1. SOVIET ARMY LOGISTICS, SUPPLY AND TRANSPORTATION 2. SOVIET ARMY MEDICAL PRACTICES

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COUNTRY East Germany/USSR
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SUBJECT 1. Soviet Army Logistics,
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Supply and Transportation
2. Soviet Army Medical Practices
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SUEUECT 1. Sovlet Army Logistics Supply,and
Transportation
. Soviet. Army Medical Pro
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Soviet Standard Brief No. 4
SOVIET ARMY LOGISTICS SUPPLY AND TRANSPORTATION
Table of Contients
A.
MEDICAL
PROCEDURES
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1.
First-Aid 'Training
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2.
Pre-Induction Medical Examination
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3.
Physical Examinations During Service
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Medical Facilities
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5.
Medical Care
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6.
Drinking Water
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B.
UNIT SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE
1.
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Rations
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3.
Clothing and Other Supplies
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4.
Transportation
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5.
Weapons Maintenance
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6.
Rations
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C.
SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE OF INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT
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1.
Items Other Than Clothing
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2.
Clothing Items
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E.
MILITARY STORES
FINANCE
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Pay of Priiate
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Pay of Squad Leader
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3.
Pay of Assistant Platoon Leader and LMG Gunner
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4.
Officers' Pay
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5.
Finance Procedures
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Sovlet Standard Brief No. 4
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area to designate merely the counterpart of "forward area" (peredovoya
liniya). Although asked all questions in this brief,
supply the information appearing in this report.
50:00 the Soviet supply system
in East Germany was good, at least, from what he heard, considerably
better than in the USSR.
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A. MED/CAL PROCEDURES
1. First Aid Training
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remembered receiving first aid training only three times. Thee; three
first aid training sessions, each lasting from one to two hours, were
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were conducted by the Company medical or first-aid soldier-. 1 The
lessons consisted in teaching recruits how to apply bandages, tourniquets
and splints. With regard to the latter, was shown how to use 50X1
sticks or carbines for that purpose.
2. Pre-Induction Medical Examination
50:00 receive a p s ca exam na on
(5116N-5456E) Rayon Voyenkomat.
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He was given a chest x-ray; hie eyes, 50o
ears, heart and pulse were examined; his weloht /'104?41+ ,.ecoraea;
and a general body examination was given. any 50X1
urinalysis or blood test or a color-vision test.
it was too thorough an examination, because, as he said, two fellow-
inductees, whose physical condition was doubtful, were sent to the 50X1
MOLOTOV Oblast Voyenkomat for a more thorough check-up. 2 The examin-
ation was conducted by civilian female doctors and by one army medical
officer, either a lieutenant or a senior lieutenant.
the exact number and the preciffe-Tespective functions
exam n ng medical personnel.
3. Physical Examinations During Service
a. Post-Induction
Following his induction
complete medical examination at the Oblastnoy Voyenkomat in MOLOTOV
It was a fairly thorough one,
that about 1,000 recruits were examined within about five hours.
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in civilian clothes.
military and did not remem er exac num er
functions of the examining medical personnel.
and other inductees had to undress completely,
chest X-ray and that his eyes, ears and throat
and height were recorded; he was given a nerve
soles of his feet were examined.
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He did recall that he
that he was given a
were examined. His weight
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h. During Basic Training
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in the vicinity of KAMYSHLOV (5650N-6240E) 4. After about two weeks he
was given another physical examination conducted by both male and
female military medical officers, they were officers 50X1
because he could see their military-type trousers or skirts under their
white coats. He thought they wore shoulderboards but could not recall
any grades or exact number and functions of the various doctors. He
thought that one of them had a fairly high rank, such as perhaps lieu-
tenant colonel. They examined his eyes, ear, throat and tested his
eyesight and color vision. His weight and height were recorded. They
measured his blood pressure, and he had to blow into a lung-capacity
meter. Another chest X-ray was taken, and he received some unidentified
injections into his back. press 50X1
a hand grip which recorded the pressure of his grip.
c. At Unit in East Germany
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About one onth after his arrival in East Germany 2,
a medical examination at the 4th Co, 93d
D0 Sep Security sn in aoclicsta t (5025N-1054E). It was rather superficial
and was conducted by the two medical officers of the battalion. 1.
many details of it but remembered that they
again tested the pressure of his grip and that he had to stand on a
contraption and try to raise it by means of handles attached to springs.
Somehow he believed his lifting power was thus measured. The rest, as
far as he could remember, was a routine physical examinatiOn.
