ECONOMIC INFORMATION ON EAST GERMANY

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• Publication Date: January 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET CO.I; . f- mr-u. ~...ICTA..AS
CENTRAL IAN __LC1 ,GENCY REPOR
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
ACQUIRED
Economic Information on East Germany
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(A) ri I Y "CIS,- r opine Tnol r'7.ent at !{6'TJfT /horn No, 3
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7 (a) ? The faotory, produced heavy machinery. i.e.o punching i aoh-inesg
pressing machines and pMXI She 'ISb
(b) Output figuroe were unknown
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The prcxlu,csts were panted in wooden pa&ing cases and
IIussia, t he Eastern sate.u.ii J cU'AUU4'.LtJZ
and. '7 ? no further details oo.xld be obtained. to support
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The nrunberc ` workers' ermloyed at the factory had increased
from approxi1a--tely 2a, 000 in 1950 to about 3,500 in Februaayg
1952. They worked six days a weeks three eight-'hour shifts
per day.
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The fizn was an S*A.G. under a Russian director whose name
The Gerrlnfl dirootorf s name was
was unlcnawn
na member of the S,E.D. and
NAB, He v s a not
was not a communist at 50X1-HUM
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(f) The address Schwe,rbvrnerstrasse No.,1
was oonfi.xmod Tho ta.ctory was located on the
Eastern side of the street, iinnbdiately behind the road
junction Sahwerbornerstrasse - Hugo John Strasse. The grid
refer nce on the above-mentioned town pUn is 0/1.
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OFFICIALS ONLY
Town of "ZT (Item No. 29
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(i)
Chrtntres of vtreet Names
PornLr ZL
Poststrasse Sta.linall.ee
Johannesatrasso Leninstrr see
Johannes "rallgrabon ?'aFho "se Tung Hind
(ii)
The above were main streets in the oontre of the tovm.
The method of numbering the houses was entirely different
.n
each street,
(iii)
A new 13--storayed building, the 1Lnistiy of the Ministerprr usi-?
dant T;C 1HAfl)P, was completed in 'ebin.ry, 1952. It is 10c4.t(J.
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xueeo
at the corner of Sebastian mach Stz sate and Arnstaedtor S
The new building formed a part of the "Regioxtzng Psloekd' . t t i.,
shpam on the above--mentioned town plan under- 6100 'eat Nos. 7 and
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(iv) The tenet of ER1Tt T (5 routes) ha neither been attended
nor curtailed, There wore about ten onxiibus routes loading tv
suburbs and places near EFB ITT.
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in .Autumn 1951 there
were domonstratians at SAAT~~:! Tvt, T_-w oh resulted in. rots.
Some hundred workers of the Tr KT S.A.G. stormed the Rathausp diemolishod
its interior and also forced the prison doors to onablo the pZ t hors to
escape. It beonme necessary to conoontreto considerable police forces
of Lsnd Thuringia to 5.AAL r in order to restore order.
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Factories and Tac+m] s otGHETTZ
the follrslvir, details on undermentioned factories t-
about 8,000 workers were employed at this
factory... The factory was situated on the north side of Zwiekauex
Strasse opposite Goethestx., in 71SW part of the town,
the factory was formerly called "Wexkzeu--
maschinenfebrik Union"e
Its products consisted of
Lathes up to 5 in high,
Parallel planning machines with a,5 to 6'm long platforlmo
Grinding machines .(no. details available).
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The factory's products consisted mainly of tooth outti machines
(used in the production of toothed wheels). not
any urt r details such as production figures and
destination of products.
Their equipment and intended purpose was not known
This factory was situated on the corner of Einsiedlerstrasse
13 rienbergerstr. It employed about 4,000 workers.
In 194.W1950 trio new workshops (200 x 80 x 15 z7) were erected.
This factory was, except for two smaller buildil s completely
destroyed during the last war, ether
production had been resumed in that part of the factory which
survived the war.
(v} V.V.B. Ifa +]tor s j j
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No...,5 (ZI
car engines.
its products consisted of motor, cycles and
not supply arr further details.
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(vi) Y.E_B. (a rer Conti,~e^,ltal l r ti d B
The V.E.B. Wanderer Continental Works were situated at 219,
Zv,ickauer str. , 0HE1:INITZ 30.
It employed about 3,560 workers of which 30j were women. Work
was carried out in two shifts on six days a week.
The works was not damaged during the last wax. New buildings havo
not been added.
