1. VEHICLE AND PARTS PRODUCTION OF THE IFA PLANTS, 1951-1952 2. PLANNED PRODUCTION FOR 1953

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INTRODUCTION
.1. The complete correct name and address of the plAnt at which I
worked is as follows:
WEB IFA Bleohverformungswerk
Markranstaedterstr. 1
Leipzig.
ORGANIZATION. OP THE TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION =num
2. I have drawn a ;chart showing the over-all organization of the
? Ministry of Machine Construction and the relationship ofthe
Blechverformungswerk IFA,plant to the other plants under this
Ministry see page 14_/. All factories under the operational
? control of the Director of Ministry of Machine Construction are
? classified and placed in one of the following groups of plants,
a. - LONA Plants - These are locomotive, railroad car and
boiler factories. ?
b. - IPA (Major Plants) - These plants are, under the direct
control of the Ministry of Machine Construction. ' These
are considered final production plants, except the
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-:74etriebewerk, Liebertwolkwitz.
c. - Supply Plants (Y7B-IFA Vereinigung) - These are
small plants with less than 10,000 employees, who
have been organized into a union supervised by the
.^RauptdirektOr". These factories are engaged in
making parts And sub-assemblies for major plants.
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d. - Research and Development Plants These are the test
laboratories for the Ministry of Machine Construotiop.
(Separate plants are assigned the development task for
standard commercial vehicles and tractors.)
3. The second chart I have drawn shows the coaplete organizational
strueture applicable to all major plants L see page 15:7.
Major plants are those factories'which employ over 1,000
persons and are considered final assembly plants. Organiza-
tional structure for all such plants is establishet by the
Ministry. On three separate occasions during the period
from September 1951 to October 1952, these structures were
modified. Uniform organization for all plants, such as
exists in the USSR, is not considered feasible because of
(a) lack of qualifidd personnel for the positions preserited
on the chart, and (b) the lack of management experts and
their willingness to enforce the uniform organizational
structure as far as possible. Party members are utilized
in key positions whenever possible; non-members are employed
and are at times reluctantly placed in key positions because
of the lack of qualified personnel. Structure of the smaller
plants is identical with that of the-major factories, wish
one exception: all leading functions of the plant are
carried out by one person. All VEB factories are now eco-
nomically self-supporting, in accordance with a directive
issued by the DDR Cabinet in 1952.
PRODUCTION PROGRAM FOR 1951
4. The Ministry of Machine Construction in East Germany pre-
pared the year's production quota and submitted it to the
IFA plant in December 1950, The IFA plant at that time
employed about 950 workers. According to the production
plan, the various firms ordering parts from IFA were to
receive-their deliveries as soon as they came off our
assembly lines. This was all to be accomplished within the
calendar year. The supply of raw material's, however, never
properly coincided with the planned preduction. The plant'm
production capacity was never considered when the Ministry
prepared the quotas for the year. The quality of the
supplied materials was also very poor and quite below
standard.' At'the end -of the calendar year, only about 70
to 75 per cent of the planned quota had been accomplished.
? Nevertheless, as a result of the excellent accomplishments
of /ale IFA plant, in spite of the tremendous financial,
organizational and material difficulties encountered, two
additional firms were merged with our plant into one
organization. On 1 April 1951, the peoples' owned trailer.
construction firm "Dromosn? consisting of about 200
employees, and on 1 July 1951, the radiator construction
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firm "Autokuehler-Leipzig", an organization of about 350
employees, were consolidated with the IFA plant. The
material supply of the newly acquired radiator firm was
seriously inadequate; they had absolutely no stock of brass
tubing for the construction of radiators; In order for the
radiator firm to accomplish anything at all, it was necessary
for the ordering firm to supply its own brass tubing. The
Ministry, in preparing its yearly plan0(lnad not taken into.
consideration these supply problems when the two firms were
merged with IFA.
5. The percentage of the plant capacity for the individual firms,
i.e. type of manufacturewas 3/7 for gasoline tank delivery ,
vehicles, 3/7 for IFA production(auto, tractors, motorcycles),
and 1/7 for trailer construction 3-and 5-ton). The produc-
tion was valued at about 90000,000 DM (East), without the
trailer and radiator construction. The orders and recipients
were as follows;
a?