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same two battalion medical officers conducted the examination. His
weight and height were recorded and he had to blow air into a lung
capacity meter. The officers measured the pressure of his grip, and
he received an unidentified injection in his back, and he believed,
a vaccination.
The next medical examination took place in SCHAFHAUSEN
(5034N-1010E) in the fall of 1953. A medical officer, whose rank he
could not remember, arrived on a truck with two soldiers, one a driver
and the second one a clerk, and they took chest X-rays of the entire
company.
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officers again conducted a superficial medical examination, similar to
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d. Dental Examination
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In Feb 54, a Captain, the dental officer of the 117th
Rifle Ret in Meiningen (5033N-1025E)
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no dental officer, hut the dental officer was accompanied by the
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the dental officer only examined the teeth or tnose solaiers wzw
asked for it.
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4. Medical Facilities
50:00 the enlisted medic on duty
had almost no medical facilities at his disposal.
all he had was an eyedropper which was used to administer pozn ear anu
aponosedrops. The second company used to have a medical thermometer, but it
was broken and never replaced and source and his fellow-soldiers were told
? the medic to buy their own on the East German economy.
Bandages and glass suction cup5 were available in the
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medic's room, and a few pIlls. The glass suction cups were applied in the
case of sore bairks, but source never tried this procedure.
50:00 the battalion dispensary in MEININGEN three times
and noticed a small table with instruments and medicine bottles, as well
as two medicine dabinets. Ile had no further information on medical
facilities.
50:00 5. Medical Care
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6. Drinking Water
50:00 unit used the regular German drinking water of the
three of which did not work. However, had all the water
In 24 Co barracks of eight faucets,
city of SC
they needed. The enlisted medic told s o drink the tap water
and to use boiled water which had been prepared by the cooks and was kept
in a large container in the barracks corridor. However, no one paid
attention to this warning and everyone, including the officers, drank
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at his unit. He remembered twice raceivin2 soma unidotified tablets
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B. UNIT SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE
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rec7ivea aii its supplies
1. POL
The battalion had one gasoline truck, a ZIS-150. From his company
clerk, who accounted for all the fuel received by the company and then
distributed it to the company drivers, the gasoline
truck came from battalion headquarters in msiNiNGEN and traveled In
succession to the 3d Co, to the'2d Co, to the lit Co, and finally back
to MEININGEN. 3
had about five metal fuel tanks or drums, each
holding rrom .s.o to 100 kgs. They were set into shallo4 holes, next to
the road tiled by vehicles to enter the company area but outside the fence
located to the west of the 24 Company area 4. The drums stood in an open
shed and were covered by a roof covered with earth. They could be tilted
so as to fill the gas tanks of company vehicles.
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The gasoline truck would come to the 24 Company and fill several
apoof these tanks. *Ivor were all five filled.
now orven tale battalion fuel truck came to the company.
zuan or vne Tnree company vehicles was limited with regard to the number
of.kilometers it could drive a month. At battalion headquarters the
amount of gas needed by each vehicle to drive this distance had been
calculated, and the 2d Co only received sufficient gas to drive the total
number of kilometers allotted to the three vehicles. Each,time the gas
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ration was received, the Company vehicles would be driven quite exten-
sively. They were even used to take the soldiers jtO 50:00
and from border patrol duty. However, as the gasoline supply ran
the company CO would restrict the driving of the vehicles to essential
purposes only, and the vehicles would stand idle most of the time in
the 24 Company garage.
There were, however, times when somehow the company obtainJd
50:00 extra gasoline,
He did, however, know or instances when there was stiii gasoiine lerJt
after the vehicles had been driven the limit allotted to them. Then,
50:00 the Company CO would have the drivers set back the mileage
indicator on the vehicles, so that they could!'keep on driving them on
the extra gasoline without the battalion finding out that they had
exceeded their driving limit.
2.. Rations
Another Battalion truck, a ZIS-5, brought bread and meat 50X1
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this truck and knew that it was routed from Battalion headquarters
successively to the 3d Company, to the 24 Company, to the lst Company
and back to battalion headquarters. Vehicles drove 50X1
to battalion headquarters on or about the first and fifteenth of each
month to bring back such supplies as margarine, potatoes, cereal, and
cabbage. The Company First Sergeant usually rode along on the truck
and soldiers that had business at battalion headquarters also rode along.
This was a common practice with all available transportation: for instance,
source rode on the battalion meat and bread truck when he had to go to
the hospital in ERFURT. Whatever cargo the 24 Company truck could not
bring back from MEININGEN, the above-mentioned battalion meat and bread
truck brought down the next time it came in.