Its products consisted of 200 office typewriters and five electric
adding machines per month. The typewriters were exported to Russia,
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and other Satellite countries. Only
a small part of its production remained in the R.O.Z.
Until 195 a raw materials were obtained from Western Germany, and 50X1-HUM
since that time from a rolling mill in HETTSTEDT R.C.Z.
Since these .raw materials were obtained fran the production
difficulties have occurred frequently owing to breaks in deliveries
from HETTSTEDT.
name was WEI RSHAUS; the technical directorzs rirE was SCHIESSr'R.
The works director's name was RODIG; the so-called 'ILulturdirektor ? s'
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The following streets have been renamed
Ruibae-B
Strasse der Nation
Stalinplatz
Fritz Heckert Platz
Platz des 8. Hai
Kurt Fisoherstrass:
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K13nigstrasse
Johanni.splatz
Falkeplatz
Dresdener Platz
Bahnhof stray se
Odd ana even x .umbers were
.the town at "Am Markt" where a former cinema had,
destroyed during the war.
on opposite sides;
The only public building xobuilt
the Town Hall s which was known as the "Rates dew
The town* s nub ,ic transport consisted of Obasses
and taxis. not add any relevant details?
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cd) were requisitioned
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in CIIITZ-K&SSB a aI, or y efore the end of July, 1952a
Amording'to rumours these houses were intended either for Russian troops
or Russian civilians. These houses were stands em at
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VEB RHE DET= BORSIG :A G. SO ; A/LLND THUS TGEN.
1. LOCATION
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The works was located in the northern -part 'of r 1: RDA on t, a eastern
bank of the river Unstrut at the Rheinmetall - StrasSe and Erhardstrasse
as shove on the attached sketch.
2. LABOUR
Approx. 8 9,000 workers were egployed. Wo'tk?;rs :af the . assembly dept.
worked in one ahift.?and. those of the machanioal dept. in 3 shifts on 6 days
per week,
. 3. ' AD7NG FERS{7NALITIES
Direotar :
Coninercial Director:
Culture Director:
Chief of Staff
L.I :BIG, f nu.
r y
Ix T r 1\ jut ,
Chief engineer: KOTfIANN, fnu,
]r
.rL: KNOLL, fnu,
4. GUARD
DERS feu,
The works was guarded by arrtanknown nuanber of works policemen who were
arm-,& with pistols.
~.. PRODUCTION
Galeulatir mgohines
Type KEL ( Kleine Elektrische mit Loeschung)
Production 35 per day
Type KELR ( Kleine Elektrische mit Loe.>chung and Rueekuebertragta g)
Production 35 per day
CON F ID TII L
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TQ Win
Type SAR ( Superautcznat mit Rueokuebertragung)
Production 20 per day SECRET C~~TRG1.
Type SAL (Superautomnt mit Loeschung) (FS? GF F I[ 1S ONLY
Prodwotion 5 per day,
Type SASL ( Superautoat mit Summierwork and Looschurgg)
Pro&uotiai per day.
Invoice machines
Invoice machines; with 4 and 6 counters
produotim 10 item per day
7etivritera
Various models
Production 250 - 300 items per: day
Adding machines
Various models
Pr*ducticn:120 per day,
Rork drill hammers
its were produced for research purposes
a rumour parts for measuring apparatus
parts for them were produce3 in the mechanical department, All completed
items were f orcvardad to the Wismuth A.G, and other mining organisations.
Miscellaneous
(unknown pa
in a researo ocoriing to
for purposes
DESTINATICdd CIE' GO0D5
were produced, 50X1-HUM
All completed items were Ierwarded to Russia and the Satellites. During
mall quantities of amohiaaes were retained in the ROZ.
1951 completed items were cast f orwarded
RLW L TERIAL
During 19504951 most of the raw msterial was received from
Since the embargo an strategie materials from there to the
all raw materials were reoeivei from the USSR.
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an unknown number of rock drill haraners or possibly.
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Eastern Zcmz
all machines for production of weapons were dis-
mantled in 1945 and there were no indications of i ending. production in
the plant.
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%S, RFF1CIALS 811
MR Tcf Plan of SO,rI,A 7',D
SO T; c1I D 'IF
Subjeat a ?.E$ P IN E TALL BORSIG M Gd
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Appre zt ines workshop
16
Former epprertiaes workshop
2
Mr .i:rki_stratior
now party'' arshce01
j
Shoemaker?r shop
1.7
Boi'.Larhouse ?or oentra1, heatiug
Pattern makers and fitter's z hop
18
Founexy
5
Canteen
19
Mo't o ri orry reps. ir shop
6
Showgr roonn an. Culturs Huse
20
131.ackWthaw shop
7
Kindergarten
21
,:;: s : ot.kve Shad .
