ORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER OF THE POLISH MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE

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• Publication Date: October 30, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Poland REPORT
SUBJECT Organization of the Office .of the DATE DISTR. s,~ ~~ !
Chief Quartermaster of the Polish '
Ministry of .National Defense NO. PAGES ~ 1
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lrganization of the Office
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ORGANIZATION OF. THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER
(REAR SEI~ICES) OF THE POLISH MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE.
Introduction '
This report gives the information ~on the organization and
functions of the Office of the Chief o ear erv ces of the Ministry of~N~
Defense,flater redesignated the Office of the Chief Quartermaster of MON)I ~
la Office of the Chief Quartermaster
ao Reorganization and Redesignation
Late in 1952, the office of the Chief of Rear Services of the
Ministry of National Defense underwent a mayor reorganization, in which the
Finance Department and the Transportation Department were transferred to the
direct control of the Ministry of National .Defense, and the name of the Office
of the Chief ;of Rear Services was changed to the Office of the Chief:'Quarter-
master (Glowne Kwatermistrzowstwo)o2
b, Relationship of the Office of the Chief Quartermaster to Mayor
Subordinate Commands
the Office of the Chief quartermaster and
its subordinate departments worked directly with the chief quartermasters of the
military districts (Qkregi Wo~skowe) who, in turn, worked with lower level
subordinates :in their immediate districts, The Office of the Chief Quarter-
master also worked directly with chief quartermasters of~the air:force GWo~ska
Lotnicze). and the._navy (Marynarka Wo,jenna), who, in turn, worked with their
respective subordinate unitso
the Office of the Chief~Quarter- ?
master worked directly with the Directorate of Su 1 for MON because it was
considered to be on_the military district levele
c; Mission
c of the Chief artermaster_of MO
was to supply the ground, airyand~naval forces. of Poland
less Secu y_...orces) with clothing; food; petroleum, oil and lubricants; to
construct buildings and installations;;to.provide medical care for personnel?,and
veterinary care :~ for animals us '
trainin to its uartermaster cadre
d,Deputy and Chief of Staff
The Deputy and Chief of Staff was responsible for directing the
operations of the four branches: Organization, Mobilization, Education and Tittles
and Regulations, and the Security Office of the Office. of the Chief Quarter-
master in peace'-and. war; and for assuming the duties of the Chief Quartermaster i n
the latte~
(5) Exploitation Section, (Six military and three civilians) The
mission~of this section was to coordinate the capacity and utilization of 'storage
depots, ;their construction, and the transportation of POL products to and from
these depots for armed services use,
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fb) Supply Section, (Four military and~two-civiTiane) ?The mission
of this section was to insure current deliveries to storage depots and angp units,
and to purchase containers and provide transportation facilities. for the armed
services,
.(7) Finance Section, (Two military and two civilians) ~The.m fission
of this section was to plan and disburse financial requirements for ,all sections
of the POL Department, .
e, Quartering Department
This department was responsible for quartering all the.,Pohish
Armed Forces (,lessSecurity Forces) and their dependents of career personnel,.
the care and maintenance of such properties, the periodical inspections of`such
buildings and grounds fog proper maintenance and care by occupants, and the pro-
curement, of training areas for the Armed Forces, In addition it,was,in;charge of
the procurement of garrison and household furnishings and equipment and, the heating
and lighting ,of all preaniises under its control,
The specific training of permanent cadre officers, EM, ,and civilian
personnel for assignment in the Quartering Department end the supervision of such
training at the Central ,Quartermaster School in POZNAN eras also a responsibility
of this departriient In~addition9 the department established rules and regulations
for its operat~on9 planne ~ fiscal budgets, acid exercised control ,measures for the"`'`M
expenditure of??ats funds,
f, Planning Administration of Material Supply
This department aided all the other departments of the Chief ?
Quartermaster in planning for material supplies which would be required in the
g, Construction Outlay Administration .. ,,,,; .,: ?
This department planned future construction of military iristaila-
tions, official;buldings9 and dependent quarters for all the Armed Forces, other
than the Security Forcesa The P.:ro3ept Bureau for this Administration made up
specifications for all future Armed Forces construction pro~ectsa
3, Organization of the Directorate of Supply for.MON
the directorate consisted of nine'
branches directly responsible to the Deputy Chiefo Organizationy Clothing9 Food,
Quartering, Medical and, Veterinary, Construction, Transportation, POL, and Fi-
nanced These branches were res on fib e r t cal logistical and~.housekeeping
support of MON in WARSAW, there were about 5,000 military
personnel and civilian employees within the MON ?complex in WARSAW, '
ao Organization Branch, Four officers and four civilians) This
branch consisted of four seetions, as follower Personnel Affairsm Handled the
processing of personnel attached or assigned to the Directorate of Supply (exact
number unknown); Education m Planned training and arranged for schooling of ~~ ?_
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personnel assigned to the Directorate of Supply^ Plannine - Set uD future
plans
for all branches of the Directorate of Supply
classified ma ep s,
and the Security Office - Handled all incoming and outgoing
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b, Clothing Branch," (One officer and one-civilian) This branch estab-
lished quotas for uniform materials to be issued during each fiscal year to indi-
viduals (cadre officers) assigned to MONO
c, Food Branch, (One officer and one civilian) This branch issued
subsistence items9 in kind - ~portant and favored
personnel assigned to MONt~- arran ed se arate
ration~~funds for less favored and lower-ranking personnel
visiting other installations from MON, when military rations and quarters were
not available, ?.
and arranged funds for personnel on temporary duty at MON or for those
do :Quaz?tering Branch, .(One officer and one civilian) This branch ar-
ranged for living quarters for eligible personnel working at MON9 temporary hous-
ing for visiting dignitaries, the payment of movin expenses to officers assigned
to MON from other stations, and the reimbursement?$illeting and subsistence
expenses to personnel on service--connected assignments at posts other~,than their
own,
e, ,Construction Branch, (One officer and one civilian)"., :,.This,~branch
made arrangements for necessary building construction and repair.work,for MON;
fo .,Transportation Brancha (Qne officer
arran ed for all t es of tr rt t
g, ,P,OeLo .Branch, CCIne officer and one civilian This?,.branch su lied
all petroleum9 oil. and lubricant needs of MEIN
h, Medical and Veterinary Branch, (Two officers and one civilian)
This branch furnished medical treatment for personnel attached to MOl~aand inspec-
ted all meat consumed by on=post personnel assigned to MONO
i; Finance Branch .(One officer and one civilian) This branch estab-
lished the budgets .for all departments of. MEIN insofar as Quartermaster expendi-
tures were concerned ,. and planned fiscal year budgets for each branch within the
Directorate of Supply for MON,
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po a on erv ce (Sluzba.Samochodowa) came ..under
the direct control of the Chief of Rear Services, and
that in 1951 the control was transferred to the~Chief
of Organization and Training (inspectorate) (Szef
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