SOVIET OFFICER TRAINING, (GOFG)

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 12, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORIIAATION REPORT
COUNTRY LlSSR~ i3ermany (Soviet Zone)
SUBJECT Soviet Ol~'i~^er Training, (GOFG}
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. The training year in the Soviet Army in Germany lasts from
~. May to 30 April of the next year. T do not know whether the
same training year is valid in USSR. The traini ear is
divided as follows:
divided the year di~'f
4 (a} Ttie summer training period starts on 1 May and ends on
` 3l Octoberv September is the month of maneuvers and
October is reserved fbr the autumn inspection ?~ter which
troops xeturn to their winter quarters.
(b) The preparatory period (Podgotovitel;nyy Period}s.la,ats
through the month of ~duve?nber. This time i? devoted to
conservation o~ equipment for winter storage and pre-
. parations for the winter training period.
(c} The winter training period starts on l December and ends on
3O Apri1, The pex~iad i'rom lO-2O April. is reserved for
spring in5pectior~. Around 20 AgriZ troops move to sumriner
training camps for the new training yeax[
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2. Like the training of enlisted personnel, officer trait~i~ag is
co~iducted throughout th? entire training year. The puose is
to keep officers thorpughly fs.slillar xith subjects in rich
they have to instx~uot their subord~.~ates, to aoquaint them with
nex taati~al dc,otrinee, :weapons and equipment and therir
tec~nlaal application, monocle &r~d army regulations. The
ge~aeral idea is ~ to prepare _officers for the next comra+~nding
position on the army ladder.
Tbere sire two officer training courses every year:
(a) Summer 'raining Course, flares months, from 1 EKay to 31 July,?
(bj Winter. 'raining Course, four ~aonths, from 1 December to 31 l~larch,
These courses are organized in ail regiments and separate
batta?ians. During those perigds three eight-hour days per mox:th
are devoted to leeture~ and instruction for all unit officers.
This means that the summer course aonslsts of 7~ hrs of instructic-~I
and the winter course ?f' 96 hrs.,
For .the summer s,nd winter tz+$inir~g two- ~?par~tte officer sohocl~s
are orgar:ized, within t}~e stain
>`armee~ ?~brasehes such as~ infantry
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artillery, ;tanks, etc: ;..
(a) Schaal for company (battery) .. comma~nder~
~4cbool for p atovn leade~-
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Ir:structora in these schoo~:,s a,re usually senior officers of the
regiment or separate batta~aon (registental com.nder~, some of
hie deputies, chief of staff and some specialized officers for
teGhn~.cal sub,~ects) .
The plans and programs for officer training schools are prepared
by Q~OFi~ Hqs and sent through channels to regiment8 and saparate
battalions. The program prescribes the f~sllowing su'G~ects:
($) Political instruction: A~.rx-~enib Indoctrination;
(b) Tactics : Study of Armed Forces Field l~.nual 19~t~; tactios
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of the main armed branches with emphasis on the branch to
which the unit belongs;
Tec~inica~. training: Nomenclature of w?apons and equip~nt
in unit ~ s T jE; experiences, auggestioaas for i~provements in
practical use and in training of enlisted personnel
(d) Firing training (artillery or infahtry): Various firing
problems with the guns in units TIE;
(e) Automotive traiaiinS: Nomenclature of motor vehicles and
their operation;
the program ~f sur>amex~ training for of~iaers of et~,a11 caliber
AAA units is given in $nclosures (A) and (B
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In addition ~to the summer and winter school training, officers
k;~ave to undergo the following periodic training:
(a) Three two .hour periods weekly: artillery (infantry)
firing training on. miniature range,- combined with varioua~
problems;
) Two-one hour periods weekly: physical training-and pistol
(c)
#'iring practice;
Two four. hour periods weekl are reserved for familiarization
of officers (samopodgotovka~ with the army ms.nuala,
regulations, and tactics. This type of training is super
vied by the unit's commanding officer or his chief of
staff, but it is not conducted in tl~e form of lectures
or instructions. Instead, it is le:~t #'or every individual
to decide what subjects he wants to-study each time. This
is actually time for officers' self-training. Usually thrss
or four officers combine into small groups, working
together on one particular subject such as reading manuals
and regulations, and clarifying their ideas through group
discussions. At Least once a-month offioera are given
written problems on material contained in manuals. This i~3
done by regimental (separate battalion) commanders in
accordance with the War P~inistry Directive 0085 of August 1951
efficiency rating. In addition, unit commanders conduct
a monthly oral examination of all officers on Soviet Army
manuals and regulations. Regimental and separate battalion
commanders are given similar problems by divisional
commanders.