Gasoline Tank Delivery Vehicles
Vehicle Intended for No. (Plant quota)
Vehicle for the ZIS
151 (5-ton) 60
Vehicles for Stude-
baker (3i-ton) 200
Vehicles for Zia
150 (3-ton).
Soy. Mil. Units
Soy. Mil, Units
Son, Mil. Unite
100
b. IFA Production (without trailers and radiators)
Vehicle Intended No. Parts per
Part for.and Location year Plant
'of Firm -Quota)
.Air filters and
mufflers
Air filters and
gas tank cape
Engine hoods, fen-
derelmufflerspair
filters, doors and
gas tanks
Air filter, muff-
lers, gas tank
caps
Gas tanks, engine
fire walls and
mufflers
BMW passenger 5000 ea.
oar "340" in
Eisenaoh
BMW motor bikes 7,000 ea.
300 ou. on.,
Eisenach
Borah 7-96 in 3,000 ea.
Zwickau
Akre); 1131, 3-ton 3,600 ea.
truck in Zwickau
AUDI for the P-8,
in Zwickau
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IFA Production
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Part
Gas tanks, air fil-
ters, ventilation
and heater housings
Cabins, front fen-
ders, gas tanks,
chassis frames and
mufflers
Baggage carriers
and gas tank caps
Gas tanks, air fil-
ters and mufflers
Engine hoods, venti-
lation pipes, gas
tanks, mufflers and
tool boxes
Gas tanks, air fil-
ters, mufflers
Gas tanks, air fil-
ters and mufflers
Vehicle
for and
of Firm
Intended No, Parts
Location
Phaenomen for the 4,500 ea.
1.5-ton truck,
Zittau
Framo for 3/4-ton
truck in Hainichen
DKW
Cu.
cu.
for
cm.
cm.
1,800 ea.
the RI 125 1,000
and RI 250
in Tschoppau
Simpson for the 6,000
AWO 250 cu. Cm" in
Buhl
Schlepperwerk for
the 40-hp. wheeled
tractor, in Nord-
hausen
Sohlepperwerk for
the 30-hp. wheeled
tractor in Bran-
denburg
ea.
ea.
4,000 ea.
3,000 ea.
Schlepperentick- 3,000 ea,
lungswerk in
Schoeneberg/Elbe
for research and
development
Aluminum Chloride Bupa Werk in 4,000
80-liter capacity Schkopau
cannisters
PRODUCTION PROGRAM FOR 1952
6. In spite of our protests, the production plan for 1952 was
submitted to us as late as November 1951. Material re-
serves at this time were sufficient to cover only 60 per
cent of this projected plan. The firms merged with IFA in
1951 were also unable to fulfill this quota because of the
plant size and production capacity. Although IFA Blech-
verformungswerk itself increased its production from
9,000,000 DM (East) in 1951, to 309000,000 DM (East) in
1953, we kept receiving orders for an approximate additional
total of 20,000,000 DM (East), forcing our potential pro-
duction up to 50,000,000 DM (East). Although the Ministry
Planning Board was aware that our maximum capacity and pro-
ductivity would be reached only in 1955, we could not obtain
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a withdrawal of the additional load. .We were forced to divide the
surplus orders betweenthe firms originally merged with IPA
Bleohverformungswerk, as these firms had not been given such a high
qUata, and had not yet received sufficient production orders. In
mid-December, because of violent protests from all firms, the
Ministry was obliged to officially replan the production quotas in.
accordance with the available material and plant production Capa-
bilities. As a result of this re-shuffling by the Ministry, a
chain reaction of plan and quota changes began to take place. From
December 1951 to about the middle of March 1952, there were approxi-
mately 15 production quota changes. .This in turn forced changes in
administration, finance, technology and the production department Of
IPA. .To add to our woes, in March 1952, the Planning Board of the
Soviet Military Administration, located in Karlshorst, submitted
additional prioritrorders through the Ministry. As a result, our
plant wasagain forced to turn over 50 per cent of the IPA Bleat
verformungswerklproduction (automobiles, mo'oroyole parts and
tractors), to other firms. To compensate for this 50 per cent, the
production of gasoline tank delivery vehicles had to be inoreised,
and the production of aircraft landing mats instituted.
