On the financial side of the war had not been accepted to speak. In the eyes of the students, the accountant and the cashier – a profession without a romantic aura, it’s not a pilot or tanker. Meanwhile, in a dilapidated country continued to operate the financial system. Red army soldiers and officers, militia and even the partisans had the right to cash allowance. In addition, all distinguished pay awards for the downed fighter – 1000 rubles for disabled tank from 200 to 1000, etc.
However, to spend fighting on the front lines longer, and certificates, which transferred the money to the family in the rear, started making out immediately. And not always quickly managed to set the address of the evacuated families. Therefore, before the state Bank of the USSR have set the task to reduce monetary emission in the frontal area.
the creation of a system of field banking institutions announced on 23 June 1941, and by December it had 14 offices, 12 branches and 572 field offices. First served the front, second army, and others – military unit.
Collectors of the Sverdlovsk regional office of the state Bank joined the ranks of the infantry divisions, and experienced economists and accountants were sent in field banks. So, Stepan Starikov mobilized in 22-th army of the Western front, Nikolai led the Carlsbad field office in the 39th army of the 1st Ukrainian. Alexei Polushkin was appointed head of field offices on the Kalinin front.
across the state each cashier was supposed to three employees: the boss, the chief accountant and the cashier, but in 1941-1942, the financiers suffered heavy losses. Only on the Western front was missing 77 people, four killed. Retreating along with the parts, officers of the quartermaster corps got surrounded, broke from the battle, while dragging iron boxes with valuables and documents. Lose – will be court-martialed. And even if the personnel Fund were killed, it is not meant that investors have lost their savings: money issued in any other field and stationary Bank, because by October 1941 the country had a unified numbering system of supplementary books.
When the war broke, financiers organized the so-called operative group, following on the heels of the advancing troops: two or three people with a margin of supplementary books, forms and statements. Up to 65 percent of the money allowances by Bank transfer immediately transferred to the defense Fund. In addition, the soldiers signed up for government bonds and monetary and clothing lottery. Hard to imagine, but banks acted in the field even during the battle of Stalingrad: many soldiers, knowing that they will, bequeathed the contributions of native. At Kursk field cash office of the Urals Victor Subbotin took first place in the Central front, saving in state share funds of 6.5 million rubles, and increasing the number of vladc��Cove twice.
By the end of the war the army was already 3.7 million people, and the accumulated funds reached four billion. In particular, sverdlovchane Mary moss at the 2nd Belarusian front in the record, there were over 12 000 accounts. Our other countryman Solomon Background in this period operated 36 200 accounts. “The accounting is put on well and are always good. Never received complaints for incorrect preparation of supplementary books”, presented Solomon to be awarded the order of the red banner commander.
In 1944-1945-m fighting has gone beyond the borders of the Soviet Union – operation had to be carried out in a currency to exchange it for the Soviet rubles, and to take trophies. Financiers stormed the Reichstag, but expropriated foreign exchange reserves of the enemy. In particular, kungura Mikhail Popov was awarded the order for his field office “has mined more than seven kilograms of gold and more than 540 pounds of silver.” Front office Victor Subbotin seized value of 74 banks and savings banks of 26 European cities. The soldiers surrendered to the Treasury of more than 70 kilograms of gold, 4.5 tons of silver, six kilos of platinum, pearls, diamonds and other jewelry. Plus 4.5 million of foreign currency. In the end, in the spring of 1945 took first place in the red Army, and Subbotin was awarded the order of Patriotic war II degree.
– not all of the heroes managed to find the information. Search work in the archives continues – emphasizes Rustem Mardanov, head of the Ural Bank of Russia.
