"Order of the People's Commissar of Defense #005
On the refreshing of materiel of one tank battalion in each tank brigade in the Far Eastern Front with T-34 tanks
March 19th, 1945
In order to renew the materiel of the Far Eastern Front, I order that the following be carried out:
- Re-arm the first tank battalion of each tank brigade on the Far Eastern Front with T-34 tanks according to TO&E #010/271 (21 T-34 tanks) or #010/346 (25 T-34 tanks).
- Old tanks, left over from re-arming of the first battalion, are to be left in the brigade's reserve.
- The Commander of the Armoured and Motorized Forces of the Red Army is to transfer 436 T-34 tanks with crews to the Commander of the Far Eastern Front with in order to perform re-armament. Of those:
- For the 12 tank brigades of the Primorye army group: 264 tanks from April 1st to April 30th, 1945.
- For the remaining 8 tank brigades: 172 tanks from April 15th to April 30th, 1945.
- Give the Chief of the General Staff necessary directions for transferring tanks to the Far Eastern Front.
People's Commissar of Defense,
Marshal of the Soviet Union,
I. Stalin."