7. The production figures and ordering firms were as follows*
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a. Tank Vehicles
Vehicle
Gas, tank del. vell
for the ZISA.51
Tank trucks for
Studebaker, (3t-ton,
with handpump
Tank trucks for ZIS
151, (d-ton, with
handpumps)
Intended Recicient No. of ItiMs?
Sow. Mil. units' in
Karlshoret .200
Soy. Mil. Units in
Karlshorst
Poland
300
100
Tank truoks for ZIS Poland 709 '
150, (3i-ton, with
hamdpumps)
Tank trucks (semi- Burning, last
trailer 6-.ton, with Germany
handpumps)
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The design department of the IPA)plant in the meantime,
undertook the development design of 157 Special Tank-,.
trucks for Poland. The .production of these vehicles was
to be initiated at the Walterhausen vehicle plant
(Pahrseugwerk, Walterhausen).
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TIPS
5-ton .trailer
3-ton trailer
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Intended Recipient No. of Items
German Trade Ex-
change (DHZ)-100 ea.9
4 200 ea. for
Karlshorst-(8ov.
300
German Trade Ex-
change (DHZ) 500
3-& 5-ton trailer '
with superstructures DHZ for use with
equipment & delivery
trucks
60 ea.
Co Radiators
722:9- Intended' Recipient No. of Items
For the F-8 engine AUDI in Zwickau 49000
For the F-9 engine Horch in Zwickau 2,000
For the i-ton Etamo Framo in Hainichen 2,400
truck
For the H3A, 31-ton &rots in Zwickau 4,600
truck'
For the H60 6-ton Kraftfahrzeugwerk in
truck Werdau 1,200
For the G5 cross Kraftfahrzeugwerk in
country vehicle Werdau 700
For the 40-hp. wheeled Sohlepperwerk in
tractor Nordhausen 6,000
l'Or the 30-hp. wheeled Schlepperwerk in
tractor Brandenburg 3,000 .
For the Studebaker Sov.111.1. Units in
Xarlshorst 1,000
For the ZIS 150 Soo. Mil, unite in
Karlshorst ? 500
Total 25,400
The total ordered was actually 269000; the balance of
the radiators (600) was to.go to the Kompresebrenwerke
(SAG). At the end of the year, another order for
2,500 radiators was given to the plant 14 BMW,
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d. IFA Production
&clothe radiator production listed in Para. 7 o above, the
same production figures and recipients apply to the ?
production of gas tanks, mufflers, air filters, and gas
tank caps for the vehicles listed above; i.e. 4,000 of
each part for the F-8 engine, intended for AUDI in
Zwickau, etc. Over and above these items were the
following,
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Mufflers, air
filters
Mufflers, air
_filters
Intended Recipient No. of Items
BMW - Passenger care
BMW - motorcycles
Gas tanks, air Phaenomen
filters, & blower
casings
Gas tanks, mufflers
& air filters
Support stands
7,000 ea.
9,000 ea.
4,500 ea.
Simeon AWO 9,000 ea.
DKW RT 125 3,000 ea.
e. Military Production
Aircraft landing mats made of sheet metal .3 50 2'305 cm.
were a AAR priority item, which required a daily progress
report to the Ministry, The mate were to be produced at
the rate of 25,000 mats per month, starting with the
month of May 1952. A minimum of 200,000 such mats had
to be completed and delivered by the end of the calendar
year. The firms AUDI and BMW in Eisenach were working on
these items together with IFA Blechverformungswerk.
Production Problems at IFA
8. Thelfollowing is a picture of the production problems ex-
perienced at IFA during 1952.
a. Aircraft Landing Mats -- The actual production began in the
middle of April 19529 and by 12 July of the same year, our
?plant, in conjunction with Fahrzeugwerk AUDI in Zwickau,
had produced approximately 75,000 mats. During this same
period, BMW in Eisenach was also making these mats and
reached an output of 90,000. On 12 July 1952, all pro-
duction of landing mats wad; discontinued because it was
noticed that the various factories were manufacturing mats
of different dimensions. (Machinery was readjusted by ESEM
in Schwarzenberg to correct this condition.) After these
changes, Blechverformungswerk, Leipzig, resumed production
on 10 October 1952. (BMW in Eisenach discontinued pro-
duction entirely.) Blechverformungswerk, Leipzig, together
with AUDI, Zwickau, had two more orders to fill that year
amounting to 130,000 mats. Blechverformungswerk manu-
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factured 1,500 mats daily, and AUDI produced 40,000 from
18 November until 20 December 1952. I.believe these mats
.are stockpiled at Dessau and Magdeburg, but I do not know
the exact location.
