SOVIET ARMY SUPPLY AND TRANSPORTATION

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 27, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY USSR/Austria (Soviet Zone
SUBJECT Soviet Army Supply and Transportation
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DATE DISTR. 27 April 1954
NO. OF PAGES 12
DATE OF INFORMATION REFERENCES :
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
ARMY review completed.
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SOVIET .&RMr S UPPI1Y AND TRANSPORTATION
A SOVIET ARMY SUPPLY
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:r Services and.-Supply, Procedure
the word '"rear" meant axiv area behind the front
line troops.
Ithe section leader was responsible for
all supplies. He drew them directly from the regimental clothing
and equipment . (OTS - Obozno wash he go enabzheniya)' warehouse and
the regimental. ration (PPS - Prodovolstvenno furazhnogo snabzhen-
iya) dump.
In each battery the first sergeant maintained a small
eupply'room for issue.of expendables such as soap, toilet paper,
brooms, and brushes. He was responsible to the battery O far
receiving other equipment and supplies from the regimental oloth-
ing'and equipment warehouse,
each regiment had an OTS ware-
house and a FE'S warehouse headed by an officer;
there was a Chief of Rear Services and
Supply at v s on leve f the Chief of Rear
Servicem an8 Senn v was re?ntiai 6l r~,?~ supply of the 236
AAA m4
E' aouation
3.
Jon* hour of first aid training prior
additional first aid. train;-is a irim,
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do Each regiment of the 23d AAA Div. had a dispensary and
medical unit. There was also a dispensary at division headquart-
ers. All the dispensaries and medical units were responsible to"
the senior medical officer of the division, a lieutenant colonel
the medical unit of the 64th AAA Regty 23d AAA. Div,
was commanded by a major, assisted by a senior lieutenant, lieut...
?narat4? .rid an unknown number of EM,
The medical unit of the 56th AAA Beg-t.,? 23d AAA. Div,
was commanded by a major, assisted by a captain and'an unknown
number of EL In addition this regiment had a dentist who was
a captaino. He was equipped to do normal dental work
officers-and EBB were 25X1
in the remaining two regimental dispensaries and medical units
of the 23d AAA Div.
Each dispensary had a few beds to accept patients
who were not seriously ill. All operations and serious oases
were transferred to a military hospital in STAMRMRSDOR1 (4818191624E). Sick call was held after duty hours.
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000, Red See
CO* Surgical Ward
Chief Surgeon
t. There were approximately 30 female soviet....Soldiere
serving as nurses in the hospital in-STA SDOR7: They were"
all privates or privates first class. oviet.female.'eivilians
were also employed in the hospital " One
woman* a senior lieutenant, was a fe shero he was the operat-
ing room assistant#
ital:
go
officer.
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00I. (fnu) BELOV
0ol.. fnu AVDEYEV
Lt, Col:' (fnu) . BOGDANOVSKIY
Maj. (fnu) KO VNIXOV
Each department of the hospital was headed by an
Soviet Army Supply In Austria.
Each regiment had a ration section and a clothing
and equipment eCotion4
logistical support oame from unite of the division, All rations
were.pieked up at the 36th AAA Regt.Ration Point by the first
sergeant) I All clothing and equipment were 25X1
drawn from the 64th ALL Regt,Clothing and Equipment Warehouse.
The 36th AAA Regt.had only one mese hall, so the
36th AAA Regt.Ration Point made only one distribution to, the
regiment, The troops of Div. Bq" 23d AAA Dive, also had one mess
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ball which drew rations from the 36th AAA ' Xeegt. Ration Poi it . The
64th AAA Regt.had one mess hall which drew rations from the 64th
AAA Regt.Ration Point*
The 64th AAA Regt.had a large POD storage, area. The
64th AAA Regt., 36th AAA Hegtp and Div. Had , 23d AAA Div., each had
a gas pump within their area, but th story a area sae a" ar-
tlV used by all three units,
Gasoline was stored near the sect
building in drums similar to US 55-gal drums* lithe' smaller
containers were used for oil containers
The 64th AAA gt.also kept stocks of coal and wood
for heating purposes for the 64th AA.A and 36th ALA Regta and ldv.
Reg., .23d AAA Ildir . i
there sae an ammunition du for
units in KORNBtJBtJ G about Ii km. southwest of
The ammunition was stored in a small
brick build.ina which could be seen from the roads
Fall- the ammunition was stored in this brio u 1.4-
ing. There was a guard and an MG with crew guarding the area.
66, an emergency ration called 'ZW (Neprikc-
snovewe Papas i
it was common know-
ledge that each re iment of the 2 d AAA Div had a chemical store-
room
sufficient medical sup-
plies existed' in the hospital in
STAMMSDO .
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Unit Supply and Maintenance
a. See also subpar A4br, It was approximately three-
to the 36th ALA 25X1
Regt.supply points and. four kilometers to the 64th AAA Regt,sup-
ply points. a. US-made 3/4-.ton Dodge truck and 25X1
occasionally a US-made Ii-ton Ford truck to pick up rations,
clothing, and FOL products and to make deliveries and pickups
of laundry and articles sent to the shoe repair and tailor shops.
Laundry was picked' up and delivered weekly.
