Day of the rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
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For the reference point of the history of the rear of the Armed Forces adopted 1700. Then on February 18, Peter I signed a decree “On the management of all grain stocks of military men to Okolniche Yazyakov, with his name in this part General-Provision”.
The first independent supplying body was established - the Provisional Order, which was in charge of deliveries for the army of grain, cereals and grain foraging. He carried out centralized food supply, which, as you know, is today one of the types of material support for troops.
On August 1, 1941, the actual self-determination of the rear of the Armed Forces took place. He appeared as an independent species or branch of the Armed Forces.
On this day, Supreme Commander-in-Chief I.V. Stalin signed the order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR No. 0257 "On the organization of the Main Directorate of the rear of the Red Army ...", which united in its composition the headquarters of the chief of the rear, the management of the VOSO, the road management and the inspection of the chief of the rear of the Red Army. The post of chief of the rear of the Red Army was introduced, to which, in addition to the Main Directorate of the rear of the Red Army, the Main Intendant Directorate, the Department of Fuel Supply, the Sanitary and Veterinary Directorates were also subordinated "in all respects."
The post of chief of the rear was also introduced in the fronts and armies. The head of the rear of the Red Army was appointed Deputy People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR Lieutenant-General of the Intendant Service A. V. Khrulev, chief of its staff - Major-General of the Intendant Service P. V. Utkin. Combining the entire set of supply, medical and transport structures under one head made it possible to establish a complex process of logistics support for the current army.
Today, the rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, being an integral part of the defense potential of the state and a link between the country's economy and the troops directly consuming the products produced, is a coherent, effective mechanism. It includes the headquarters of the rear, 9 main and central administrations, 3 services, as well as management bodies, troops and organizations of central subordination, rear structures of the types and arms of the armed forces, military districts and fleets, associations, formations and military units.