lendstheirhr day
certain thao the po Army, he front. Thk latter checks the b
. that .the has supplies of ever. e
sledge to make
and in " ~ety in prescribed quantities
un.ace with established norms s
(probably, morning rerort% i
of seusd r + d with the personnel record
the Army. - Y the chief of the replacement sec
',
A
order. Forinstance
an uy41e4 s:`ct'1y in accordance with th
c A
ta
,
e
rray has re Prescribed
provisions to s
ti
-?.crre.*.:.: ;oei's F:e sight to have a three-mouths' stock of
(reserve stock. Once 30-days stock oY
t
The guatity of provisior."a re luiaitioareai
into freight cars and delii?ere3 '-o the representative of thedAd y, i
t
latter receives travel ordra, s at invoice the depo -
ity of the Toed prveions. All they ' and a certificate a thee
weight in tons, and the do~"-~ents list the it ed gthe
medlately tonne over the n trYof cc.e'.e.zers? The Army ems issued, their
me l tel signs the cargo to a e*.e? of armed the chi
of the travel orders and t e Invoice and s for the chief
his life while it is en route a-.d iL-itil the moment When i it rIs lcargo
to the Army depot. +n it delivered
5? The m
th
e
od of allocati
Prte, in mg food s?.znp1s as
de
ect to cover ace.1, to have on 'eahand a sup law requires the
current needs for or-t! permanent -Apply reserve keeps
5 per cent of the yearly regnixementy Year.
j NZ" n sdditioa,
reserve
has no right to spend. rare.. as anever7 ' keepto avoid deterioration. 'Y three stint n nee T stoc which it
a le ericratioa. It. such eases It the used reserve stock is renewed
and replenished with freshly inived aiippliee used for current consumption
In peacetime a division
suffi_ieat is
supposed to have 11P.Plies the for 20 dais Flue a 10_ ' K ? for current consumption
The regonyofto be kept is a 10-'OI reserve sully. In~vsupply
'7Pedi is alga tak:en Supply iPP1Y th. sn
sometimes t :>t a divivisio PPly
sits is allovt3 .r'ovisions for onl sad sa it happen,,
this Y.
