CHELYABINSK TRACTOR PLANT

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 14, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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THIS DOCUMENT ^077TAIN8 INFORWATIOH AFFbCT114E THE HATIONAL l3Wn "
OR THE UNITED STAIEB. WITHIN TNK WEANIP:G OF TI'I`.9 IS, SECTION'I 79.1
AND 794. OP THE ft. S. CODE, rig AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR RBTER-
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DATE DISTR. 14 March 19
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:1a The "Chelyabiroky Tractormy uavod" (Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant) uas located about
3 km east of the toem cantor of Chelyabinsk (e~?iO # N/61o21~ e1;) and about LO U w tors
north of the Cbely ib i nsk - Morgan (5?2i >e N/~6 171E)) railroad line,, The pliant
desiL'r tioa was "Kirovsky g'lant" until 1949 when the use. of this nary was pro.
T:.bited r; he t ^ador r2r the letter "KI"' within a gear wheel, renamed uncha a god;,,
2,, The plant produced tanks during; the Marl, After 1946 tank production was
considerably restricted in order, to increase trai:tor production, 1 cpansion work
was not observed in the plant? ?ovaer was supplied froze outsideO Tho location and
d.osirnation of the power plant s not knom,
3, The chief -production item of the plant Tray the 30,40 tractor..;, in 19146 about l'
units were prodaaced?dail.y,; A daily avora-;e of 60 units v^ oirderr-4 for 1.94.7, 25X1
However,, the actual daily production anounted to only 30 to 40 units" An average
daily production of 53 units was roac'zod in 1940 and 1? .9r, although tile production
rata vas not uaifor 1ho daily output avenged 75 tractors at the and of the wroth
and was only !.o at the be rain- of the n on*h0 Accordin tc ,ho daily
.:i'V13Y?:i7c,. not for 19,49 i,aS 60 tractors,, aOhorta4' o;J occtr'Ied
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e:ra _,; ta,.,_t s, o-l,,ans ar i li,77duality s=11 parts for the as ,orhly o. trar? tors,, Also
Inconxxl- shi..pfiOnts, of fin -m-d radiators (KuohjlerLr llon) were irrer;u.l.ar,,
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no is-3 3 modal tank was `,guilt, Istimtee of the a' ?tput
varied between 2 and 6 tanks
did. repair work-: on tanks,,
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supply-for the foundries was ?~.s and. structural steel
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?bou railroad cars loaded with new tank turrets and ~ gun.s~, According
rots carve from a factory south of this plant.,
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gere4 was delivered from the tractor plant to r.h.th factory, , ,;
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mated. the total number of eigiloyees at 40: who wore rather ove dy
dl.str?ib ited ir three shifts,
The plant was surroundeed by a wooden fence a; c1, (sled by civilian EXraed
r .litia:, d k soldicrs were also -occasionally deta.J.,lcd to security service
in the plant,
Coi ,eret,, for la, rout skatches of the entire plant, and of the tractor Oryi
Ica,, yon see rne,xes 1 and 2., The sketch jr, A' n e 1 is based on infer?r;at n
11-Lis sketch o s er tia ..1y agrees ni th the . ,.,.,.:.vicausly
Loiier,t. n ? . you. M e 'plant produced the _'s,;,(jr' D osel
rac':'ot _ tox o hes(;: tractors ware built for Conaratox gas (.ic) cipora"t;iron.
~.ort+rc to t tt
and ~vere cgsicmted. -02-65., In r:ud 19L the s's ant was r
rnI.r a.ct,rxre,_ :E" the heav ~?? Ss-80 J c.sol. tractoz? ; guippecd v i ;h .2 904P
A, .st7 the de 1";: t. of a :i221Itar ~'iesel tractor (fie. $;rrza :i vs 37(,, wa,,3, t:i5nplotC:td,-,
Ze re:">ort ri pro +.i un fi.;: -es :,ppear to ho r :radii ie Ada "'1 r:s ; zl ,r' :raw
material supply and u"tc.r art a-- vor.,nt of 'Snork argxnization the plant mi.; x .
