SOVIET ARMY SUPPLY, TRANSPORTATION AND MEDICAL DATA

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 7, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Sees. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law,
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East Germany
SUBJECT Soviet Army Supply, Transportation DATE DISTR. 7 March, 1955
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This is UNEVALUATED Information
ARMY review completed.
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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Soviet Army Supply, Transportation,
and Medical Data
DATE OF INFORMATION
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Supply Installations
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a. Dry Rationsl.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
SOVIET ARMY SUPPLY IN GERMANY
supply installations in East Germany:
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CQ1iF=TA1(N 52-27, E 12-59).'
DATE DISTR. 21 Jan 1955
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b. Clothing and Repair Equipment
Clothing and shoe repair equipment, such as, soles, heels, etc.,
was obtained bthe 10th Sep. G Bn. from a warehouse in ernau
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c. POL
the installations which supplied the 10th
Sep. Gd. Bn. with POL were located somewhere in the greater
Berlin area.
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Supply Levels
emergency food reserved gee Paragraph 27 ;, co
Ammunition
were issued two drums of 72 rounds of ammunition for their SMG's.
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the qualification courses called for n no rounds 25X1
o mm. SMG ammunition and three rounds were for the 7,62 mm. I
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firing was conducted three or four times a year during the summer"
training period. There were approximately 211 7.62 mm. SM01s, 30
7.62 mm. carbines, 36 7.62 mm. Tokarev pistols, 30 7.62 mm. Degtyarev
DP LMG's, and 9 or 12 7.62 mm. Go yunov HMO's in his battalion.
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the, summer training period in 1953, a total of 5,800 to 7,700 rounds of SMG
ammunition and 300 to 400 rounds of carbine ammunition was expended.
In addition, a very small amount of ammunition wae'expended when the
weapons were zeroed on a small range located in the battalion compound.
Combat Rations
Fuel
on emergen
about lj000 . were nee
o fill he tanks o the 20 vehicles in the 10th Sep. Gd. Bn.2
there was
itures
The 10th Sep.
-n. motor poo
emergency' use.
For the unit
curing a ;lT une er n rots, s in s unit
barrels of gasoline for
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Engineer, Chemical, and Medical Equipment and Storage
in the billets with the individual weapons.
UNIT SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE
12.
(Meat was drawn from a local
slaughterhouse twice each week; vegetables were purchased on the
German market. Potatoes were procured each fall from local farmers
in 100-ton lots and stored in the PPS warehouse basement. Sauerkraut
and pickles were obtained from a German canning factory outside of
Potsdam in 100 kg. barrels Dry tions, such as,groate, macaroni,
augar,and te&,were drawn from the warehouse in Satzkorn
every fifteen days, the re and hird weeks of each month.
13. Clothing was delivered to the battalion twice a year from the
warehouse in Bernau and kept on the second floor of the battalion
food and clothing warehouse.
14. four 50-gr, packs of tobacco to each manj the
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16.
Transportation of SUR2114s
Z0=000 was p a e up by company clerks.
00 was hauled in a GAZ- 3 truck.
wransporzation e ranspor supplies wa organic to the battalion
and was controlled~by the An. Aubniv offiewrs
Transportation by Horse-Drawn Vehicles
.iaunary i?or the Potsdam hospital. The teamsters were usually Germans
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nor a--r wn transportation used to hau bread, vegetables. and
Transportation ot? M'
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17. POL supplies i.Were.4pick
tip .From an ;un)nownr;dump:, by, the leader of the
Motor.? atoon'y loth, Sep; Gds Bn. ..a#sd~line t 6. uledin 200-300,lit.
drums and transferred.-to an underground storage tank of unknown
capacity. The tank was located next to the Bn. Vehicle Repair Shop.
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Driver Training and Maintenance Facilities
19. Source attended a 7th Meoz. Div. Motor Transport School in Xttohendort.
(N 52-22, E 14-04) from April 1954'to June 1954. In addition to driver
training, he received instruction in miLintenanoe of vehicles,.
Repair and Storage Facilities
20. The 10th.Sep. Od.3n. had a small auto repair shop inwhich most repairs
were, made on vehicles. A tailor and shog eepair shop were also main-
tained in the ballation. The repair of minor weapons was made in the
battalion ordnance room.