8.
Meohanical DDep to
22
R s ` a: b ' `ar 4ut is a 3vO'~kP.Z C4
9
Assacuibling of typewriter-
Z j
i(nn : rai pt,
10
Iron store
Ads-
t,1zknova OEMin.g
1..1
Garages
25
Banker
12
Iii spates Ph Dept?
2G
New kth3erg tr en t er
13
Produo t i on of aalculat i:ag a W invoice machines
27
Unk'Cfor A building
14.
Typewriter construotio i and.
15
8glvaniziug Dept.,
Neiv c lvaniz..i-n& Dept onnder
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Construction,
WS, OFF C!ALS ONLY
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1. The designation S.A.G. I1n was for the roof organisation controlling
the following plants : -
i Eisen- und -Hitterwezk,
(i.i Kupfer. and iiessingwerk, HETTSTEDT
(iii The firm Oswald KUNSCHO SILBITZ'
(9.v The firm KRAUJTHEli, CHMaaTZ
2. , The H. Q. of the S.A.G. Mt TTEN was located in the admin building of the
Eisen- urxd HIAttenwerk, TH:`,LE, Parkstrasse 1.
The S.,A.G._ MARTEN was responsible for distribution of products and
al.l.c:trnent of raw materials to: the above-mentioned- firma. 'Tb
a/Fn firms were only permitted to engage their owb persox*a 1. All
policy was dictated by`'the S.A.G.. MARTEN.
the ?oll ng general information
(a) Eisenr uid J em rk. THW,E
This firm produced all sorts of household- utensils, pots, pares, eta.
These goods were distributed under the auspices of the S.A.G.
MARTEN to Russia China and a small percentage to the HC chops
in the R.C.Z. did not know what quantities of steel 50X1-HUM
were produced e.
fl TT 1 T1 nr R~ T n _~
A-U OH
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(b) Kcpfer-and UgMAUM rkr BETTS=
copper and brass was produced by this firm.
She could give to further details.
(c) Q M&Id Ki)NSCH. SILBITZ
ire ,_no further de ai s.
the firm was a steel foundry. She co ul d.
the firm was a steel Peutt r r.
5.
117TOV1(IN, t. n. u.y
j7YLOF, P. n. U.
YESEiOF, f. no u.
I INJ1iJEY, to n. u.
KURILLO, f. n. U.
KOIABAJEF, '. n. u.
SKIDJEF, f.'n. u.
KtjflvOF, f. M U.
PETROP, f. n. u.
6. RAxn"& so" m.,t d bv.tL?g.'ak"Mv E.M
(i)
7.
Eisen= MA t2 k, MUX
VOROPAJEF, to no u.
ZWXNJENKOF, f. n. U.
N EOKLANOF, f. no u.
General Manager
Chief Engineer
Chief Accouta'iif
Deputy Chief .Accountant
Deputy General Manager
Chief of the.I'lanning Department
Chief of the Technical. Department
Personnel Offioer
Legal Advi ser
Production Chief
General Manager
Chief Engineer
Chief Awountant and' Sales Manager
(ii) KuAf er- taai:nrerk KSTEDT
~i .l.~ n.... pr~ ~ ~ ! i ,!
General Manager
Chief Engineer
Deputy Chief Engineer
Accountant
Engineer.
POKROFSKI, f. n. U. - General Manager
&1FSNSNKO, f. no U. - Acaourrtant
(iv}
PROCHOROF, f. no u. - General Manage.
KAJARKIN, f. n^ U.
LAFROV, f. no u.
ANANJEP, f# n. U.
DRfISKOP, f. n. u.
l IRII OF, f. n. u.
(iii) QgMLd UNSC i. S Br,,N ,`Z
apprca. "once per, week a conterer o was
held at the S. .G, IUMM and all the above-mentioned attendee.
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1. SFiIPY4RD
(c)
(b) :~si._;natiori
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presw ed that they -.; ere to -x truss and cantilever bridges
Production: 191+9 M-1.
11950 3 (cc-'atilover)
951 : . (cantilever and truss)
1952 2 (c: sxtilaever) .
.another cantilever type, bu'; larger th..-n the other soc-cioriv
produced, was nearing ce Bpi : ;_on in Scpterniacr 1952.
