SOVIET UNION MILITARY - ECONOMIC REPORT 2/5

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SOVIET UNION MILITARY-ECONOMIC REPORT
Translated from the German Report 2/5
Dated: 10 May 1943
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During the Second World War the German Signal Intelligence
Control Center of the Staff of the Chief of .army Signal Service
(HNW, LNA) issued a series of reports to show the USSR mili-
tary-economic situation as reflected in Russian internal plain
language traffic. These reports appeared at short, irregular
intervals, usually six per month, for the -period October 1942-
March 1945, Eiglrrt94A630 of these reports have been transla-
ted and issued by
It is planned to issue a complete set of translations of the re-
ports, beginning with the most recent and workin backward,
but omitting those already translated by Th.e
numbering of the items was added by the trans latorFG'b3e
RGI Bas did this only in the last eighteen reports,
-inclusive. Since the original material was inRussian,
an effort has been made when translating the German to deter-
mine the original Russian term wherever possible. This is fa-
cilitated by the Russian fondness for abbreviations. In these
translations into English the -3robable meaning of the abbrevia-
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The Soviet Union
Military-Economic Report 2/5
(Based on domestic radio traffic)
Individual Messages
1.) Personnel Situation
10 May 1943
(1) Difficulties continue to grow. The personnel situation is so strained that a thirteen-
hour day was introduced at a Erivan building site of the NK for the Rubber Industry (Compare
report of December 1942 concerning the NK for the River Fleet, S. 1, with regard to the intro-
duction of an eleven-hour day). The situation is also significant at Plant No. 4 of the Timber
Supply Trust of the Artillery in Novosibirsk which has made available only 44 per cent of the
required labor force.. Consequently, the deliveries of special packing for munitions to Com-
bine 179 and to Plants 65, 556, and 677 cannot be carried out. The plant still requires a mini-
mum of 2, 000 workers.
(2) The situation is still so critical in many oblasti that, for example, in Kolpashev
(362 kilometers north northwest of Novosibirsk) 820 persons, who are urgently needed for
fishing., can only be made available from among the youth, the aged, and second and third
degree invalids.
(3) Likewise, workers are urgently needed at the Dock "Karl Marx" in Gorkij.
(4) The number of days off has been shortened and work has even been performed on
high holidays in many enterprises because of difficulties.
(5) According to a decree, the first and second of May are to be considered as work
days in the timber camps of the NKRF.
(6) Although the -first and second of May are holidays, the work on ships is being
carried out uninterruptedly in the harbors and landing places.
(7) The unfavorable personnel situation might also be traced in part to faulty organiza-
tion. For example, the Employment Bureau in Barnaul was to mobilize 3, 920 persons in the
first quarter. However, only 389 persons were picked up because of poor organization.
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(8) The social -measures also leave much to be desired. According to a message to
Yakutsk, the families of the soldiers at the front who are active in the River Fleet require
additional assistance. However, any special authorizations for this purpose are not scheduled.
2.) Food Situation
(9) In May larger transports of bread grain are being carried out to Moscow via water.
The following is being delivered:
Gorkij
5,
121 tons
Kujbyshev
35,
450 tons
Molotov
15,
417 tons
(10) For May the following allotments to individual oblast' trade divisions were author-
Flour
Groats
Rice
Macaroni
Krasnoyarsk
12, 600 tons
85 tons
15 tons
375 tons
Irkutsk
9,000
40
5
400
Ulan Ude
3,500
75
5
100
Yakutsk
3,201
215
-~
20
Chita
7,900
185
5
400
Khabarovsk
13,700
280
200
300
(11) The trade divisions are instructed to supply from the directed food allotments
first of all the supply divisions of the NK for Transportation, the N-K for the-River Fleet, the
students of the trade schools and the students of the railway workshop schools.
(12) The following reports concerning seed and young cattle allotments to offices of the
NK for the. River Fleet confirm the early reports concerning self-supply of these offices.
(Compare report of February 1943 concerning the NK for River Fleet, S. 2 and 3).