b. Gasoline Tank Delivery Vehicles -- Orders for these .
vehicles were placed by the Soviet Army and DIA0 (Deutsoher
Innen-und Aussenhandel or German Domestic and Foreign
Trade), In 19520 the Soviet Army ordered 200 tank vehicles
for Air .Forobr.useguand. 300 for armored units (unit distri-
bution ie unknown to me). The DIA order for 1952 consisted
of 709 tank vehicles, as indicated above [paragraph 7 aL7,
for export to the Polish Army. Tank vehicles for the Soviet
Army were mounted on new ZIS '151 chassis and connected with
a trailer. (These vehicles are equipped with a pump operated
from the vehicle's engine, which serves to empty both main
and trailer tanks.) The same type of tank vehicle on a
chassis of the ZIS 151, without trailer,7was delivered by
rail from this plant through DIA for export to Poland. In
addition to the above, the Soviet Army received 300 tank
vehicles mounted on old Studebaker chassis. (These
vehicles are equipped with a hand-operated pump). A third
type of chassis, the ZIS 150, was used for mounting these
tanks and was equipped with two hand-operated pumps. The
original order of 709 tank vehicles for the Polish Army
was later reduced to 427 with an additional order of 427
placed for 1953. The fuel capacity for these types of
vehicles is as follows;
Lyn
Tank truck w/trailer
ZIS 151 chassis,
motor pump
Tank truck w/46
trailer Studebaker
chassis, hand pump
Tank truck w/o
trailer ZIS 151 chas-
sis, motor pump
Tank truck w/o
trailer ZIS 150
chassis, 2 hand pumps
Capacity Intended For
2 x 4,000 liters
3,500 liters
4,000 liters
3,200 liters
Soviet Air Force
Soviet Armored
Unite
Polish Air Force
Polish Armored
Units
Vehicles for the Soviet Military Units were picked up and
driven away by Soviet Military personnel to Frankfurt/Oder,
but their ultimate destination is unknown to me. Vehicles
which were intended for Poland, were transported by rail,
with the "Motor-Import-Warszava/Poland" as their destina-
tion. Supplies and material for the construction of
gasoline tank delivery vehicles were furnished the Blech-
verformungswerk0 Leipzig, by the followings chassis by
the Soviet Army; motor pumps by EEM in Erfurt; measuring
instruments by Meohanik Messgeraetewerk, Quedlinburg; gas
resistant rubber hose by Kautas-Walterhausen and
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Blankenburg/Harz; forged parts by Sanar Armaturenfabrik,
Dahlen/Sachsen; alloy by SAG, Bitterfeld (Elektrochemisches
Kombinat); zinc wire by SAG, Hettstedt; light gauge sheet
metal and sheet metal for boilers by SAG Walzwerk, Thale;
plate by Walzwerk Burg0 near Magdeburg, Olbernhau and
Hennigsdorf; section steel and rods by Walzwerk Riesa;
screws0 nuts and spring rings were received from PEWS
Normteile Betriebe through the DHZ. (Since the middle of
19520 with the beginning of the Socialistic Competition or
SozialistischerWettbewerb0 the quality of sheet metal has
declined while the quantity increased.)
c. Radiators -- As indicated above0 26,000 radiators of
various types were ordered, but the shortage of brass and
sheet metal curtailed this operation and only 8,500 had
been produced up to 30 September 1952. Production for
1953 had been set at 75,000 radiators. This figure could
not be realized without larger investments and increased
plant capacity, and in October 1952, 650,000 DM (East)
were made available for this purpose. Supplies and
material for the construction of radiators were furnished
to the Blechverformungswerk? Leipzig, by the following
plants: brass sheet metal and bands by Walzwerk, Hettstedt,
and small quantities by the Berliner Halbzeugwerk.
(Walzwerk, Hettstedt? lacks zinc and rollers for "Feinband",
sizes 35x0 18 mm., .42x0 10 mm., 60x0 10 mm., 80x0 10 mm.,
100x0 10 mm.? and 120x0 10 mm.)
Shortages at Various IFS' Plants in 1952.