so ve these problems forms the basis for his monthly
and the ability of-the individual officer to
7. Obligatory. examination of officers is conducted by aOFa during
,the spring and fall inspections at which time eacYg individual
1s examined in the following fields:
(a) Soviet Armed Forces Field Manual 19+8
(b) Weapons and Equipment in unit's T/E
(c) Automotive Training
(d) Pistol Firing
(e) physical Endurance
Enclosure (~s ~3attery Com~taanders, Summer Training Program
(~~: Platoon headers, Summer Training Frogran~
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Program
Officers' Combat Training School
Small Caliber Anti-Aircraft Artillery Units
1952 Training Year, Summer Periods
1. School for Battery Commanders
Sub ects
1., Political Instruction
2. Taci~ics
3..~. Firing Training
~4. :Technical Training
Automotive Training
Detailed Program
18 hours
20 hours
16 hours
10 hours
8 hours
ours.
1. Political Instruction:
Problem #1: Marxist ideology and national- 8 hours
colonization problem
Problem #2c American and British imperialists as 6 hours
deadly enemies of the Soviet Union and
promoters of aggressive war against USSR
Problem #3: What kind of state is our Fatherland, ~# hours
the USSR
2. ,Tactics:
Problem #1: Tactical use of a small caliber A~ ~ hours
battery within its organic battalion
covering units of a division in attack
Problem #2: Tactical use of a small caliber AA 4 hours
battery within its organic battalion
covering units of a division in defense
Prob~.em #3: Tactical use of a small caliber AA ~ hours
battery within its organic battalion
~`"~~`~~`'~'''' '~ -" covering units of a division at a river
crossing
Problem #4: Familiarization witY:~ provisions of Soviet 6 h~;~~te
Armed Forces Field Manual ag48: Attack
and defense in the main armed branches
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Firing Training:
Problem ,#l:
Firing at aerial targets in horizontal
3 hours,
flight
Problem ,#2:
Firing at diving and combat support planes 2 hours
Problem #3;
Firing from the moving column and
2 hours
firing at parachute landing forces
'Problem #~:
Barrage fire
6 hours
Problem #5:
Firing at ground targets
3 hours
Technical Training:
:Problem #l: Nomenclature, assembly and disassembly 2 hours
of the gun's automatic breach mechanism
(prinimayushehaya ehast' snaryada), its
purpose and its operation
Problem #2: Nomenclature, assembly and disassembly of 2 hours
weapons and equipment. Conservation of
weapons and equipment for winter storage.
Upkeep and maintenance in summer camps.
Problem.#3: Nomenclature, assembly and disassembly 6 hours
of 37 mm gun automatic sight. Principles,
of operation .
Automotive Trainin
Problem #1: Organizing parking lots in summer camps. 2 hours
Maintenance of motor vehicles under camp
conditions.
Problem #2: Cross-country driving ~ ~ hours
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Small Caliber Anti-Aircraft Artillery TJnits
1952 Training Year, Summer Period
2. School for Platoon Leaders
Program
Officers Combat Training School
Sub ects.
~ame as for battery commanders, Enclosure
Detailed Program
Political Instruction: ~he Same as for battery 18 h?urs
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Problem ,#1:
.Problem #2:
Problem ,#3:
Problem #~#:
Problem #5:
3.
Technical Training; ~he same as for battery lO -hour's
Composition and tasks of the advanced 2 hours
battery commanders ( eredovoy
komandirskiy raz~yezd~
Tactical use of a firing platoon within ~ hours
small caliber AA~battery covering-units
in an attack
Tactical use of a firing platoon within ~ hours
small .caliber AA battery covering unite
on defense positions
Tactical use of a firing platoon within 4 hours
small caliber AA battery covering unite
at a river crossing
Familiarization with provisions of Soviet ~a hours
Armed Forces Manual 1948:. Attack and
defense in the`main armed branches
'~ Firing Training: ~he same as for 'battery commander ~.~ hours
commander
Automotive Training: ~he saar~e as for battery $ hours
commander
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