During the period January/ ;i~' Ll - izay 1952, no bridge s c'._ o ti r
constructed o%,d4 to tri;: co~.i; ote absence of angle iror..- IT) c1.,
,aero being produced in 1952 bridges had' priority. .&Lcn eric
section had its serial ni nb(,r str.u.iped on it in Russian prior
departure,
(c) Pipe Galvanization Plant
This consistod of graded equipped -. ith steel ccT .,Q o ^
a zinc. bath (1 0 m x 2 i n x 1 5 J m) I t ,Pas built in t',-.e au:tu~m
and as the only one built c. uring 1 a1+9 - -1952.
(d) o& tints
The plant had also construe.-e . the nofia stage of the LEIyPZIT Ti:
well as a cupola for from. these- t;io :;ems' r.
other production h' -d boon effected.
5. Ra-,r Material
3.1 iron and steel parts re(-wired -,rerc received from tip --__
in LEIPZSG. The parts. on ;inally cnr_ic from the furnaces at W'171?. LLL 3 ' ;
and MS.,F I.
6. Dostination of Products
The entire output of the pl:. -,;as sort to BI OJE2T, LL12"'I'-.
7. Extensions
There z7ero t ra halls - one .-ring beer, erected in 1951
The 1951 hall was 5' m x 50 r, x 17 in. ; 7ork as no,r gcir;_
extend it another 100 m.
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BITII 32--2 2.
0cxr neat
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It was gonorally accepted as a fact throughout the plant that
-production was on. behalf. of the Russians,
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V:-111- as operating only nit its _,Z'rn
account and on behalf of the shipyard proper. Reconditioning
of electric motors ,:ras carried out 'by the plant but no such
motors were-.being rianufactured. Main and. secondary switchboards
were constructed in the main orkshop in Ic.OP^ TII.-G.' 1 a Tn:~,SS
TiE'T SHIPBUILDING Y .',D:
(a) there is a nc,v shipbuildin ; yard
{N'-TIM i:;U';TF?FT) under c-,nstructi?n.
E-:-::1-,bserv tif,ns were made when tatting. part . in the celebration
of laying thy.; first keel at one of the now shipbuilding berths
in Sy ring 1952 (exact date unlmown) and on occasional visits to
the area of the new shipbuilding yard.
(b) Location:
The rrc:a of the new Shipbuildin Yard is. located about "1 , 2 lac 1IPT
of the already operating shipyard. The area extends from the SW
bank of the bay forming the outer port 6f ~~ZSl,i.t? almost up to the
main road from :1ISIL,"LR to I1t7TZ. ' Ma--) Ref. of the approx. centre
of the new plant is UTTY4
(c) Construction:
(i) The sketch at ?tppx. '!~' ?, %rith the aid of
the above-mentioned "?1a)z o,f r'D. rn
shows the location and lay-
out of the now shipbuilding yard as at?'Begiruiing Juno.
report.
original drawing is attached to top cozy of
(ii) A large chipbuilcli.ng I .shed ~~ zf t r cra ft
I the f-+1lnwjng details:
Ovorall Length .(estim^tod) 30 to, 35 m.
Ma:ximim Bearn 4 to 5 m.
Moulded Depth abut . 4- m.
Inclined bow ; flat stern.
Two 6 Oyl. (in lino) diesel engincs of unnk:aoM output,. 3.'nin
propellors.
On the fore-deck a circular (or po Yg;onal) grating presumably
around a small (2 cr) gun. Gun and pivot not mounted.
Graft ma kcd vdt:h numbers at both lidos of boti nnl root with
names}
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(b) In W.Y 1952, sc.aetimo betr; the 15th ar ti 27th, a flotilla
'f 5' Soco~lizei craft visitr*f _-:2~32a, 3 r _,rt a "-C! stayed there
for one afternoon and night. Th or--.?t ? erc i r:ored in the
c-)al-harb cur.
these craft in -vice -:ere very
sir ilar to thise Joscribed ab,vc (parr: 8 (a) )
the;, ~rere a Little sty.11or in length and b;ea .