(13) The following seed deliveries are being carried out in May:
Peas
Buckwheat
Svenigovo
Stalingrad
0. 5 tons
1
?- -
10. 1 tons
Astrakhan
0.9
---
1
Kirov
3
1
ton
0.1
Molotov
2.4
1. 1
0.1
Borovoe
0.5
0.2
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B aturino
1
0.5
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Novosibirsk
3
2.5
0.5
Krasnoyarsk
1
0.4
10. 3
Irkutsk
4.5
1.3
0.25
Blagoveshchensk
3
1.5
0.5
Khabarovsk
2.7
3
O. Z
Zurashevka
0.5
0.5
0.1
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(14) The following deliveries of young cattle are being carried out in May:
Consignee -
Young Calves
Young Pigs
Kostroma Shipyard
10
Gorodets Shipyard
20
20
Raznezhe Shipyard
20
20
Cherdyn Shipyard
10
30
Borovaya Shipyard
10
30
(15) In addition the following deliveries are being carried out:
Astrakhan
1000 tons
salt
1 ton
feed grain
-Stalingrad
2 tons
-feed grain
Kotlas
2 tons
feed grain
Molotov
150 tons
fish
(16) The_ following could be determined from instructions: The Oblast' Food Industry
in Novosibirsk received the following production plan for factories "Krasnayasibir" and
"Krasnayazvezda1? for the second quarter:
640 tons bakery products
250 tons concentrates
150 tons gingerbread
with a total value. of Z,. 119, 000 rubles.
(17) In April the biscuit factory in Tomsk received 30 tons of good flour for making
macaroni.
(18) As soon as possible the distillery in Mariinsk (northeast of Novosibirsk) is to
ship 40 tank cars of. alcohol to Plant 40 to Vostanie on the Kazan Railway Line.
(19) Difficulties apparently exist in agriculture with respect to the motor equipment
and horse situation.. For, according to a message from Kemerovo to Novosibirsk, 16,193
horned cattle were trained for work in thespring cultivation as of 25 April.
(20) The following individual good results could be reported from the fish catch area:
50 tons for the Lower Volga
56 tons for Gurev
3.) Metal Supply
(21) The current metal.supply appears to be satisfactory. There are scarcely any
complaints with regard to the lack of metals. As in the entire economy supply disturbances
have resulted with regard to metals because of the strained transport situation.
(22) As before, special attention is being given to scrap collection. The plants must
collect scrap and waste metal and deliver them to the assigned offices.
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Steel and Iron
I Raw Materials
1,) Scrap and Waste
(.24) The following quantities are to be delivered:
140 tons Omsk, NKRF In the second quarter
30 tons Semipalatinsk, NKRF In the second quarter
The following quantities were delivered:
Novosibirsk, Ferrous
Metal Combine 179 In April
Novosibirsk, Camphor
Plant
2.) Raw Iron and Steel
(25) Required:
740 tons
300 tons
Authorized:
cast iron for the NK for the coal industry
(Plants ar-e without cast iron)
iron for Barnaul, local iron industry
20 tons iron for Plant 29
20 tons steel for Kizel Machine Tools
160 tons cast iron for Kuznetsk Plant 74 (In May)
130 armor Nahkhodka, Far East Construction of NKVD
plates 45
mm.
(faulty)
23 tons iron to Plant "Gurev"
60 tons cast iron NK for Coal Industry
240 tons cast iron to Balkhash
b.) Half-finished Goods
(26) Required:
120 tons iron hoops for Novosibirsk
100 tons round iron Molotov NKRF
60 tons round steel Kemerovo Plant 65
20 tons section Karaganda Factory No. 4
metal
3. 6 tons sheet Tambov Plant "Boevik"
metal
80 tons sheet Tomsk, Storehouse (additional in 2nd quarter)
metal
0. 6 ton tin plate Tomsk Storehouse
6. 1 ton sheet Molotov NKRF
metal
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2. 7 tons
iron hoops
Omsk Ship Repair Yard
3 tons
quality iron
Khabarovsk NKRF
67. 5 tons
wire
Stalingrad (in the 2nd quarter)
1. 5 ton
wire
Astrakhan "Volgatanker"
12 tons
bolts
Molotov NKRF
6 tons
bolts
Molotov NKRF
20 tons
bolts
Astrakhan "Volgatanker"
3 tons
rivets
Stalingrad NKRF
6 tons
rivets
Astrakhan NKRF
6 tons
nails
Stalingrad NKRF
50 tons
nails
Molotov NKRF
18 tons
pipes
Kemerovo
89 tans
pipes
Gorkij NKRF (In June)
Delivered:
600 tons rails, Magnitogorsk Metal Sales
Non-ferrous Metals
(27) Delivered:
220 tons zinc to Plant "Pobeda"
87 tons lead Plant 18
50 cars zinc for Yaroslavl
50 cars lead forPivolskoe
(28)
4.) Coal Supply
The following coal deliveries were confirmed:
Quantity Consignee
30 tons coal Plant " Metalist"
15 Plant "Gigant"
15 Plant "Spartakus"
15 Plant in Khilkovsk
15 Plant in Kuvsaisk
200 tons coke Balakovo, Plant "Dzerzhinskij"
100 Ugolnaya, Plant 701
43 Kujbyshev, Ball bearing plant
19, 800 Plant "Uralnickel"
16 tons coke Plant 204
198 Tashkent Carborundum Plant
86 Tashkent Central Heating Plant
129 Yaroslavl
86 Nizhne Turinsk
34 Tashkent Plant for Cast iron ore
3300 tons coal Semipalatinsk NKRF
1110 Bijsk (Southeast of Novosibirsk)
Distillery
Slavgorod (Southwest of Novosibirsk)
Motor Repair Plant
5 tons coke Svenigovo NKRF
20 tons coal Kostroma Shipyard "Komsomolskaya
Pravda"
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(29) The following offices require the following quantities of coal:
1, 000 tons of coal Novosibirsk, -Plant 1BUtes"
30 tons coal Gorkij, Plant "Sverdlov1?