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Each spring and fall, first sergeant would take a
to battalion headquarters to bring back clothing.
how and when ammunition was brought down to his unit put was
reasonably certain that the first sergeant went to battalion headquarters
for everything, including ammunition.
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a. Ammunition
50:00 his company had an emergency reserve
50O of ammunition 1 The tern NZ served to designate
approximately ten coxes, abuut 1 x 1 feet, containing hand grenades and
ammunition for carbines, SMG', and LMG's. These boxes were stored in
the 24 Company supply room under the supervision of the first sergeant.
During practice alerts, these boxes would be loaded on a truck. Once
50:00 in 1954, were training on
the firing range, they discovered that the ammunition, they were using
was misfiring. The Company CO then ordered the first sergeant to fetch
this emergency ammunition and added that they would replace it later when
they received anew supply of ammunition. In the meantime, they fired
with the NZ ammunition. The nine LMG gunners each 50O
had an allocation of about 140 rounds, which were simply kept by the
individual in the barracks together with the weapon. ?b ?
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that the allocation for each SMG was 142 rounds and for each carbine
60 rounds.
Regarding the allocation for LMG's, origine_ox 'l
each LMG was allotted six magazines, five loaded r..L1,11 a UVV41 VI 235 rounds
and one empty one for training. These too were kept right in the barracki.
However, in Aug 54, this was decreased to three magazines and they were no
longer fully loaded, so as not to strain the magazine springs. As a result
source estimated that each LMG was allotted about 140 rounds. If LMG's
were used for training, the first sergeant would.iisue extra ammunition forx
that purpose. All this ammunition was in the barracks and available to
the soldiers at any time.
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50:00 units of fire or battle
supply for weapons but had forgotten the exact data. He believed, but
was not certain, that for SMG's the "battle supply" for attack was three
magazines, that for the carbine it was 300 rounds, and for the LMO 800
to 900 rounds.
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b. Combat Rations
About Sep 54, before the command inspection (inspektorskaya
proverka) of the 2d Company in Oct 54., received combat
rations consisting of cans and crackeri. Tney were hot used,
the exact contents or amounts of these rations; a
ne xnew zney were still in the kitchen supply room when he defected.
officers told the unit that these rations "would' prevent their
e ng caught unawares or unprepared (v rasplokh) by the enemy". They
were also referred to as NZ or emergency rations by the company cooks;
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4. Transportation
50:00 received
training
and dismount
5M0 truck.
Drivers Training
unit spoke about giving driver training to everyone
but this was never implemented. The only training
in connection with vehicles, Was one single 1 hour
ring which the entire company was shown how to mount
om the vehicles and how to present arms while riding in a
never received arlr vehicle maintenance training.
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b. Maintenance of Vehicles
company had no maintenance facilities for vehicles.
Simple maintenance was performed motor pool, 50X1but for complex repairs and maintenance (kapitalryy-remont) the vehieles
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c. Horse-Drawn Transportation
unit had no horse-drawn transportation, and he did not
remember seeing or hearsay of any horse-drawn Army transportation in
Eastern Germany or in the USSR in recent years.
d. Transportation at Higher Echelons
50:00 never observed military railroad or convoy movements
and had no information on this subject.
5. Weapons Maintenance
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For the repair of weapons, unit had a weapons repairman
(Ruzhmaster), a private, who could perform minor repairs. More complex
repairs were performed at the battalion. Once or twice a month, the bat-
talion weapons repair officer; a captain, accompanied by his two assistants;
both privates, came down to the company to check the weapons. Only oncloo
did five weapons repair men come to the company from
Eighth Army. This group included one senior lieutenant with artillery 50:00
shoulderboards and four privates with black shoulderboards. They inspected
very thoroughly all weapons and magazines They also
numbered the parts of weapons by staiiPing,c,numbers were 50)(1
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missing. SMG bore the same number on the barrel,
the barrel jacxez, near zne receiver lock, on the trigger guard, and on
the magazine. some weapons also had the number inscribed on
the butt.) The Army weapons team remained about four to five days at the
company.
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Rations
Typical summer rations at
were as followst
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Breakfast
Hot cereal (one portion)
Bread (300 g)
Tea with 15 g of sugar
Dinner
Soup
Cereal
Meat (50 g)
Bread (300 g)
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Supper
Potatoes
Vegetable or Fish
Bread (200 g)
Tea, with 15 g-ot
sugar
The winter ration only differed in that it included 100 g more
bread. Officially there were no,(special rations for holidays. However,
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German population, fatten 'them and serVe theit on special holidays.
C. SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE OF INDIVIDUAL EqUIPMENT
The initial issue of individual equipment was made
unidentified militarv installation in the vicinity gf
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5WO made
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Unless otherwise indicated in the Remarks column, tre rollowlnki
items were issued at the basic training center in XAMYSHLOV. Items were
retained on transfer from the center unless otherwise indicited.
1. Items Other Than Clothing
Quan-
tity ZI1M Material
1 SMG, PPSh-
41 model
1 Gas mask
Shlem-1
model
1 Shovel,
small
? Mattress
cover
Inside
pillow
case
Outer Cotton
pillow case
Color Remarks
Used, with curved box clip and
kit. Handed in when 50)0
leaving for East Germany.
Used. Handed in wher5oxi
leaving for East termany.
Used. Handed in - wher5oxi
leaving for East Germany.
Cotton Black These were stuffed with straw.
Old ones were issued at Basic
Training prior to departure,
? later turned in, and new ones
issued upon arrival in East
Germany.
Cotton Black Same as for mattress cover (above)
Sheets
White
Cotton White
Exchanged every 10 days at time
of bath.
One exchanged every 10 aiys.
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Quan-
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Item Material
Blanket Quilt
1 Fabric 1,ag Cotton
bag
Meat can Metal
with or with-
out top
2 Canteen Wal,
with cover cloth
, cover
1 Steel Helmet
Cup '
Spoon
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When arriving at 4th
3.
2
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(1.0 0893); And On?
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Color Remarks
Blue With dark blue borders. Old torn
ones were issued at Basic Training
Center and turned in prior to
departure. New ones wereiissued
in East Germany. These were not
replacedsaand they were even re-
issued to 'new recruits if old
owners were dOmobiliZed+
Iisued in East Germany for three
years.
Same as above.
OD Same as above.
A
Issued in Jun 54 at SCHAPHAUSEN.
Issued in Bast Germany
Issued in basic training.
Company, 93d Sep Seourit Bn in BOCKSTADT at
a u W sed S No 8 with a Circular
ne a4s.received a used as mask 50:00
out about rive days
the Company.
it Mao also app1i?o acou
was defective and,
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he turned in his SMG
later he was reissued the same weap
this procedure but said that
ten otner soiciers. However; this SMG .of his
he was immed anothat, mama AMO (Ain /111.71 hv 50X1
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50DO 2. Clothinf Items
Quan-
titY Item Material
1 Garrison Cotton
(overle,e)
cap
941,1=QD
Service Cotton Khaki
hat with with
visor khaki
band and
magenta
piping
around the
? crown of
cap and
around
tops of
band.
1 Overcoat Wool Gray
,Remarks
New. Be received a new one in. Apr
53 and another new one in Apr 54.,
.EaCh tall turned it back in
to the firs sergeant in exchange
for the winter dap (See below).
issued this "lyrazhka"
new about Sep 5?.-. Issued,
for three years and was worn for
border patrol duty from spring
until fall; but.ptored'with the
first sergeant during Wintei 'months,
other infantry -
troops in East Germany not belonp.,1
ing to Separate-Bn's not patrolling
the border; wore the same cap but
with a wide magenta band topped by
magenta, piping.
New. Had magenta .(infantry)
,shvlderboards with black piping
as well as Magenta Oollar. flashes
With black piping. Was double-
breasted,w1Whooks instead of
poipprIg,
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quan-
tIty Item
Material
Color Remarks
Pullover Cotton 01)
tunic
1 pr Breeches Cotton
1 pr Boots
1 Two-piece
long
underwear
buttons. Issued for three years.
Worn with infantry ohoulderboards
(see above). Exchanged for new
one every six months.
OD New. Exchanged for new ones every
six months. 0
Canvas. Black
top,
leather
and rubber
bottom.
Cotton
2 pre Pootwraps Cotton
1
2
1
1
1
set
2
pre
1 pr
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Towel
Collar
liners
Handker-
chief
Outer
. belt
Trouser
belt
Flannel
hat with
earflaps
Long
underwear
(two-piece)
Winter
Tootwimps
Gloves
Canvas
strap, to
tie up
oVercoat
Cotton
Cotton
Cotton
Leather
Webbing
Came in
quilt or
cotton
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Issued new but replaced by leather .
boots before
The canvas boots he and
o er rainees turned in were re-
issued to other soldiers not
going to East Germany. The leather
boots were twice replaced, in Apr
53 and in Apr 54.
White Replaced every 10 days at time of
bath.
White Issued for six months If soldiers
did not have old ones to turn in ,
they' would not reoeiv! new ones. 0
White ,Replaced every 10 days at time of
bath.
Whitea
Issued for six months - expendable.
White Same as above
Issued for three years.
