Rear services were those agencies in Warsaw Pact

Warsaw Pact

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 and Soviet style military forces concerned with military logistics

Military logistics

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 and support. The Rear Services supplied the armed forces with ammunition, fuel, spare parts, food, clothing, and other matériel. Usually a deputy minister of defense served as chief of Rear Services for the armed forces. Rear Services encompasses mainly the Rear Services' Staff, several main and central departments and other services.

Organization

Major departments were;

1. Military Transportation which was the primary traffic management organization for the armed forces and was responsible for coordinating and planning supply movements by all means of transport.
2. Food Supply which both procured food from civilian agricultural enterprises and operated a military state farm system to supply troops, particularly those serving in remote areas.
3. Clothing Supply usually had its own clothing factories to manufacture uniforms and specialized gear.
4. The main and central directorates operated post exchange, health care, and recreational facilities for military personnel. The Rear Services also provided financial reports on armed forces activities to party and government organs.
5. The chief of the Rear Services commanded the Railway Troops, Road Troops, Pipeline Troops, and Automotive Troops. The mission of these supporting service was to construct and maintain the military transport infrastructure. Automotive Troops trained and provided the drivers and mechanics needed to maintain and drive cargo trucks loaded with supplies from railheads to operational units in the field. Railway Troops, Road Troops, Pipeline Troops built permanent rail lines, roads, and pipelines between the supply points and units in the field.
6. Formerly divided among independent maintenance, medical, and motor transport companies, the provision of rear services in Soviet and some Warsaw Pact regiments had become the responsibility of unified matériel support units. As in most armies, these matériel support units were subordinate to operational commanders, although they worked with the next highest chief of rear services on technical matters.
7. Traffic Regulators
   Traffic Guard
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    , were generally non-military police
   Military police
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    personnel who directed traffic through temporary traffic control zone thru an area using signs or flags. They were responsible for maintaining the safety and efficiency of traffic, as well as the safety of road workers, while allowing construction, accident recovery or other tasks to proceed. They used Signal Flags, Signal Hand Sign, Signal Batons, and Traffic Cones and Warning Signs to control traffic movement.

On the dissolution of the Soviet Union much of the former Soviet force became the Rear Services of the Armed Forces of Russia

Rear Services of the Armed Forces of Russia

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