SOVIET ARMY SUPPLY IN GERMANY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 27, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFoiliViATION REPORT
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ration for one min per day, based on
(a)
Bread - 800 'grams in summer,
900 grams in winter,
Meat - 230 grams
the 23a Tank Regiment
Ration !timber 2, via as follows
Fats 75 grams
Groati - 170 grams (160 grams
Macaroni - 80 grams
Potatoes - 19500 grams
Vegetablieg
Pnions - 30 grams
n4tiets - 30 grams
rrott - 30 grams
Olabbage - 100 grams
FlOUr p 10
Fish - 120
Sugar - 35
grams
grams
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'Teti - 4- gnome
Pepper - 2 grams
Laurel leaves - 1 gram
Salt -,30 grams
Vine ar - 3 grams
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ARMY MTT,
400 black, 400 whites
500 black, 400 whae
for officers
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(p) Tobacco - 20 grams (not issued to officers)
(q) Matches - 3 boxes (not issued to offiders)
(r) Cigarette papers - 3 packages (not issued to officers)
2. Officer's had the,same ration but received the following additional items dailys
butter, 40 grams; canned fisn, 30 grams; pastry, 20 grams; and additional
sugar, 25 grams. Food for the officer is free in the Soviet Zone of Germany.
In the USSR, however, the officers receive a,monetary allowance of 200 rubles
per month instead of the free food. In the Soviet Zone, Voyentorg (PX)sells
each officer three kilograms of meat and one kilogram of butter per month at
reduced rates. Officers of the 23d Tk Regt are quartered in hotels near their
units and pay 48 East Marks per month for quartets, electricity, heat, water,
housekeeping service and laundry.
0 Usual dishes for the enlisted men and NCOs are sour cabbage soup and other soups,
gruels, cooked macaroni with meat or fish, and mashed potatoes or peas.
Generally the food is served as a mixture of all items, which includes Peeled
barley, pearl barley, Oats, peas and macaroni or vermicelli. The diet is
monotonous for both enlisted men and officers and all personnel are dissatisfied
with the existing rations. As a rule, the food is poorly prepared and does not
have good,flavor because of the poor qualifications of the dooks who prepare the
food. Cereals such as buckwheat and rice are prepared only on important holidays.
On 1 May 51,- only 36 k4ograms of buckwheat and 100 kilograms of rice were
issued to the 23d Tk Regt for a total of 760 men. For breakfast the total weight
Of the first dish was 700 grams, and the weight of the second dish 350 grams; for
lunch the first dish was 750 grams and the second 400 grams; for dinner there Was
only one dish of 350 grams.
4. The following is a list of clothing and equipment supplied to Soviet officers and
enlisted mens
No.! -Item
Officers NCOs and EM
171317Et Period of Amount Period of
wear 'Wear
N Overcoat 1 each
Boots (Service shoes)(1) 1 pair
(o) Cap with visor -(2) 1 each
(d Cap, garrison, cotton -
)
(e) Breeches, broadcloth (3) 1 pair
(f) Blouse, broadcloth (3) 1 each
(g) Breeches, cotton 1 pair
(h) Blouse, cotton 1 each
(1 Undershirt, summer 2 each
(j Underdrawers, summer 2 each
(k) Food wrappers (in lieu
of socks summer (4) 2 pair
(1) Foot wrappers (in lieu
of seeks). winter (4) 1 pair
( Towel
each
1 e
Undershirt, winter -
) Drawers, winter 1 each
(p) Equipment, Officers (5) 1 each
(q) Belt - waist or overcoat (il
(r) Belt, trouser -
(s) Blouse, duty (only for
2 years
8 months
leach
1 pair
3 years
8 months
2 years
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each
1 year
1 year
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2 years
1 year
1 pair
1 year
1 year
1 each
1 year
1 year
2'each
1 year
1 year
2 each
1 year
1 year
2 pair
1 year
1 year
1 pair
1 year
,
1 year
1 year
2 each
1 each
1 each
1 year
1 year
1 year
5 years
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1 each
3 years
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1 each
3 years
tank officers) (6) 2 each 1 year -
(t)- Necktie, duty (only for
tank officers) (6) 2 each 1 year - -
W) Overcoat, parade 1 each 5 years
Uniform, parade (with
trousers) (7) 1 each 5 years 1 each 5 years
w Cap with visor, parade 1 each 3 years
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Soap, hand 400 gr 1 month 400 gr 1 month
(y) Mittens (gloves) (8) - - 1 gair 1 year
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(1) Officers are issued one pair of aafskin boots, one pair of caw
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hide boots, and one pair of service shoes every two years.
(2) The cap with visor is issued only to certain authorized NCOs and
enlisted men.
(3) The broadcloth blouse or white summer blouse is issued to all officers
exoept pilots and tank officers; they are issued the new type officers
uniform (blouse has lapels). All offioers, without exception, wear
the breeches or trousers without a blouse.
(4) If officers desire, they will be issued socks instead of footwraps.
(5) Officers' equipment includes a blouse or overcoat belt, a Sam Browne
belt, a pistol holster, and a map case.
(6) The duty blouse and necktie are issued only to tank officers and
pilots.
The parade uniform is available for students in military academies,
Soldiers on border duty, enlisted men and NCOs of the MVD and
MG B interior troops, and military bands. When there is to be a
parade, the uniform iS issued to those units which are to be in the
parade.
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(8)
Gloves are issued only to members of military bands.
For field problems NCOs and enlisted men are given an issue of a canteen, meat
can and a Parrying pouch. The clothing records of officers are maintained in the
files of the chief of the regimental clothing and equipment supply. Clothing
records of NCOs and enlisted men are-maintained in their service books and in
the files of the let Sergeant's office.
At the present time, all supplies are shipped to GOFG, Army and divisional depots
by rail in order to oonserve gasoline. During 'World ITs.r II, all supplies were
hauled in. In order to conserve gasoline regimental transportation in the 23d
Tk Regt was limited to two trucks in daily use.
6. Approximately 75 trucks of the total of 87 in the 23d Tk Regt were on blocks in
garaget. Except for one JS-3 tank and five T-34/85 tanks, which were used for
daily training, all the tanks of the Regiment were stored on planks, slightly
raised from the ground, under canvas protecting covers, in the regimental area.
Regulations state that all vehicles in storage shall be put into operation within
two hours, but actually it takes 4-5 hours to get all vehicles ready to move.
Tanks are put in storage with a supply of gasoline, oil, and ammunition. Trucks
are also fueled and oiled, but are not supplied with water. During summer train-
ing, the tanks which are put into operation, are driven to the railroad station
and shipped to the training area. In the training area they, are oiled, cleaned
and stored again until they are returned to the winter camp by railroad.
7o The individual soldier is required to inspect his weapon each day. Twice each
week individual weapons are inspected by the platoon commander and twice each
month by the company commander. Once each year a divisional or army inspecting
team inspects individual and crew served weapons. The guns of stored tanks are
checked by the platoon commander each week. The guns and machine guns on training
tanks are inspected. I estimate the units of fire to be as follows s 220 rounds
for carbines, four 70-round drums for SMGs, and four belts of 250 rounds for
tank machine guns.
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