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SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE OF INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT
Clothing and Eauinment Issue
a j(reenlistes), was issued the following 25X1
items o 0 of .ng and equipmenti
Quantity Item,at r al Color Description.& Remarks
1 allover tunic cotton OD Issued for a six-month
gimnastyorka) period. When a new one
was issued, the old one
was retained as part of
the service uniform.
1 pr. breeches cotton white See above.
(sharovar r)
2 pr. footwra a cotton white Issued for six months
(summer) and exohanged in the
winter for flannel
footwraps.
1 garrison cap cloth OD Exchanged in the fall
for a winter ear cap.
1 winter ear cap fur and gray Issued for the winter
(ushanka) flannel season to be worn instead
of a garrison cap.
1 set underwear cotton red, yet- Sent to laundry every
(summer) low, ten days.
green, and
blue
1 pr. boots cowhide black` Issued for a ten-month
period.
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Quantity
Item
Material
Color
1
overseas cap
(pilotka)
cotton
00.
1
belt (for tunic) cowhide
tan
1
belt '
(for trousers)
web or
leather
tan
1
overcoat
short coat
(bushlat)
wood and
cotton
cotton
gray
OD
1 pr.
trousers
(dress
uniform)
wool and
cotton
dark
blue
1
blouse
wool and
OD
(kitel'')
cotton
1 set
winter
flannel
white
underwear
1 pr.
gloves
flannel
OD
l pr.
coveralls
cotton
black
(kombinezon)
or OD
Description& Remarks
Issued for the summer
period.
Issued for the entire
period of service.
Issued for the entire
period of service.
Issued for the entire
period of service.
Stored away for the summers.
Issued for the entire
period of service.
Used during parades,
political gatherings,
and, occasionally, for
formations. Issued for
the entire period of
service.
Same as dress trousers
(above).
Issued for the winter
season.
Issued to drivers, tankers,.
and other technical
troops.
l The only noticeable difference in the issue of clothing between
worn hv eenlistees were ical to those worn by officers. yi ;;I
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me?} WaQInMaddition to the :above, the following organization equip-
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Material
Color Descr
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ion & R
k
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emar
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1
rucksack
cotton
OD For mess
entrenchi
gear, canteen,
ng tool.
2
bed sheets
cotton
white Exchanged
every ten days.
2
pillow cases
cotton
white Exchanged
every ten days.
1
blanket
mattress
flannel
cotton
blue
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Repairs
22. Minor repairs for small snags and loose buttons on clothing were
the individual soldier's responsibility.- Any lar er repair n ed
on the uniform was done in the unit tailor shoo.
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Loss and Wearout of Individual Equipment
24. When an EM lost an article through theft or negligence he had to
pay for it. New clothing was issued every six nterstha
RATIONS
Ordinary Rations.
25. The typical year-round
tern
Bread
Groats (kasha)
Macaroni
Meat
Sugar
ration
Daily, Allowance
800 Sr.. summer
900 Sr. (winter
Tea leaves
Lard
Vegetables
Vegetable oil
Special Rations
26. At the hospital in PotedamE
.to the ordinary ration items .
was- thq followings ,
70 Sr. (dry weight)
sr.(dry weight)
150 gr. (100 gr. for dinner,
50 gr. for supper)
35 Sr. (20 gr. for breakfast,
15 Sr. for supper)
1 gr. (for breakfast and supper)
30 gr.
500 gr. (usually in soups)
20 gr..(used for cooking)
Emergency Rations
27. In the 10th Sep. Gd. Bn. wareho
supply (neprikosnovenniy zapas)
items:
milk and eataa
consisted of
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emergency food
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. . --~+?~~ .ii vruer -Go us,e up old
stocks of ewer ency rations and replace them with fresh stocks.
Macaroni
Sugar
Pastry (cookies)
Tea
Condiments
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500 kg.
300 kg.
4 kg. (for officers)
500 kg.
i'75':kg.
200 kg.
50 kg.
4 kg. (for. officers
2 kg.
Unknown
(small amounts of salt, pepper,
vinegar, etc.)
vv m ubetituted for lard.
the emergency rations
were p ace in a separate part of the wareh se and never,
broken down or distributed.
FINANCE AND PX.FACILITIES
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30.
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Pay Scales
Crackers
Groats
Canned fish
Canned meats
Margarine
ast ar s , u es were deneRi tAA ~., 1~a..L iL~