9, In 1952, there were shortages in the following supplies and
equipment: circular saw blades, band saw blades, taps, reamers,
milling heads, tool steel, measuring instruments, electrodes
for electrowelding0 welding rods, borax for soldering, lead
collectors (Bleichsammler Ague), solders, tin plates for gal-
vahic tin plating, tin wire for spray tin plating, all types
of spring steel, all sizes of spring rings, gas resistant
rubber, gas resistant oil seals for pumps, black sheet metal
under mm. (DIN Norm ST.III/23). The availability of light
gauge sheet steel (Feinblech) in the DDR is only 10 per cent,
while the requirements are about 30 per cent. There were also
shortages of drawn and deep drawn sheet metals (Zieh und
Tiefziehbleche) under limm. in qualities ST. V/23 to VIII/23
(DIY Worms), ball bearings for press machinery and dies,
regulators for gas cylinders and all other equipment needed
for electric and autogenous welding, leather caps (leder-
mansohetten) for hydraulic presses, and electrical switch
equipment and transformers for tool machinery, presses,
cranes and power installations for plants.
Causes of Production Difficulties In. IFS Firms
10. The following seem to be the main reasons for the difficulties
in the meeting of production quotast
a. Inadequate electric and gas supplies.
b. Irregular and insufficient material supply.
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Poor quality of production aids.
Insufficient and defective hand and machine tools.
Inadequate transportation.
Shortages of machinery spare parts.
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illue of 1352 Production
110 in 19529 the monetary value of production was set at
299000,000 DM (East), but because of material shortages and
production difficulties (mainly factory capacity), this
figure was altered to 21,000,000 DM (East). This caused a
25 per cent decline in IFA vehicle output. The plant con-
sisted of four main groups with cash output contemplated at,
DM (East)
Gasoline Tank Delivery Vehicles 14,000,000
IFA Production 8,000,000
Radiators 4,000,000
Trailers 3.000.000
PRODecTION PROGRAM FOR 1953
Totals 29,000,000 DM (East).
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12. As a result of complaints by the various firms, the 1953
production planning began as early as July 1952. tE
At the same time, the Ministry
attempted to reaajur the supply of material to meet the
demands of the production quota. In spite of the Ministry's
manipulations in the production quotas, our plant was still
unable to produce the required quota because of the plant's
capacity and rather meager supply of materials. It was
again necessary to turn many of our own orders over to other
firms. As a result, the Ministry submitted another pro-
duction quota change, which is shown on the following lists
Item
Tank
Tank
Tank
trucks
trucks
trucks
Trailers (5-ton)
Trailers (5-& 4-ton)
Radiators
Radiators
For Whom Intended No, of Each,
Poland 500
Albania & Rumania 50 ea.
Soy, Mil. Units in
Karlshorst
DHZ & East Zone use
DRZ
Various firms in Zone
Sov.Mil.Units in
Karlshorst 15,000
500
500
500 ea.
50,000
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Gas tanks, mufflers,
kair, filters
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Various firms
Zone
Boy. Mil. Com-
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Karlshorst
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in 40,000 total,
' breakdown unk.
300,000
Monetaz:y.Talue,pf.1953 Ppoduotion
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13. 4 great deal more consideration was given ,those projects with
priority because material was easier to procure. The plant
consisted of five main groups with cash output as follows,
DM (East)
59500,000
111000;000
10,0009000
1090009000
1.000.000
Gas Tank. Delivery Vehicles
IFA Products
Landing Mats
Radiators
- Trailers
11963 Vehicle .Production
Program
Totals
39.1500.9000 DM (East)
for All IFA Plants
14. Ihe breakdown of vehicle production for
follows:
Plant -& Looation
AUDI?, Zwickau
AUDI, Zwickau
Framo,
Horch,
Horeb,
Horch,
Hainichen
Zwickau
Zwickau
Zwickau
Kraftfahrzeug, Werdau
Kraftfahrzeug, Werdau
all IFA plants is as
Type of Vehicle
Passenger oar F.8
Passenger car
'Trubk-t-ton
Truck H3A
Truck H3B
-AEHRE.t.
- 4,000
F-9 11,000 (Of
these 11,000 ve-
hicles, 2,000 will
be passenger cars
with the chassis
made of synthetic
material.)
