Problems of Providing the Troops of the Central Front with Clothing Equipment in Preparation for the Battle of Kursk

Relevance. Throughout the post-war period, special attention in understanding the events of the Great Patriotic War is paid to the combat actions of the Red Army troops, often leaving out of sight the work of the rear services. This study is devoted to such a rather important factor of victory as the provision of clothing items to the troops of the Central Front in the spring and summer of 1943. Despite the presence of fundamental works on the history of the rear of the Red Army, this issue has not received detailed coverage and is poorly studied in Soviet and modern historiography. This study examines the problems that arose when changing from winter to summer uniforms. An equally important aspect of the work is the analysis of the numerical amount of uniforms available and necessary for the Central Front in preparation for the Battle of Kursk. The work, prepared on the basis of documents from the Central Archives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, reveals in detail the specifics of the activities of the quartermaster bodies on the issues of clothing supply to the Central Front in preparation for the Battle of Kursk, in the springsummer period of 1943.
The purpose research study is to summarize the experience of the activities of the commissary service of the Central Front in the period of preparation for the Battle of Kursk.
Objectives are: analysis of historical documents related to the work of the quartermaster service; identification of problems in the activities of units and formations on matters of clothing support.
Methodology research made it possible to draw certain conclusions related to the clothing supply of the troops of the Central Front on the eve of the Battle of Kursk.
Results scientific research made it possible to draw certain conclusions related to the clothing supply of the troops of the Central Front on the eve of the Battle of Kursk.
Conclusions. The work of the rear services on the issues of clothing content of the Red Army evokes mixed feelings, on the one hand, a well-oiled mechanism for organizing the activities of the quartermaster service, and on the other hand, it is often negligent and irresponsible attitude on the part of individual officials.

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