They had tvrin 2-car . uns m f-ire-dc:ck ar1 a single -2-cm ,:.un
a.ft, Guns ,;sere n'rr ally c v,..rod rite tarpauli:i;s but
s: r them without crvers .?iiilst being cleaned.
b^.th craft ,n? cre r ,1. r: i L very od
9. SOURCE:
Fr~regoing based on rb3erv =tinn and e:c rie iee v.thilst
employed with the ab-ive-menti^ne_' V ! cone-:er at 'Ti~: "_r ; hipuryrd, f'r ~ i
I Ste' 50 to SLP 51 as s Irentieef. sh_a's :lectriei.tn in the ,,runtices'
,workshop and fro?s SXP 51 to 0 JUN 52 -)n install:?tion -~f eZ ec.;rica1
equiprn~ent in ves.:oels undert;-lire, re.,)air -r being fitted o-ut, Turin
previous residence in `41S11I R up t-, the sa : date,
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UM:JND TO SITTCII AT !:PP . 'A'
Shipbuildirt Yard (Neubau- [ rft) under construction as part plaint of
ti0^,TiS' SCIIIFFB iU; 2~ IMPTIlI _S TI N_' !w2PT VEB, :?1xSM R.
I . Shipbui1 iin; shad (Scliiffbauh^.11e).
abc,ut 3. completed.
2.! 'Atachod -office builcli.n,-s as side trizl;s.
3.5 ( xr,und. floor and nne upper strrey)
1 -- 7 Shinbuilding' berths.
Excavation and f ,unclatinn work still in progress.
5 Fou.-iclation cnmplotad; C^ncruting _)f surfacc -)f slipway
about 3 cor Meted.
6 Surface of slii ray already concr~)tucl.
Peel Flatus for first now vessel laid out and joined
tof athcr by tack vrolding.
8. Dam r.r sheet-paling t-:) keep foundation ditch free of :rater.
atcr continually being LDumpcd out.
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Now hipbujia g Urd (Neuba, ax ?t)
u~:~te:t xcra t~ct3_ dart a12t '
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This short xeport is to supplement a re ort
n a ec with UELZ,EN it was found that, although
detailed information had been obtained on the Volkswexft itself,
(a fishing tuggers as well
as the refr . erator l.uggers are heir sent to I JLININGWD
(b) Details of extensions to Volkswerft and present state axe contained
in the U report.
(c) The Sah .ff sbergufgskontor formerly located in STRUILSUND, FROM 4,i LL
does not exist arr longer,,
SohiffsberguM M d T,UCHEREI, STI ILSUNDw
a V.E.B.
There id ho re"ver.,
ilasser strasse, which is a branch undertaking of the BEIMI SBETRIEB,
BKRLIN.
Details of this undertaking! s organisation were not kaown\
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fi rm is est3ma.ted to emplICY, a ox. 120 eo le.
this f'3rm `hook and vompleted the lifting and
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salvia ?ne of a German wreck. (length of ship estimated at 760
l.$f? tiroff " NITZ. This firm was also. responsible for the
removal of pecks near the er4agm to or sae tune had
obstructed the fairway running parallel
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(d) The name of Berthold SV NDE was unknogn
early in 1247 a Sohiffsbau- and Reparatur-
this firm was also engaged on the completion
of lugger s which came fr an BOITZZNBURG, the
luggere could be converted into transports for carrying aiinunition
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0 E N T I A
(a) R uhyrtiiex e VSE.B` VVERTVIGERODDEE
The official designation of the factory is V.E.B. Rauter Werke.
2. Location
The factory is located in WERNIGEIRODE, Ilsenburgerstr. 105.
3.
4. Production
Until March, 1552 the factory produced pins, axle shafts, cog wheels,
bolts and nuts, particularly for agricultural machinery like mowing
machines, potato spinners and so on.
In March, 1952 production of pistons for two-stroke motors -commenced.
The pistons were approximately 150 m. long, had a diameter of 120 mm.
and were supposed to be made fran light metal. There were two valves
in the piston head. In each shift
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scraps ring. The completed pistons were packed in oil paper after
having been thoroughly greased. They were despatched in wooden boxes
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The boxes were transported to BERLIN accompanied
by two Russian soldiers. The boxes thus despatched were marked in
German and Russian. The only German inscri tion
was . Abfertigung his hinter BERLIN". Every Tuesday and
Friday one lorry left the factory. Parts for agricultural machinery 50X1-HUM
were delivered to HAEHISE in HALBERSTADT
Tyne g d Quern hies of w i.:at -r3als processed in this factory were
not known
6. The factory employed 300 people of whom 2( were wcaneti; From Torch, 1952
they worked in three equal -shifts of eight hours for six days a week;
up till then only two shifts daily were worked.'
7. The factory consisted of three large one--storeyed. buildings. The
factory had suffered slight damage during the war which, however; had
been repaired approx. three years ago. The machinery used by the
factory was said to be rather obsolete. Transmission belts were used
throughout.
