URAL ENGINEERING WORKS AT SVERDLOVSK

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011600010003-3
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 22, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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N FEB 1952
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
COUNTRY USSR (Sverdlovsk Oblast)
DATE DISTR.
22 April 1952
SUBJECT Ural Engineering Works at Sv
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DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
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(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 193
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
Location and History
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. The eastern border of the Ural Engineering Works (Uralski Mashinostro_itelny
Zavod) lies about 0.5 km west of the Sverdlovsk main railroad station.1
From there the works stretches out in a general westerly direction for about
8 km. It is about 6 km wide and spreads over both sides of the Kirovograd
and Molotov railways, as shown on the attached sketch.
2.- On the eastern side of the works, over a doorway which had the appearance
of being the main entrance, it was written in large letters that the
works had been built in 1933. This date appears to indicate the year-in
which construction was completed and the works placed in commission.
Products
3. The plant products antiaircraft machine guns, 75 mm antitank guns, SIP guns,
and 105 mm guns. The 105 mm guns, when completed, were covered up and
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removed to the western part of the works.
Groups of armored force officers appeared
at irr=gular intervals in the works. They were supposed to be members
of inspection or military take-over (sic) commissions,
4. The destination o`' the finished products was not known. Products
leaving the works by rail were accompanied by military guards.
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Personnel
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5. About 60,000 workers were said to law employed in the works. They consisted
of Soviet civilians, German Fwds, and a large number of Soviet convicts.
Zany women were also employed. There were three shifts.
Raw Materials
6. The source of the raw materials was not known. Materials came into the
works by branch railway lines,
Security Measures
7. Individual works within the perimeter were surrounded by wooden fences
or barbed wire. Outside these there were many watchtowers.
8. Apart from works guards, permanent military pickets were posted at the
entrances and within the works. It is possible that they belonged to
special units stationed within the works, as many Soviet soldiers were
always seen in the area. Both infantry and artillery soldiers were
observed, but the names and numbers of the units were not known.
9. German PV's were marched to the works separately without coming into
contact with Soviet civilian workers. They were made to march arm-in-arm
in columns of five. During work they were guarded by military guards,
three to every fifty men. A considerable number of German watchmen
(activists) were also employed. Soviet convicts were also marched to the
works separately under guard.
Layout of '"Works
10. The works was supplied with electric power from outside, although they
also appeared to have their own power station.
11. The workshops were of different sizes. The longest work halls were estimated
to be about 300 meters long. There were also many kinds of multiple story
buildings serving as workshops and a big foundry with several forges.
12. any branch lines ran within and outside the works. Their course was not
known.
Earnings and Prices
13. German PVs were only employed as common laborers and worked principally
on earth excavations for new workshops. They did not have access to
places of production. Their places of work were strictly circumscribed,
and they were forbidden to leave them even for a short time.
14. German PWs were paid as common laborers. They were actually handed an
average of 25 rubles per month, the balance being withheld for their keep
in the camp.
Following are some prices prevailing in the camp canteen:
Quantity
Item
Price (rubles)
1 kg
Black bread
3.00
1 kg
Butter
68.00
1 kg
Margarine
33.00
1 kg
Sausage
50.00 to 60.00
20
Ordinary cigarettes
2.00
20
Belomor cigarettes
4.80
Attachment:
Sketch showing position of Ural Engineering Works.
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Comment, This plant is usually called the Uralmash Zavod.
Comment. Armament production occupies only part of the works.
Other reports mention wartime production of tanks and present production
of such products as dredgers, oil pumps, and rolls for mill trains.
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Attachment
Sketch Showing Position of Ural Engineering Works
Kirovograd N
0.5 km
Molotov.., Sverdlovsk Station
Chelyabinsk
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