Photos officer for instructions at head of troop movements by rail and water routes of Omsk region

Cabinet-portrait. Office of the service for the movement of troops (the analogue services of WAUSAU in the Soviet army) was in charge of the General staff, and from 1910 became subordinate to the newly formed Main Directorate of the General staff. The territory of Russia was divided into the districts of the movement of troops by rail and waterways. At the head of each district stood a head in the rank of Colonel or major-General, in which submission was the officers for orders (Lieutenant, staff-captains and captains). He is also subordinate to the commandants of major stations, which had strategic importance. All ranks, serving for the movement of troops, while on duty wore a peaked cap with a red top and coat with a black collar, a metal device, their uniforms were silver, and the shoulder straps were dark blue edging and a red-orange gleams. Dating photos can the sword's handle is the old model, instead of which in 1909 was introduced the hilt with the Imperial monogram. The nature of the service depicted can be identified by the color of the shoulder straps and lack of encryption. Four stars indicate the rank of captain or staff-captain, and to the officer for instructions. Barnaul belonged to the Omsk district, the movement of troops and had, in addition to Railways, developed by boat along the river with other Siberian cities. In the office of the head of the movement of troops by rail and water ways of the Omsk district in 1909 were four staff-captain and one Lieutenant-captain; one of them is shown in the photo, has not yet been set. However, to date it is the only known photo izobrazhaya officer services for the movement of troops. The guarantee of authenticity.