Managing Shortage: The role of Centre Bases of the NKO in overcoming supply constraints in the Red Army, 1941–1945
Journal: The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
Year: 2024

In the winter of 1941, the Red Army faced a shell crisis brought on by the loss of its pre-war stocks due to the rapidity of the German advance that summer, the dislocation of industry due to evacuation to the Urals, and the large expansion in the size of the army.Materiel shortages during the battle for Moscow forced reform in both the approach to and administration of handling all manner of supplies.This saw the introduction of strict rationing of munitions supplies at the Front level, and the