PRODUCTION OF MILITARY TRACTORS AT GUSTROW TRACTOR WORKS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500780155-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 155
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2006/11/01: CIA-RDP80-00809AO00500780155-1
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Soviet Zone)
SUBJECT Production of Military Tractors at Gttetrow
Tractor Works
DATE (OF INFO.) Summer 53
TMIL DDCUNINT CONTAIN[ IN/OIINATION AIAICTING TH[ NATIONAL 0[IINII
DP TNL UNITID ITATIL. NI THIN 1HL NIA41N0 01 TITLI II. f[CT19NI 711
AND 764. 01 TNL U.L. COOL. AL A0INOID. ITI TNA47NIIIION ON Nl+[?
LATION 0/ ITN C0479NTD TO ON N[CLIP- NT A4 UNAUTHOIIL[D PINION IL
THIS is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE DISTR,
NO. OF PAGES 1
NO. OF ENCLS,
SUPP. TO
REPORT NO.
1. The Zugmaschinenwerk Gustrow is under direct Soviet authority. It is not a
plant of the Soviet Aktiengesellschaft (SAG), but is under the direct
control of the Red Army.
2. In this p1ant?, whi.:h has recently been enlarged and equipped with P..ew
machines, t,vo ty-p~s of artillerv tractors are principally manufactured.
One of 83 hp. and the other 120 hp,, caterpili.ar tractors geared for
cross country operation. In the month of August 1953, there were shipped
i4 of the 8~ bp. tra tors, a_nd 2.. of the 120 hp.
3. Besides ne.tir c:onsrruc:t.a:_n, t?he Gustro:Iw works also makes repairs on used.
tractors. The t.ractor.s whic:~, the Red Army previously had were mostly
arranged for gasoline drive, For abc?ut two months past these tractors
have been In pr_?cess of conversion to Diesel fuel. In AuCust, 8 gasoline
rrat: rq were. convected t-+ Diesels at Gistrow. How many vehicles were
repaired i.s hard t.n say because a .'eat many trut:ks come to the works,
At Gustr .;w i.s' also a workshop ror American Im cdels. Replacement .par.? is aITTd
engines are brotaght to Gustrcw by rail...
German wo lunen hare. always been employed at Gustrow, but aooutamont:1i
agr, t;he German per ,snarl. began to be discharged. A legedly, of about 40
machines turned u'~+.: in the month of July, 30 were unserviceable because :_f
.iron i i.11nr~- puf :etas t:hem i.n the warehouse or in the plant.
25X1
L01`,IR1I+UTION ? ' ATC^'^1 RMV ~~ w 4f.'~1