Same as above
Light
brown
OD
Gray
Cotton White
Cotton
Cotton
Webbing
With fur trimming in front and on
earflaps. Issued each fall when
gartison caps were turned in.
Issued each fall for the winter
period.
White Same as above.
OD Same as above.
Came in
yellow,
green,
white
Issued for three years.
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Quan-
tity Item Material Color Remarks
1 Short Cotton OD
coat
Issued for three years in East
Germany.
Dress Cotton Khaki Double-breasted, one row o; but-
Blouse tons issued in Mar 54 in East
Germany. See note below on dress
breeches.
Dress Cotton Khaki Issued with dress blouse mentioned
breeches above. These two items were at
first used for guard duty in tle
immediate vicinity of the 2d
Company area. They were always
turned in to the 1st Sgt after use.
After 25 Oct 54, for economy pur-
poses and so they would not wear
out too rapidly, they were only
used for holidays and on special
occasions. They could also be
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D. MILITARY STORES
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500 unit did not have a PX (Voyentorg). There was one at the 93d
Sep Security Bn in MEININGEN which occupied one average-sized(room. From
Aug 52 to Nov 54, went there only three times. It was open to all
personnel and their dependents. Merchandise sold there
incivaed the following: leather boots (200 East Marks), officers, topcoats
(70 East Marks), low quarter shoes, coduroy jackets with zipper (6 East
Marks), taterial, rugs (15 East Marks), accordions (400 it Marks),
cigarettes (0.70 East Marks), better quality ones ( Pelomorm ; (1.71 East
Marks a package), thread, needles, collar liner (10 for 3 East Marks),
envelopes (100 for 1 East Mark), pocket watches (poor quality, only worked
for six months, 8 East Marks), soap (1 to 3 East Marks), and toothpaste.
Source stated that all prices were lower than those prevailing in the USSR.
He also believed that all merchandise, except cigarettes, was manufactured
in East Germany.
Once a month a mobile PK on a truck was sent down unit 50)0
with goods from the battalion PK. It had the same items as tne battalion
PX but there was less choice and the quantities were limited. For instance,
the rugs, which were very popular amongst soldiers unit, were 50)0
only available in limited quantities of two or three. Tnis mobile PK sold
collar liners, needles, thread, toothpaste, stationery, soap, cloth which
the soldiers would take to German tailors and have trousers made to take
back to the USSR, and the above-mentioned rugs.
Until May 54 this mobile PK was staffed by a sergeant from battalion
headquarters. However, this sergeant was found ,to be 800 East Marks short
in his accounts and was subsequently replaced by i German couple. Besides
him, there was a driver, a Soviet private.
E. FINANCE
1. Ely of Private
50:00 received 30 East Marks a month during his entire service, 50:00
less 10 East Marks for the usual government loan, for a time. However. when
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2. palof Squad-Leader
50:00 a squad leader,
regardlesqof rank, received 50 East Marks and 50 rubles. These rubles
were not laid out in cash but credited to the soldier concerned in a book,
to be pale out only when the soldier returned to the USSR on home leave or
awfor demob:lization. the cash was paid out in BREST at
the borde?.
3. la of Assistant Platoon Leader and ,LMG Gunner
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? rank, received 75 East Marks and 75 rubles. A LMG gunner received 40
East Marks a month.
4. officerill Pay'
50:00 any officers' pay scales, positively, but he
believed that a platoon commander received about 600 East Marks a month.
He was certain that officers received part of their pay in East Marks and
part of it in rubles. He had also heard that if they brought their wives
to East Germany, the wives received some pay.
5. Pippo' Procedures
Military personnel were paid once a month between
the fifteenth and eighteenth day of each month. A finance officer (nachfin
brought the pay. He, Wail a lieutenant or senior lieutenant with silver
50xjhoulderboards, but could not remember what the metallic device on
his shoulderboards appeared to be. He would come in a battalion vehicle
with a battalion driver, usually in the company of battalion officers who
mmere visiting on other business, the finance 50)0
officer did not belong to the battalion but he did iaou rf.re the
ter came from. At times the finance officer would give the payroll to the
2d Company clerk, who in turn would pay the soldiers. At other times the
finance officer would pay the soldiers in himself. If the 50X1
finance officer paid, the soldiers would salute him and say: "Private
present for pay" (ryadovoy takoyto pribil za 4yenezhnim udovolstviyeM).
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Comment 7:
Comment 8:
Numbers were found listed in source's service
book.
Contrary to statement that this item
was issued every six months, the correspodding
entry in his service record only indicated a
yearly issue in Apr 53 and another one in Apr 54,
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