In general a conclusive picture regarding the coal supply cannot be drawn. It has the
appearance of being satisfactory as far as the transportation situation permits.
5.) Timber Supply
(30) The following deliveries were carried out in the second quarter:
Material
Quantity
Consignee
Shipbuilding timber
500 cu. meters
Gorkij, NKRF
Plant "Teplokhod"
Shipbuilding timber
50, 000
Stalingrad, NKRF
Firewood
3, 000
Raznezhe, Shipyard "Gorkij"
Lumber
1,200
Molotov NKRF
Firewood
600
Molotov NKRF
Firewood
23, 000
Belaya Steamship Agency
Firewood
5, 000
Oblast' Waterways Directorate
of the Kama Steamship Agency
Shipbuilding timber
1,400
Semipalatinsk, NKRF
Round timber
1,500
Ansherskaya, for reconstruc-
tion of the plant
Sawn timber
15, 000
(31) Tomsk. The ball bearing plant is to procure 8, 000 cubic meters of timber for
its own use in 1943. This report shows that in the timber supply areas considerable diffi-
culties also occur which can be traced back to the transport situation.
6.) Clothing Supply
(32) Tomsk. On 2 May 1943 the clothing factory shut down because of the lack of
wool and cotton. In addition the free delivery is being requested of 38, 000 meters of wool
which are still in the clothing factory.
(33) In April the following deliveries of footwear were identified:
Material
Quantity
Consignee
Felt shoes
2,
000 pair
NK for--Aviation Industry
Felt shoes
3,
590
NK for Munitions
Felt shoes
2,
600
NK for Weapons Industry
Felt shoes
4,
330
NK for Land Defense
Felt shoes
500
Novosibirsk Light Industry
Shoes
3,
000
Novosibirsk Light Industry
Leather shoes
100
Irkutsk NKRF for the Lower
Amur Steamship Agency
Leather shoes
Blagoveshchensk NKRF for
Lower Amur Steamship
Agency
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In addition the following were delivered:
Half furs
1,960
NK for Land Defense
Half furs
200
Novosibirsk Light Industry
7.) Production & Construction
(34) In spite of the difficulties brought on by the war, construction for production ex-
pansion is being carried on in Siberia and in the Caucasus. The NK for the Rubber Industry
can report that at a construction project in Erivan the digging work for the foundations and the
machinery equipment, with the exception of the autoclaves, is 80 per cent completed. The
foundations for the cylinders and accumulators are also ready. 11 cars with main parts for
the cylinders and synchronous motors have arrived. The remaining cars are being loaded in
Baku and sent to Erivan. As usual, these difficulties resulted from the strained personnel
and transport situation. For example, 15 cars were lost which must be absolutely found.
(35) A coal-refining factory is being built in Kuznetsk. The personnel situation is
strained since 800 transportation people are being drawn into the program. The plant cannot
do without these people and is insisting on an extension of the deadline. The Oblast, Execu-
tive Committee in Kemerovo has not yet come to any conclusion.
(36) On 1 May the spray basin installation of the industrial building was completed
at the construction project in Stalinsk. In addition, the assembling and packin g of the pipe
lines as well as the testing of the pumps have been completed. Digging 38, 000 cubic meters;
gravel 5200 cu. meters, concrete 970 cu. meters, tar concrete 14, 000 sq. meters, tar
pitch concretel4, 500 sq. meters. The assembly of 505 tons of suction, rising and drain
pipes, two pumps with a total capacity of 10, 000 cu. meters per hour, assembled and tested;
1 kilometer of cable laid. Still to be settled: gravel, 2100 cu. meters, concrete 130 cu.
meters, tar concrete 7, 000 sq. meters, t ar pitch concrete, 7, 000 sq. meters and 145 tons
of pipelines. Number of workers 1258 men.
