On August 1, a postage stamp dedicated to the 325th Anniversary of the Russian Armed Forces Rear Services was put into postal circulation

The history of the Rear Service of the Russian Army dates back to 1700, when Russian Tsar Peter I signed a Decree On the management of all the bread supplies of military men by okolnichy Yazykov, naming him in this part as the Provision General, and in the same year, the Tsar established the Provision Prikaz. It was responsible for supplying the army with bread, cereals, and grain fodder, and implemented centralized food supply, which today is one of the types of material support for the troops.

Later on, the rear support system of the Russian Army was improved with the consideration of the experience of wars. A system of supply transportation was developed, a system of stock echeloning was arranged, and a unified intendant service was established. During the First World War, frontline and army supply bases were formed; front distribution stations began to operate, providing reception of railroad transport from the rear of the country, as well as corps unloading stations.

On August 1 of 1941, under the conditions of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR J. Stalin signed an order On the organization of the Main Directorate of the rear of the Red Army and rear departments of fronts and armies. The position of the Chief of Support Services was introduced. In addition, it became obvious that rear services not only provided the active army with everything necessary for successful combat, but also performed national economic tasks that were carried out in the interests of the entire country. It was the rear units and subunits that built the Road of Life for Leningrad and provided food for the city's population, as well as laid an oil pipeline on the bottom of Lake Ladoga. In total, during the war years, more than 120,000 km of railroads and about 100,000 km of motor ways were built, more than 15,000 bridges and tunnels were erected.

The modern celebration of the Day of the Rear Services of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on August 1 was approved by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin On the Establishment of Professional Holidays and Commemorative Days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of May 31, 2006. Training of personnel and command staff is conducted at the General of the Army A. Khrulev Military Academy of Materiel and Technical Security and its branches in Volsk, Omsk and Penza. Today, our army's logistics system is a well-adjusted mechanism that operates successfully even in extreme and emergency situations, and the combat effectiveness of modern troops largely depends on its efficient operation.

The postage stamp provides an image of the emblem of the Logistics Services of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamp, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow and St. Petersburg.


Design Artist: R. Komsa.
Face value: 70 rubles.
Stamp size: 37×37 mm, sheet size: 131×137 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with 9 (3×3) stamps.
Quantity: 63 thousand stamps (7 thousand sheets).

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