a thiev w a daily : itpu t of 80 tractors or mm,
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c' ner;.t, fhe inforrxtion red- rding tarp product, ion has been conffia id
F.' craw; deg:--:a^ra ncd ',hat o ray hoary tanks were build., and that
the plant nc> longer producer.; taia medium tanks acid self--propelled. mars rhii;h
they produced durin.:r the c5~,r, she factorr; supply_n; ta.rik turrets located: south
of tha tractor plant is
',"rothlcad sh -Al.s and t,.,arAl turrets in addi' ..xn to alai ltu:ral.:i
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1. Layout sketc-1,i of the tractor plate, in (holyab'.nsko
2. Layout sketch f the tractor sect-_i on of the ti:l.ant
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L, is assoab1y shop 19MC7113" (sic) strictly rded by Soviet trrrky soldiers
(Possibly I NZ ? or MCItf, ?)
7, Six-otory building new structure,, wltj.ch looltiod like an office building
but, could also have servers as fine rooaaanical (Feinr. cl nischer) workohopo
y < a'ter basin,
Div r C.w7?I iii. a>'1>r t ion l~i,k.. i(1.l i i'~ ey
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park: forcor :''.eta tion, an --ly n-alr .ins 711 s`: ion.
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3, and 9, Fuc1, oil, and oa so rl,i ps r:.
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.ra lIater ia a~c"3-e~Cw ~)uso n
1r and 1 , . oo1 shop arid. find r cc'_lanioa1 17orksho fo:c itti,n,';s,a
Tr.,r for
~ cac,i.orx f'= o pr:x%uction of component fir, t3 and qsc e~ b1y,
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Catorpal".~p}ar trarl. ~o c rt:re.jt., ^{ shop 11),S, hara
ionin hfor st.:u1s p r-I S,
':.'',actor em-i io wC: F+.rtr-e :try partial produ otion an . asz-,eiablZ, a
C> l.?: l dopar is-z .~:; 3m^nu1'.actur .-% , of vheelo ho-i?' viol",is , ;':oar
43-0 sra`tU par , .,, ` he nurlaor of on 1oyeoa totaled. about 900 mn
.-or all " hr'eC: 311 AO n
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o, ~o 1van .~lr~4: dcnartnerat
L, m r" k.r. i'*xz11ct? o 2 of crai- i;--h 1{ vA con "tectin rods a-. -O. c for tractarr,
lino for as . e:.,bly of tractors,
t, 1o 1t' No 2 and i:o 3a r+J'_ws 1".1L'iion of radiators
she equip it of one CC7.I.dmpul ~l"7 .3Y,;, ~:4.o 7 i t :.ont :Lielude
x.' 1ar-e a7'L3`l. '.hws j ':a shears, G hydraulic pra-,,;on, C `;E r -a o:la J c drilling
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At t.ach eii e,
I Or'ashoi) "off 1Lmi.ts"? to P":s., Co_npl eteda tank end i nes were loaded an
5hi -;,)ec7 in t_iis doper. t^erit,,
'arki.n.g area for connleted tractors
I4orkshop, builclir~~~,, the u.^e of which ms not lanovm,, It as rumored that
cotponent -nrtts for tanks or tank on;-;Lien were built in this workshop
ja? A]j.c edl7 a. lathe do- tio_3t
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his d.er,ar, t,iort also was used to produce component
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S or tuwaA nk en_' e
Large crane insta:1.lat-i onn
., l8? 19 and. 20. ror :eA; steel f?nundr r grey iron f=,xIry and works
: anuacture of cranicolliafts O shifts a!yl, valves for tit" actors rL_')d tank
i3Ct ,finest:
2:, ;atcrpillar track de-ant: ,onto
1OG Ar,: erb:,iy lNino for ttie arse ik~ly of tractars0
IL. Parl:i r';, area for cor pleted tractor:.,
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Adeit"3 ona1 rooris,, offices? tool roo-,. s and ?a te'rial warohDu o .
5,3^Y7.m~"aa 1'1~` 3 C~i1J red
lL Route for incoY,in~; truck shk-,r'.ents o J" raw rin terial and
;t ?oduc is a
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Route. for inco;;iiri , rail shipments of castings
Ibc it for rail :a ll. -cants o con fete tractors0 i 1 o the tank 4 12~J.ues
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wore ojverved. at hairs ;)lax n
17t, :exit route of occasional :,s'-3O trac yJx's which were e u p.)ed with a
road scraper . (Planionr?n,,;s-oraet'
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