(37) The NKRF office at Osetrovo could report an excellent achievement with regard
to completing its shipbuilding program by 146 per cent. On the other hand, however, accord-
ing to a message to Gorkij, there were ships delivered which were not yet completed and on
w hich work of poor quality was carried out.
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(38) Gas generators were produced in Anshero-Sudshensk. In April 47 plants were
To the NK for the Coal Industry
Kuznetsk Basin Coal
Moscow Coal
Ship Repair Yard Prokovievsk
24 plants
12 plants
10 plants
1 plant
(39)
Boilers with ventilators for exhausting plants for steam are being produced in
Bijsk.
(40)
Plant 617 in Novosibirsk is producing miner's lamps.
(41)
Plant No. 90 is processing superphosphate.
(42)
A sulphuric acid plant is located in Sverdlovsk.
8.) Civil Air Fleet
(43) According to a message of 7 May from Novosibirsk to Moscow, the Chief of the
Civil Air Fleet, who was known as Major General Astakhov, now holds the rank of supreme-
general.
(44) In the last period messages have increased concerning the building of installations
of the Civil.Air Fleet. It is to be noted that the Civil Air Fleet is being enlarged, especially
in Middle Asia, the Caucasus, and Siberia. Aviation buildings are to be built in Yakutsk and
Sejmchan.
(45) According to a message to Novosibirsk, 364, 000 rubles are being made available
in the second quarter for the construction of an airdrome (Novosibirsk ?). Of this amount,
130, 000 rubles are to be used for illuminating plants. In addition, new buildings are to be
put up for which significant sums have been expended.
(46) Flight Harbor Khabarovsk is also to be built up. For this purpose, 538, 000
rubles are being procured in the second quarter which are to be used in part as follows:
For the building of the airdrome
150, 000 rubles
For the erection of direction finders
75, 000
For Radio Central
42, 000
For feed lines
40, 000
(47) The installations of Flight Harbor Aktyubinsk are also being expanded, 785, 000
rubles were authorized for construction. However, complaints are being registered that the
work is progressing too slowly.
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(48) In the second quarter renovation work is also being carried out at Flight Harbor
(49) The Civil Air Fleet has one of its own polyclinics in Moscow.
(50) The following workshops or bases were identified or confirmed again:
PARM2 in Kalinin, mentioned for the first time, awaiting confirmation
ARB 406 in Aktyubinsk, confirmed
Truck repair factory in Arsamas mentioned for the first time
Plant for aviation motors in Sverdlovsk confirmed.
Plant 183 in Nizhne Tagil confirmed
(51) The aviation factory in Sverdlovsk procured the following new aviation motors
For the Moscow Directorate 5 units
For the West Siberian Directorate 3
For the WWS of the Leningrad Front 1
For the First Flight Transport Division 1
For Plant 183 1
(52) An aviation motor factory in which M-62 motors are being produced is presumably
also located in Novosibirsk.
(53) A depot with spare parts for JU-5Z is located in Rosozhka (cannot be located on
maps in this country).
(54) Special attention is being directed to the training of special workers. In various
areas courses are being given, for example, in Tashkent for the training of new pilots.
Personnel of the WWS are taking part in these courses. Likewise, radio courses are being
conducted.
(55) In Sverdlovsk 161 men have arrived for a
from Issyk Kul.
(56) The following troop units were confirmed
The First Independent Flight Regiment
The Ninth Independent Flight Regiment
Squadron Konovalov
Squadron Korostelev
47th Squadron
83rd Division
course, including 95 participants
or identified for the first time:
identified in the Ashkhabad area
Commander is Zegedin, Chief of Staff
is Alekhin.
The planes of this regiment
repaired in Aktyubinsk
being
Mentioned for the first time.
presumably Sverdlovsk.
Mentioned for the first time.
presumably Sverdlovsk.
Confirmed.
Mettioned for the first time.
presumably Irkutsk.
Location
111th Flight Squadron Mentioned for the first time. Location
presumably Novosibirsk,
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A training squadron in Taldy Kurgan was mentioned for the first time.
(57) According to a message of 8 April from Alma Ata- to Moscow the Flight Group
Kluson was to submit as of 9 April a precise report concerning the situation of equipping the
planes in which special attention must be directed to weapons. It is obvious that the group
will be set up shortly.
(58) As of 1 April the Fourth Flight Regiment, (location Khvojnaya) mentioned
having 74 planes which could take off and 2 planes which could not take off. The Fourth
Flight Regiment is also to be considered as a strengthened regiment.
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