KRIVOI STEEL AND ENGINEERING WORKS

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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 30, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

NNTF11OFAY 29
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FEB 1952 51-IAA
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY USSR (Ch.ely a r_:; nsk Oh.iv
DATE DISTR. 30 April 1952
25X1 SUBJECT Krivoi Steel and Eng.t_neex 31 np JJorks NO. OF PAGES 3
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUMENT, CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
ANO 794,. OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
25~0 . LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
Location
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
I, Krivoi Factory is : oc.-ated in the northern part of Chelyabin,sk3 between the
arterial road from 1-a,,7nitogorsk to Kirovo and the Miass River)-
Descri Lion
2, The width of the vwork_ at i.hg southern part was less than l05 km. The
area widened to a}?pro:= l~ate1;~ l05 km and then narrowed again. The largest
part of the works, wh:i_oh is as enormous,
stretched in a. ncr't.he; xterly airection away from the town.. The works was
considerably .e:t;rri.ce }u.}::.n?7:, and especially after, the war.
Production
The following items aae:r e ~r.~ciuced s
a. Rails a.nd metal s:.eeper s for standard. broad, and narrow gauge railways.
b. Iron and steel girders and support.s for buildings and bridges o
co Wheels for locomot;iveas railway cars, streetcars, tractors, motor
vehicle,, and mobile" C_T'_Jlts0
do Machine too'1s,-;.nc3LUCLi1'-191 lathes and boring, milling, drilling,
grinding,, stee1 cutttn : and punching machines.
ee . Spare, parts for m; ch-, _J , ~ .
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ARMY
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4, In addition, in the northern part of the works, there was a steel refining
plant,, grid there were b li'e v, d to be workshops producing railway flat cars
and motor vehicle nd chassis,
Materials
5. Iron, steel, other met1s and timber were delivered in the southern part
of the works mainly by rail but also partly by trucks.
6. Power was ssl -plied from t'.i .. nChti,""abin ik power station. The r orthe.''istern
part of the uorlis had power plant.
P ersonneel
The man, ,rer,
the sum,(--r o.
was repl-aced during
at=proximately 30,000 Soviet civilian
laboreers, inC:ludirr, men women conscript s :ill! cony c Sy and approximately
2,, 600 German PP s , T is > - bar airs refers only to the :southern section
of thy, works. It was a,iat more were employed in the northeastern
part. There w e:rr;e three .
Security
8. The work- was surrounded. ?:,r r fence partly of barbed wire and pax tijr of
wood with barbed wire on tor_,. N::tchtownersy each manned by two guards, were
placed at, odd interval` aro,,jjnd t.Pe works area. There were militia patrols
outside and v;orks;' guard's i1'n."3l_ue the works, Passes were checked at
ern,trances by the militia wct::.s' guards,
K to ske' cii W1. 2, a ry~,w '3. 4ca cat-' ons
1, Single - for V:'~' E. pa ar to above. Production of wheels for machine
tools of all types, it i.cci n . triose? .for precision work.
High sin ;le--stor.~. 4:'orks! 4op ; approximately 150 -: 75 m. -Forge and
engineering shop, e'Z' , e'en observed in forge- pnewratic he"lr?7 hers,
Equipment observed in cr.k,' _neering chop- various lathes and drilling
mac:hi.nes,
i, oini le-, t,o ~,;r Works'+oP;?, .il r wd. ately 150 x 7' in. `rode ion of parts
for m L'rlak.rt~ tool 4 t rv}i as e and spilling y boring, t 7':3.1_l. nip
rindin puns".hingy rid ;tee _ end iron sxi'in?? m
"iii,-le +to r'y woodw ris:ir ;7 :s ho , a, rox in el r' 100 x 51 in.
7. o:Ln,, `e-,st:ory works_iop, a-~~,T`t~ rnateiy 150 x 50 tn, Assembling of machine
tools, .;o.u._Lpment - conveyor and hoisting gear,
8. Single't.ory worksho , a pfprox.:,?_matel_y 1.00 x 50 m. Prodl-uction of tools
of various types
10. Single`-story workshop,. Y%1_proxtmately 100 x 50 in, wl. to own power supply.
Testing shop for coSnp.0 te:G riac air.cry.
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11, Single-story workshop, approximately 300 x 100 in, with a number of
railway sidings. Repairing of railway cars.
12 w 15. Storage sheds for 'iniwhed pr oducty ,
16 -s 18. Storage sheds for Wo matevials, including iron, steel, other metals,
and timber.
19. Coal dumnps o
20, 2rea approximately 400 x 200 m, containing workshops of various
sizes and several ::erane~e Production of rails, sleepers, iron and
to ~l girners 4'o.r tnd buildings, and steel and iron supports
of various types.
22, Same as No, 20, At m ..nistration officers were believed to have been
in this aarea,
23. PW camp, surrounded by double r?otiw of barbed w:tr-, which was occupied by
approxiim;tely 2, 60d Fvs.
a 1, H t n nts
i & ~,~, Kitycnliens
~A, 1,1-trine,,:
, Lda..i1. try ua
21: fox?ks2entx~araces
"~tta ha,~erit ?
reef by cne militia and one works a guard,
Skp:tch Nora I ~oc- ,icr7. of Krivoi Steel and Engineering 'Viorks
in Chelya~)in3ko
Sketch No. 2 Layout of southern sector of the Krivoi Steel
and i rgirii !e ring drorksa
1 Commen t o This may be the local name given to the Zavoci I eta:ilokonstruktsi i
i n Ordzhonild dzee
Comment, This report may refer to the agricultural machinery
-plant, 1:1/n Ordzhonikidze, located slightly south of the railroad
to Kurgano The main prc.du.cts of the plant are tanks, armaments, nd
agricultural equipment. South ? s the Zavod Metalli -%heskikh 25X1
Konstruksti i iA . Ordzh6nikidze, built after World War 11, the Ataa.an products
of which are construct _on steel and railroad bridges . 25X1
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. Krivoi Steel and Snetnreriea Werka at Chel nab jam
Sketch No. 1
to Sverdlovsk
to Ksmwnak
Distance between Fj liLass River
Location
river and road to Kirovo
nnr^,r rC km ..---
to Kunsan
from Zlatouat ---... lyabinsk
road from Kri i Faetory
Magnitogorsk
Sketch No. 2 Layout of southern ?octgr of works
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