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SOVIET VOROSHILOV ACADEMY LECTURES
DIVISION OPERATIONS

 

DIVISION REAR SERVICES


 

THE DIVISION COMMANDER'S ORDERS ON REAR SERVICE SUPPORT

 
 

Contents of the instructions of the division commander on rear service support

Area of deployment and direction of movement of the rear service

Supply and evacuation routes for material support

Volume and time of the establishment of the material reserves

Consumption norms of material means prior to the initiation of the attack and during the first day of the battle

Method and time of preparation of combat equipment and vehicles

Method of repair and evacuation of combat vehicles and motor vehicles

Principal measures on medical supplies

Location of rear service control point



 
 

Contents of the division order for rear service support


Boundaries of the rear service area

Areas of deployment of the rear service units subunits and installations, direction of their relocation, areas and lines of their deployment for the attack

Supply and evacuation routes of units and large units prior to the initiation of the attack and during the attack, missions related to their preparation, movement support on these routes, troops and means attached for such service
Volume and time of establishment of material reserves

Missions on rear service support for every unit and subunit of the rear service prior to the initiation of and during the attack

Organization of continuous security and defense of the rear service

Location of the rear service control point

Time of readiness of the rear services



 
 

Elements participating in planning or rear service support


Division rear service staff

Division staff

Chief of technical support

Chief of artillery

Chief of engineers

Chief of chemical

Etc


 
 

Planning measures taken prior to receipt of division order and army directive


Preparation of the rear service area in terms of engineer work

Collection of mobile material reserve

Repair of weapons, combat and transport equipment

Evacuation of wounded and sick from medical points


 
 

Contents of the graphic part of the rear service support plan


Brief information about the enemy's disposition

Boundaries of the rear service area

Situation of friendly troops, missions of the division and regiments

Areas of deployment of the main elements of the division's combat formation

Deployment of the rear service elements of the division in the departure area and their relocation during the attack

Area of deployment of division separate material support bn. and its relocation during the attack

Areas of deployment of he rear services and rear service control points of the division and regiments in the departure area and their relocation during the attack

Axis and "rokad" (lateral) routes of the army, division, and regiments

Protection , security, and defense of the rear service area

Points of supply of division vehicles with POL

Etc



 
 

Contents of written instructions on the division rear service support plan


Principal tasks of the rear service

Composition of the rear service

Material support of the troops

Medical support of the troops

Action of transport subunits

Supply of vehicles with POL

Method of foodstuff supply


Repair of clothing and merchandise

Protection, security and defense of the rear service targets

Method of chemical decontamination of clothing

Method of troops control, diagram of the deployment of the rear service control point, table of call signs of individuals and command (control) points

Other calculations of material means etc.