8. The commercial director of the firm was a certain ROW" 'SKI? The
technical manager was a GERECKE? Since Narch, 1952, that is, when
production of pistons commenced, two Russians had been attached to
the works management. One of them wore civilian clothes while the
other wore uniform. The latter held the rank of Major (one large
star gold-rimmed). This officer was usually addressed as "Herr
Kommandant".
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1. At the HHSSERODE, Kreis
-JERNIGER0DE, a course for female Volkspolizei. The age of
the participants varied from 21 to 35, most of than were former
factory workers.
2. Until the 30th August, 1952 the pupils swore civilian clothes, on the
14th they received their uniforms consisting of blouse and skirt.
3. Syllabus from 0800 - 1100 German language, mathematics, stenography,
type-writing
It 1100 - 1400 :break
It 1400 - 1600"olitics Communism, teachings of
v,RX and ENG-LS and LENIN
1600
- 1800
weak
1800
- 2000
essays on political themes.
,iathernatics, stenography and type_wr'iting was taught by an Oberwacht-
meister of the VOPO (a former teacher at the girls' school in `Z`1IGERODE~
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Political subjects were taught by a Polizeikommissar
zname unknown .
and istol 6.35.
the course participants were transferred
to sdEIDENHEIT,I near -TORGAU were they were to receive training in the use
of arms. o, the theoretical txainin on 98 carbine
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SUBJECT IQTTER O7 FORT
The works was known as Ei senhdttenwerk S. 41. G, , T JAE.
Labour
approx. 8,000 persons were employed. Work was carried out seven clays a
week three shifts per 21i. hours.
Pr Qduct 6
(i) (a} Sheet steel, approx. 2 3 mm. thick.
(b) Steel plates, approx. 10 mm. thick.
(c) Sheet steel, approx.-0.8 in. thick.
(d)
Various types of household apparatus, pots, buckets, wash
basins etc., they were also enamelled at the works.
approx. 35 - 4.0 tons of sheet metal were rolled per shift.
(iii) The 2 - 3 M. thick sheet steel was delivered to the BI&1 works in
,ISSENSElia near BERLIN.
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4- Extension of orbs
5?
the construction of a new gas works.'
had become necessary because the extensions which had been carried out
tothe rolling-mill in 1950 now made it necessary to have more gas to
heat. the-warming furnaces.
f :oorks 1 Me nt
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
this
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The Russian General L.:anager 1 iJEMKO, f. nu.
GERL GH, f. n. U. , German Chief E . ineer of "tF e rolling -mill
acted as Russian interpreter.
BEYER, f. n. U., , German Cni.e.f Engineer of the enamellinn department,
Dr. GEISSI,ER, f. n. u. -, Gerini .n General I:ianager of the "Chamottewerke t"
which vas responsible for the rnai me i ance of the "
..blast furnace plant.
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(a) `3riefaj.
sopCRI
Di,tribution Guide
(b) Desi;rnation
KC. I T,tLT D6EL fl VEL = 0TILEP? Con'?ine, "People is Own" Concern.
Fort erly DRO, Synthetic
POHIENf
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The Combine comprises the f ollo:ain ; o -
(?) DPL UNKOHL,Z+.NJ RK Lignite ';lurks
c onsistinf_; of : li rite (brown coal) mine;
Low-Tenporature Carbonization Plant
Driquetting Plant ;
Ga s 7orks ;
and a number of small accessory plants such as
acid plant;
sulphur plant
phenol plant etc.
Total number of employees about 6000..
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For details sec pare 2 below.
Formerly uiTI 1G S~}ILSCI`t T S.ACHISISCBE r+ERII
Present desi=?natione S~ri1L ,FT e :tee OTTO GROTE CHIL
: OHIE,N".
Sup; lying steaa and olcctric power.
(iii) PETROL w ORBS (I?ZITT: 'ter )
Consists of old, ;' E1~I~ Si" (F.:ortan_t uno rtoking e:rrf?loy about 72 to 80 >-rsons .-.ho arc
n -,ed cn the cc'_u,~ticn of nulvr rizing and drying installations. The
bulk of the '1wroductioo is cols i in t e Soviet Zenr?nd only a small
oerci ntc.?e l.
ti s'jotchcr1 to as rf-pa :dons
The works int e rn-;l nu _~ber ? is '2
72
16. rn fin^scrimernf .brik. Gerd n.str. 62, _1'XCI1rY.
Before 1945 the rxiv f'm of G ;L G _i~; : r T F SIT.
The 250' to 270 c loyccos are eng g',- on th