ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERSONNEL CHANGES IN THE EAST GERMAN MINISTRY FOR HEAVY INDUSTRY

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• Publication Date: June 29, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States virthin the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, tr.e.o. Secs. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited
bylaw.
COUNTRY East Germany
REPORT
SUBJECT Organizational and Personnel
Changes DATE DISTR.
29 June 1955
in the East German Ministry for Heavy
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DATE OF INFO.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
the Ministry for Heavy Industry
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a. The following enterprises were taken out of the Ministry, as of close of 50X1
business 31 December 1954:1
VEB Braunkohlenwerk Ost, Lauchhammer
VEB Braunkohlenwerk Schkopau
VEB Kraftwerk Elbe, Vockerode
VEB Feinzink Freiberg
VEB Teerverarbeitungswerk Koepsen
VEB Teerverarbeitungswerk Webau
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b. As of 1 January 1955, the followin7 prterprises were placed under the
direction of th,- Vain Administration for, the Iron Industry (HV Eisenindustrie)
of the Ministry:
VEB Maschinenfabrik und Eisengiesserei Senftenberg
VEB Dampfhammerwerk Grossenhain
o. As of 1 January 1955, the following enterprises were established:
VEB Energiebau Dresden
VEB Gasversorgung NeubrandenbUrg
VEB Gasversorgung Frankfurt, Eberswalde
VEB Gasversorgung Cottbus
.VEB Gasversorgung Gera
VEB Paraffinwerk Vorwaerts
and the Niederlassung Mitteldeutscher Yetallhandel (Central German Metal
Trade Establiehment)cf the Deutsche Handelszentrale Yetallurgie (DHZ11),
Leipzig.
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d. As of 27 ,Tanuary 1955, the VEB Pressstoffwerk Spremberg was renamed VEB
Presestoffwerk Dr. Erani.
e. The following appointments were announced by tie Ministry:
Position and Enterprise Effective Date
Mheller, Prof. Dr. Richard Director of the Institut fuer 1 July 1954
Silikon, und Fluorkarbon-Chemie,
Dresden-Radebeul
Noack, Hermann Labor Director of the VEB Berliner
Metallhuetten- und Halbzeugwerke
Schandock, Helmut Plant Director of the VEB 15 February 1954
Walzengiesserei Coswig
Spranger, Heinz Plant Director of the VEB Fabrik 1 September 1954
fuer Teerprodukte Boesdorf
Schwertfeger, Wilhelm Sales Director of the VEB 8 October 1954
Synthesewerk Schwarzheide
Kupler, Werner Plant Director of the VEB 19 November 1954
Mineraloelwerk Klaffenbach
Wagner, Heinz Technical Director of the
VEB MineraIoelwerk Klaffenbach
KruMMacher, Dr. Adolf-Heinrich Head of the VEB Teerdestillation 22 November 1954
und Chemische Fabrik Erkner
Roeder Kurt Technical Director of the Erkner
enterprise
Jakisch, Heinz Commercial Plant Director of VEB
Mineraloelwerk Luetzkendorf
Jantzen, Gerhard Sales Director at Luetzkendorf
Annex., Otto Labor Director at Luetzkendorf n
Greif, Herbert Commercial Plant Director of a
VEB Stahlwerke'Silbitz undltaeberg
Georgi, Dr. .Ing. Conrad Plant Director of VEB Nickelhuette "
St. Egidien
Warschau, Ing. Helmut
Stimmel, Dr. -Ing. Johannes Technical Director of VEB Energiebau
Dresden
Fischer, Herbert Sales Director of VEB Energiebau
Dresden
Foorster, Karl
Plant Director of VEB Energiebau 1 January 1955
Dresden (note para.?, above)
Heberling, Dr. Robert
Schoenleben, Ing. Rudolf
Hammer, Erich
Kohlstrung, Gerhard
Plant Director of VEB Kombinat
Espenhain
Plant Director of VEB Hydrierwerk
Zeitz
Commercial Plant Director of VEB
Zentralwerkstatt Welzow
Plant Director of VEB Paraffinwerk
Vorwaerts (see para4c, above)
Technical Director of VEB Paraffinwerk
Vorwaerts
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Name
Position and Enterprise Effective Date
Wannags, Walter
Commercial Sales Director of VEB 1 January 1955
Paraffinwerk Vorwaerts
Scelecky, Dr. Wilhelm
Plant Director of VEB Kombinat
Goelzau
Rudert, Dipl. Berging, Heinz
Technical Director of VEB 15 January 1955
Braunkohlenwerk Profen
Bergener? Ernst
Leader of the Ingenieur-Technische 15 February 1955
Zentrale fuer die Kaliindustrie und
den Nichterzbergbau
Winter, Karl
Plant Director of VEB Kalikombinat ft
Ernst ThaeImann, Merkers
Rommel, Hans
Commercial Plant Director of VEB ft
Kaliwerk Einheit, Dorndorf
Haberkorn? Wolfgang
Commercial Technical Director 1 February 1955
of VEB Kali- und Steinsalzbergwerk
Deutschland, Teutschenthal
f. The following persons were relieved of their positions and do not appear
on the list of appointments:
Matzschke? Dr. Richard
Kilian, Richard
Altmann, Georg
Loeser, Eugen
Former Plant Director, VEB Hydrierwerk Zeitz
Former Head Director, VEB Kombinat Espenhain
Fcrmer Sales Director, VEB Braunkohlenwsrk E.Weinert
Former Commercial Technical Director, VEB Mineral-
oelwerk Luetzkendorf
g. As of 1 January 1955, the Ingenieur-technische Zentrale fuer die
Kaliindustrie und den Nichterzbergbau was established; the new
organization was formerly the Maschinentechnische Abteilung VI, Erfurt,
of the VEB Konstruktions- und Ingenieurbuero der Chemie (KIB),
Leipzig, and was transferred tn the VEB Kaliwerk "Karl Marx", Sollstedt,
where it is to act as a liaison between the potash industry and the
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