KHARKOV HEAVY INDUSTRY PLANTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 28, 2003
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• Publication Date: May 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Kharkov Heavy Industry Plants
PLACE
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DATE DISTR.,2A May 1953
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Stalin Factory
1. The Stalin Factory (Et E KT Po - M E l1LECK f J i . 3a l-o i M CTAn i H ;
fS-ee USAF Mosaic of Kharkov 0234-9995-5-25 ML'Prov. Tht Stalin Factory Which is
indicated as #34 on the ma7 began about 1932 to manufacture engines for sub-
marines. The plant employed 10-15 thousand workers. When the Soviets retreated
in March 1942, they burned the interior of the building but the oitside was
intact. The factory was built by a Belgian firm about 1905-06. There have
been additions to the plant since its original construction.
25X1 A Serp I Mollett
2. The Serp I Mollett Factory P'E jn-/1oY oin1) consisted of two shops in the early
1930's.. One division manufactured farm machinery. The second shop had a
small foundry and produced bases for grinding machines.
artillery shells being produced in this plant. They appeared to be 150 mm
and about 75 mm. The Serp I Mollett Plant is indicated on the map as #37
Kharkov Bicycle Factory to 1
3. The Kharkov Bicycle Factory Q~pPhKO ~3ELAun~ T Al 6PI KA1 manufactured
25X1A bicycles, and began to produce motorcycles. /'he
Kharkov Bicycle Works Is n ca a on Gne map as #31j
Komintern Locomotive Works
4. The Komintern Locomotive Works at Kharkov O(A PbKo8CK1 I I fl APO 8A3oCTbc'TLLAbHbU
30.buqun II(on r A,--%o TI PH A) - produced only eight or ten locomotives per month
during the period of approx 1929-3k The bulk of the production was devoted
to tractors and tanks. The factory' employed 40-50 thousand workers. Approx-
imately $,200 Komunir type tractors were produced per month. They also manu-
factured prime movers for artillery. Buildings in the southeastern corner of
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the plant were built in 1929-30 and produced 70-80 tanks per month. The
Locomotive Works was the largest factory in Kharkov. Production was on
a 24 hour basis, with shifts of seven am- four pm; four pm - twelve pm;
and twelve pin - seven an. All factories in the Kharkov area were suppliers
of the Komintern Locomotive Works. The BT tank, the predecessor of the
T-3kfwas built in this plant approx In boutt.~'li2r1: ;i3'ds.: Y9O SQ~v other
tank factories at Chelyabinsk and the Putrolowckay Factory at Leningrad
which produced the T-3I. The Kharkov Locomotive Works - Komintern is 25X1
indicated on the map as 002
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