Stationary motor
EM 4/6
Truck E6
Truck 05
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59000
110
1,400
1,400
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EMW (formerly BMW),
Eisenach
Phaenomen?-Zittau
Mohlepperwerk, Nord-
hausen
Sohlepperwerk, Bran-
denburg
Sohlepperwerk, Bran-
denburg
Sohlepperwerk, Nord-:
hausen
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Passenger oars & flak- 79000 total
up trucks '
lir-ton truck & pick- 5,500 total
up trucks
4,250
40-hp, wheeled tractor
, 30-hp. wheeled tractor 1,300
Tractor "Ruebezahl. 19800
. Kg 07/47
."Maulwuif" tree- Oar
1953 PRODUCTION QUOTAS
31.400#
15. AUDI in Zwickiu,is mainly na.asoembly plant, which is supplied
with engines from Motorenwerk in Chemnitz and chassis from
}torch in ZWickau. Based on individual plant capabilities it
is believed that the 1953 production quota placed on .this plant
will not be/Mec".due...10.004arf,Ormanoas,
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16. Promo in Rainichen is aiwell established fin M whioh,manu- ,
factures 3-ton trucks with fl engines. This plant should not
have had trouble in meeting their 1953 production qUota, pro-
viding materials were delivered on time.
17. }torch in Zwickau is a large independent plant which manu-
factures its own engines. In addition to vehicle proAuction,
this factory handles orders for machine tools and special
tool machinery. The plant was capable of fulfilling its
quota, providing material supplies were procured on time.,?
Its major project is the production of the R3A-truok. This
is a government order and is deliverable to the "Buero fuer,
Wirtschaftsfragen", (BfW) in Berlin, Schnellerstr, 4. BfW is
a department of the Ministry' of the Interior, whose mission
is the supply of the Volkopolizei and mainly the Volksarmee
(People's Army).
18. Kraftfahrzeugwerk in Werdau manufactures the 116 (5-ton trubk)
and the G5 cross country vehicle. The 1953 production quota
for this factory seemed unusually high, as, the quota for
1952 had to be reduced because of production difficulties
caused by firms which supplied parts and sub-assemblies.
19. KEW in Eisenach (Eisenaoher Motorwerke, formerly BMW) will,
not have had any difficulties meeting its production quota'.
In addition, this factory planned to manufacture 20,000
motorcycles, providing materials were procured,
20. Schlepperwerk.in Nordhausen and Brandenburg should have been
able. to meet their 1953 production quota.
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21. I.believe that the over-all fulfillment of the 1953 IPA
Production Plan by most plants will prove difficult to meet
because Soviet orders for large amounts of spare parts had
first priority. Spare parts manufactured by various IFA
plants are for the repair of the Studebaker, Dodge and Willys
vehicles and An addition to the scheduled 1953 production pro-
gram. As an illustration, the Blechverformungswerk, Leipzig,
hat to manufacture 10,000 Studebaker radiators, .1,000 Dodge
and 500 Willys radiators. Amounts similar to the above apply
to other spare partssuch as wheel disks, axles, drive shafts,
springs, shock absorbers, brakes, driver cabin parte, sheet
metal stamped parts, and gear shift forks. Some plants such
is the Gelenkwellenwerk in Stettin0a drive shaft factory, will
sot be able to meet their regular scheduled quotas because of
the low plant capacity. To overcome this situation, the con-
struotion of a new plant, (location unknown to me) for the
manufacture of all Soviet spare parts has been.started. This
plaint is be equipped with machinery made at Roroh in Zwickau.
In addition to the plants mentioned Obis, the Motorrad wad
Fahrradwerk VEB (formerly Simeon to Stahl, Which feOSIVes
various sub-assemblies and parts from IFA, will have Menu..
featured approximately 20,000 motorcycles in 1953, end will
have resumed the Mass Production of small arms stilt is Pistols,
carbines and machine -guns._ ?
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their Component
Parts, & Motor-
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Shock Absorbers,
Springs, Axles
& Crank Shafts
Chassis
Sheet Metal Parte
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MINISTRY OF, MACHINE
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(DEP. PLANT DIR.)
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OPERATING
TECHNOLOGY
CCIMPETIT ION
PROGRAM &
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PRODUCTION CHIEF
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
MACHINE SHOPS
PLOT.
SECURITY'
GOODS CONTROL
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PLANT NO. 4
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