SOVIET ARMY MILITARY SUPPLY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000800430008-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 15, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INT.ELLI..G.ENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT
DATE OF INFO.
Soviet Army Military Supply
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 1% Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. G`ode, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
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REQUIREMENT
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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The peacetime, training unit of fire for a TT pistol was 16 rounds.
One eight-round magazine was in the pistol, and the other was
carried in a pouch, no ' ?.nf ormati pan. on 1 prescribed units of
fire for weapons in defensive or offensive action,
own trrucks o details on how frequently divisions or regiments' p eked
up supplies,
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1, military supplies were maaufaci~r+-.:red specifically for the Army and
were z~.c3? are^ pendently prcour.?ed., There was a boo skesping arrangement by which
sufficient funds were made available through the GOSBANK (government bank) to the
factory working on war supplies,
2. It was ccnmcn knowledge among Army officers that military goods were stored in
the Ural region,
3. It was also,common knowledge that the function of rear services was to provide
Soviet ground and air armies with all supplies necessary for their operations.
Such supplies ineiu.dedt weapons and ammunitiong engineer equipment; Signal Corps
and Medical Corps equipment; POL and food, uniforms, and pay,
a. Ammunition, weapons, and equipment in the WHO ; Zone to Germany carne by
rail to railroad stations (next to army depots). The supplies were trans-
ported from the clep-ts to the divisions by trwcks organic to the divisions.
Th re imants then nicked up their supplies (at the divisions), using their
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b. POL came to my unit in iron barrels, of 200 kg. (about 240 lit.
from the'Jueterbog railroad station. Aviation gas came by
train to Jueterbog and was transported to Jueterbog-Datum by
special fuel trucks.
4. In August 1952 some `unidentified engineer units passing
through Jueterbog. The convoy conslst.ed of about 35 trucks
carrying heavy r d n equipment. About 15 trucks were loaded
with
loaded with pars of pontoons
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About 15 other trucks were
pan ng, and iron parts used with bridging.,equipment . I 25X1
the Soviets used heavy bridging equipment organic to enizineer 25X1
un s, rather than. improvising from local resources.. 25X1
about 40 to 50 amphibious-type jeeps parked in the Jue er og caserne.
area.
a. Motor transports) (near Jueterbog moved at a speed of 25X1
about 30 km, per hour, with the vehicles spaced about, 40 in.
apart. soldiers with flags posted at road 25X1
junctions to direct traffic in the desired direction
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some military supplies were shipped from the USSR to 25X1
ports in the Soviet Zone of Germany. in such cases 25X1
the transportation would be under supervision, of the Soviet.Na
because.th.e.Army had no water transportation units= 25X1
electrically and steam=operated shore cranes, including railroad
cranes with a capacity of from 3 to 30't. There were also heavy,
floating crazies which had a lifting capacity of from 30 to 100 tons.
5 ft.. Russian-gauge rails were. laid in the Soviet. 25X1
Zone of German to avoid transferring the. freight too cars using
the narrower, 4 ft., 81 in, German-gauge rails. 25X1
Medical supplies for the
Bielitz Hospital were handled'in the following manner. The
Chief of the Pharmacy Section submitted a list of'shortages to
the Chief of the Hospital, who add oc d, the requisition and sub-
mitted it,to the Supply Section of the Medical Administ ation
at GOFG Hq. in Wuen'sdorf. The latter office either approved or
disapproved the requisition. Usually it approved half of the
requested, quantity, which led to the practice of padding the
requisitions. After approval by the Supply Section, the
requested merchandise could be drawn from the GOFG Medical Depot
in Wuensdorf.
The 653d'Aviation Maintenance Base had two trucks: one ZIS, 150
or 151;'and one Chevrolet; they were each,.-of about three-ton
capacity and could be used for picking up coal, equipment, and
POL. The 653d also had a Mercedes sedan for the personal use of
the CO. Two horse-draws; carts and three horses were used to bring
bread from a German" bakery and meat from a German refrigeration
plant in ?Jueterbog. Za'ee Encl. A for the location of the bakery
and refrigeration plant
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a,
b.
regiment or division there was a driver's school for EM. ,
Officers could voluntarily attend the course in their free
time and learn to drive.
horse-drawn Army transport
the USSR.25X1
horse-
drawn transportation is still used there by the Army. 25X1
horses were used in cavalry units as mounts 25X1
p ng guns and supply wagons. Mules were used as,
mounts, carriers, and for pulling guns and supply wagons in
mountainous regions of the Caucasus, where there were no
military roads for motorized tr. a,fficc . )
9. The 653d Aviation Maintenance Base had the following for. eign-made
equipment: German-made cuff ice supplies, such as drafting equipment 9
paper, pencils and irik; German?ri ade machinery such as lath
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steel cutters, saws,, armatures, and electric appliance's; 25X1
Germ an-made radio tubes ; and German--made signal equipment.
10. complete repair f,a.r.^ilit:l,e f~.,or^ radio, rada,r,, air- 25X1
plane insW;ru.; ents, sea,rehligh'l-,s, and engines It, had no
facilities for, repair of fi an s, vehi