Rations were drawn two or three times weekly'
transport
Regimental supply levels were maintained by motor
od Vehicles of the regiments and division headquarters
were used to move supplies to re iments and to division head-
quarterso a US-made 3/4 ton Dodge 25X1
truck and a -off }, rue
do three vehicles 1 an Opel-Napitan 25X1
passenger oar, a US-made 1*-ton Ford truck and a US-made 3/4-ton
Dodge truck* The Opel and the Ford truck belonged to the Direct-
oi?ate of Counterintelligence and'the Dodge truck belonged to the
23d AAA Div.
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ee There was no horse-drawn trans o ation
e AAA Div
Several drums were drawn at once and' stored in ' -e
yard outside the section. Gasoline drums were similar to US 55-.:
gal. drums e
h. 3h addition to foreign vehiclesI
(see subpar A5d above) there were an US-made Studebaker trucks
in each re iment of the 2d AAA Div. 25X1
approx ma a our or five US -
made Ford 1 tom trucks and 3 4-ton- Dodge trucks in ;both the 36th
AAA and 64th ALA Regts,
The largest percentage of transport vehicles in the
regiments of the 23d AAA D:iv.were Soviet GAS-63. These served
as transports'and prime movers of the AAA pieces* Occasionally
a Studebaker truck was used as a prime mover of AAA pieces;,
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3? Unit"vehicles were sent to the division, repair shops
in STOOKEBAU'(4823N??1613E) fbr other than first echelon mainten.
ance all ordnance equipment of the 23d AAA Div was 25X1
also repaired there..
Individual clothing and equipment was. 25X1
taken to the 64th AAA Hegta Clothing and Equipment (Cv rare--'
house for replacement or repa.kr. A tailor shop and shoe repair
shop were maintained there.
R, All the AAA guns in the 23d ,ALA Div. 25X1
were ,on blocks, with the exception of two or three that were "used
for trying ' purposed.. ' In the 36th ALL Regt. the ALL guns. were on
blacks and under tarpaulins, In the 64th AAA"Regt,the AAA une
were stored on blocks inside buildingo#,F -9
Ammunition was-stored in an area' approximately ane
kilometer southwest of KOE EUBUB(G (see subpar A4b). _
6. Supply and Maintenance of Individual Eeuipment
training centers
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items at the basic
Material Color
Pullover tunic Cotton Shaki
(Gmnastyorka)
1. pr. Breeches
cotton
I
(3harpvarr).
1 pr. Boots
Cowhide
Black
2 pry, lootwra s
Cotton
White
(summer)
1 set Underwear
Cotton
White
(Summer)
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Deaiption arid,
8etiaarke .
one _
was exchanged every
six months New
was for dress, old
used as service uni-
form
To be exchanged every
eight xonthso
Exchanged for clean
set every Saturday.
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Item
Naterial
color
Overseas cap
cotton
Khaki
1
Overcoat
Wool and
Khaki
Cotton
1
Towel
Cotton
White
1 set Shoulderboards
I.
Belt for tunic
Cowhide
Ten
1
Belt for trous-
Web or
an
leather
ao1_`"pt ion ,.and
Remarke
&changed'in winter
for flannel cap.
lone
None
None
zone
In addition to the above, the following organiz ?
tional equipment was issued and returned upon. transfer:
pe.scription and
Quan Ite . Natori l Color ., Remarks
Red sheets Cotton White changed for clean
seat every Saturday:
Pillow oases Cotton White
Blanket
Plannel.. Light lone
blue
1 Yattrees
short coat
(Bmshlat)
1 net Witter under'.
wear
2 Nr Poctwra e
(Tinter)
IBr - gloves
1 okeaek
Cotton
None
t ria' do ' r cr :pt ion , and
Cotton Ehaki Deed for work uniform,
Planne1 white Exchanged each Battar-
for clean se.tr'
27aanael White
P l ann e l Ihak i None
Cotton Eh&ki Conitained measgear,,
cranteen4
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be All ammunition was kept under lock said key and issued
only for guard duty as needed* There was no particular.unit of
firer
The typical year-round ration was:
Breakfast
Gruel or mush
Tea
Two lumps sugar
Bread - unlimited
Dinner
S
Soup or borsht Gruel or "soup
Herring stew 1/3 of A. herring
Potatoes Potatoes
Bread - unlimited Tea
Two lumps sugar
Bread - unlimited
are was no deviation from the,aboVe on holida,'
Vegetables were always used for the soup ana were noti
served' in any other manners
d. Clothing allowances for EM are shown in subpar P1,
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clothing torn or damaged was
taken by the section serg any the 64th AAA Negt Clothing and 25X1
Equipment larehouse. If it was saltrageable v the tailors ; made re--
pairs;, If..not, a serviceable (not new) item was issued until the
normal exchange period came about. Footgear was also taken there
for repair or for exchange.
h There
23d AAA X TO
Item
Watches
Small rugs
leather boots
Belt soldiers,
Safety razor plastic)
Safety razor (metal)
a PI
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in each regiment and one in the Div'Hq,
prices on the following articles 25X1
Pr ioe.< in Austrian
S:chuhinge
100 _ 930
165 - 500
370
40
10
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