Holidays of Russia - Fuel Service Day of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Home front services are undeservedly forgotten You won’t hear about them in the advertising speeches of military commissars and recruiters They don’t give grandiose concerts in their honor But this in no way diminishes the importance of their activities Not a single branch of the military is capable of conducting active combat operations without the delivery of ammunition, food, fuel, and repair of equipment Military personnel of the Fuel Service (SF) perform support tasks both in peacetime and in conditions of military operations The importance of the Service in the context of modern wars is difficult to overestimate Soldiers and officers celebrate their holiday on February 17th Historically, the service is still young On the eve of the coming war, the country's leadership is creating a fuel supply department The development of tank forces and aviation did not go unnoticed Timely provision of fuel and lubricants becomes a more important task Five years before the Great Patriotic War, K Voroshilov signed an order to create the SG VS The service was headed during the difficult period of its formation by the Russian military leader Nikolai Nikolaevich Movchin He led the development of the service structure until the official order The mobilization strategy he created in subsequent decades formed the basis of the country’s mobilization activities Unfortunately, Colonel Movchin was arrested in the “Tukhachevsky case” and executed in 1938 The good name of Movchin was restored in the fall of 1956 The military personnel underwent a serious test literally in the first years of the formation of their service At Lake Khasan, troops consumed 8,000 tons of fuel in two weeks During the summer of 1939, the service supplied 87,000 tons of fuel and lubricants to the troops at Khalkhin Gol The winter conditions of the war with Finland required the supply of 217,000 tons A huge contribution was made to the development of SG in Soviet times by General Nikitin The permanent head of the service for three decades was able to reform its work, bringing the functionality to automation Units and divisions have become a complex segment of the support structure By acquiring additional structures, the service quickly met the growing needs of the armed forces During the Great Patriotic War, Nikitin headed one of the departments of the Service It ensured continuous supplies of fuel and lubricants to armies and divisions The war period showed that the GS military personnel were the same Soviet soldiers, capable of self-sacrifice for the sake of their Motherland Soldiers and officers performed heroic deeds every day, transporting hot items to the front line under enemy fire Their contribution to the cause of Victory is no less important than the feat of paratroopers, tank crews, and pilots Hot food delivered on time sometimes decided the outcome of battles, influencing the general state of affairs at the front Under General Nikitin, the service began scientific work to improve fuel characteristics This mainly concerned jet fuels The general was one of the developers of the pipeline transport system Through his efforts, such a system was applied in Afghanistan The joint efforts of the SG and the pipeline troops made it possible to create a transport network with a length of 1200 kilometers Today, the service is in charge of operational issues of storage and transportation of fuels and lubricants to anywhere in the country or the world Delivery is carried out by sea, air and land Military specialists carry out refueling, service warehouses, gas stations and bases for various purposes The growth in fuel turnover in the army and navy indicates the constant improvement of our defense potential and the readiness of the armed forces to repel any attack by a potential enemy With a feeling of great respect, we congratulate the veterans, soldiers, and officers of the Fuel Service on their professional holiday!