~ror.t is increased to 15 days, Y Pive days; at +,iReE
7 Regiments and iadividaai bat l
supposed to have provisions foril0 do L integrated into a regimen
=uppl t. egg
supply, while is tartimt; mho , is reduced to , but roe
wted as foL'. in esco on -da ppl
s caned P o ovs s
i n one-da .apps in uttie onea s in -gam suet,
r`ta~ie eu Y r resus sled Y-- FP1y, one is the regfm l ' +go-da vhtchh
rations, Which never get into theekkettles and sdssI
only on the orders of the rear comaander cf the Ark,
are I issued
8? Thr depots P
in scoot , tans the tap to the lowest echelon,
dance with
every man. the prescribed norms regulatiingssue the daily provision9 siricily
In ac
rations far
9? The order of ise
is tan ya,A uancr~ oP articles at suppl}, ~cbether it be food ox ;,,thjj~g
be tiusued he as Pnr * , e it in,
Q ae b`~r that om. ertl.~le,
ll!d
n aud let u= fees, sho t
Lse.i-1 to tine unit forsix r.;nths az~J* f t or (hat boots sbOuld be
. tker
10 Par :,iru. Mtn hs or r a a year.
a rule ye
fo , there ought to be no over-Cons
foray, and Prev7.rsiee-'1 'secause -+~Ptian of cartridges, Pue1, , -
less P ishment for the rv1Prit . veer o er'nsnRUmntion en`ax;. a~ _
are very Frequent, esFeeislly with respectJto food rytion and sbort8ges
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C .._ _. : 'na:I I L-"a fRMATION
Y S times the mar
Pive 12 expected inalset Pricelfor6 ~reysortage, the chief of the "GSM"
rubles a liter d - ins, Thus
," It is not easy to
replcria=. F~._, -
shortages, and the people after a period of over
r< the consumption or
ato do thleo To Cito m r a
cartri attempt m ax. f , f great risk if they
dges occthe for some reason ar~tr,.h ar "vet-consumption of 2,OC4
the fact from the divisional comr;l r andregiment9;s3is c
lnecess
issues at the to conceal
to eve target rare two ins`?ad of the re ou?and unlawfully
every soldier until it has saved encv t gulation five cartridges
an inspector arrive at the regiment J corer up the shortage. Should
regimental commuend.eT In charge and di discover the shortage, the deputy
brorght up for coiirt.maj'tialOf drill and the battalion c ... y_ _
M are
12. If fuel is over_c
cna;uaed, the chief= of the "'SM'" prepare false do^-'=meats
staatting that while such and euaargo vsE being transported, the trucks
caught in bad
r
ct?e Y attribute the losses to bad, regulations, ravines, a ra?.Weg which enrit.le them to add, asrovided
situation. 20 per rent .' :e of fuP1, and that is how they get out of by
-Y gs o4? of the
13. If -
i e, a shortage of uuifntma was charged to the d
action, ns ifthe
h
d
y
a
ead or missing in
been issued new a~iiorms; or, more corrss
of the "OE-S" deiiberatel ski
to the solddiers. Y ppa the date of iss ye the
chief to issue un
toor so .l Before a battle, he took Pains have no m new
another unit. After the battle to hent ne time issue dun
clothing annd a ipment record of the of ' he entered in the
issued to d e t men of this unit that uniforms individual
revealed the eia hue was the shortage covered up had been
the market nrtage and forgery of ? If an inspection
documents, the cal
Price of th
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s1-- Mage - "ems in regard ?;, food provisions.
but no IIegligeace or deliberate was blew If there is
time the actual price i e o8e the c
altlhough per it coats kilogramthe art- 55-6o k peke, while the for a
market pri e. t pri e is 2295
. If it is aacdYta
ce is 20
excess of the ateul~=g allocation, the `ned that the meat was obtained in
to 10 years or even to be shot, quartermaster Officer is sentenced
A
has taken this meat for hie own use
c`der of a regiment who, let us say,
PaY for it at the same rate, & use, .rould receive a re;
p~t. The may even be duwed and emo ed3 roe
fine fo? ,hrortages at J2.5 times ? price was eas fixed his
s
Order ho ^c54 in 1943- In case of ab+iel the actual
pric
invoked,
penalty bwehh vas signed by Stalin hiaeelf, Order o and which Of 3 March eath is
s
After the death shooting penalty for the gujlry regardless of the size a t,death
guilty were sem enced to up to ~2r years,sbolished by the government, rthee.
"oe a shortage is not covered
it will be definitely shun by some Illegal meats yhu.'
0 in report. fth e~be very month, in every de .the an form No 1, becausehon the tst
s.
front, ~n nspecti
the on ~ ce with the battalio and ending
ctual tiu takes place for the -Ln
the a Fplies on hand and hlthese of f vertu the
books. ~~9 unit appoints an inspection cothm me with the entries u the
sentatives of the political section. tr7 om to fi d di e c of repre_
dray balances shoving surpluses or sbor et find disc es are a And
lately entered in the books and the short ? Me ses are iheed-
iechelon depots to bring stocks t r replenilasshed from higher
UP to the e raeg s quired norms.
-11 the guilty man will paynot, het and rh,~.-e to a shortage of gasoline 1litcosts
ers,
500 but 6,2'ir:blea_
e
tribunal to 10 , m''sei article, and was sentenced by 122.5 times
years imprisonment or to be shot- yaMilitary
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It follows that it -is impossible either to obtain the
to borrow them fr = ~.hr fit. The c4mtxga n8 1Y.es eT e a special rep sition, beca a it issues supplies depot des not
of the nd b report from loner echelon depot, which s
ho the basis
ha
s
by igbt and dad. rations. The central depot t the supplies on
depot has 17 days rations of fats and 12 days 'notes that a division
h@J2d ; so it issue, the difference rations 20, n o1 cenda20 o
fixed fora i e it brings up the am p~ 8 ~7 and Ada and and t r
?-
~+ivision ac y ``IIQ days reopt
interested in the correctness cording to the norm. The central depot no control of the expendsk report, is It bas
c s functions. Ther,~ is a section in, an Ar
which coiatrols divisions the rear of an hrre wi
th a
occasional raids. and units both through re
ports
and
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