PRODUCTION OF ARMAMENTS BY THE STRASILEK FIRE ENGINE FACTORY, VYSOKE MYTO

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 10, 2009
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• Publication Date: February 20, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Czechoslovakia
Production of Armaments by the
Strasilek Fire Engine Factory, Vysoke
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1, The Strasilek fire engine factory at Vysoke Myto (050/N08) is,to switch to the pro-
duction of parts for firearms and jet engines,
2. The Director of this firm is Frantisek Strasilek. The assistant director is (fnu)
Brakes. The head of the personnel section is Frantisek Drzal.
3. A Soviet engineer is in charge of the Planning Department. In ;anuary 1952 there
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were.about 20 Soviet engineers in the factory and production was controlled by a
Soviet bfajor about 35. years old.
'The.. plant employs about 1.,200 persons, working in three shifts.
The plant manufactures fire engines of various capacities henlrt;> g,,Diesel, motors of
the latest Soviet model, ,Monthly production during 1951 was from 40 to 50 eomplete
fire engines, mostly of medium size. The plant fulfilled its production plan 100%
for that'year. This plant also manufacturesiivarious fire engine accessories,
6. The last -order received. was placed by the city of Prague for one of the most power-
ful fire engines,
7. The plant had the following sections%
a. Preparation room, where all unfinished goods like steel rods and castings from
the V. M. Molotov Iron Works in Trinec are distributed; (Fnu) Zejda is in
,charge of this section and also of section 2. There are about 70 lathes and
130 machines, mostly of German origin, in this section, and about 210 workers
are employed there.
b. Section.2,
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e, Section 3 is a milling machine workshop with 120 milling cutters and 150 workers.
d. Section 4 is a grinding machine workshop,
ed Section 5 is a forge, locksmithvs and assembling hall,, where the various parts
of the fire engines are assembled. The motors for the fire engines,, ranging.
from 35 to 60 horsepower,, are supplied by Skoda, A Soviet engineer who arrived
1 January 1952 was in charge of this section,
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