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SOVIET VOROSHILOV ACADEMY LECTURES
DIVISION OPERATIONS

 

DIVISION REAR SERVICES


 

The following are summaries prepared for use as V-graphs - Each is an outline of specific topics on rear service support

 
 

ORGANIZATION OF REAR SERVICE OF THE TROOPS

- Combat readiness of rear service units and subunits

- Making the decision for and planning of rear service support, alignment of missions to rear service units and subunits

- Specifying the area of the rear service of troops

- Deployment (positioning) of the rear service in the departure area and the relocation during the attack

-Specifying the supply and evacuation routes

- Material support

- Medical support

-Technical support

- Providing the security, defense and protection of the rear service area

- Continuous control of the rear service's uninterrupted communications

- Continuous control of the execution of given orders and instructions and helping subordinate units and subunits



 
 

COMBAT READINESS OF THE REAR SERVICE

1. Constant combat readiness

2. Higher combat readiness

3. Full combat readiness

 
 

CONTENTS OF MEASURES TO BRING THE REAR SERVICE TO THE STATE OF FULL COMBAT READINESS

- Upgrading the rear service of the troops to full wartime strength

- Leaving permanent locations and deployment of the rear services in "Alert" assembly areas

- Augmentation of personnel, combat equipment and material reserves up to established norms

- Distribution of ammunition, handgrenades, special gas masks, helmets, portable tents, individual medical packages and chemical protection package to personnel of units and large units

- Deployment and concealment of the rear services in the departure area when the large unit is assigned to cover the state border

- Deployment of the rear service control point at the specified place and taking over the control of subordinates and establishment of continuous communication with them



 
 

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 FOR 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.

 
 

DEPLOYMENT OF DIVISION REAR SERVICE ELEMENTS


I. In the departure area:

1. In first echelon

Medical bn, collection point for damaged vehicles, part of repair bn


2. In the second echelon

The rest of the division rear services elements ie. separate material support bn,bakery, transport subunits, combined depot, separate medical detachment, rest of repair bn, etc.


II. During the conduct of the attack:

1 In the first echelon:

Reserves of ammunition, POL, and other means, medical bn, part of repair and evacuation means


2. In the second echelon

Separate material support bn, mobile bakery, combined depot, transport subunits, separate medical detachment, rest of the repair bn, other subunits, the rear control point


 
 

SUPPLY AND EVACUATION ROUTES


1. Axis routes

Div: from division depots to depots of first echelon regiments and division artillery positions

Regt: From regimental depots to first echelon bn's rear service subunits and positions of regimental artillery


2. Lateral routes (rokad)

Div: Along the line of the regimental rear services, parallel with the front line

Army: Along the line of the division depots parallel with the front line

 
 

TYPES OF MATERIAL MEANS


- All types of weapons' ammunition and spare parts supplies

- Armor supplies

- Motor - tractor supplies

- Engineer supplies

- Technical supplies

- Signal supplies

- Chemical supplies

- POL supply

- Foodstuff supplies

- Clothing supply

- Medical supply

- Veterinary supplies

- Fuel and lighting supplies

- Topography supplies

- Monetary supplies

- Water supplies


 
 

NORMS AND ECHELONMENT OF MATERIAL MEANS IN THE DIVISION


 
 

Levels Total Div Regt Bn Co Individual Supply Div Depot Depot

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Small arms 1.0 0.2

Arty & mortar 1.0 0.3

Reactive Arty 1.0 0.2

Tank 2.25 0.5

Air Def 2.0 0.5

Gas 1.7 0.3

Diesel 2.4 0.5

Food 13 2.0

 
 

TRANSPORTATION PRINCIPLE

- From army to division - by army transport

- From div. to regt. by division transport

- From regt to bn by regt transport