SZTALINVAROS COMBINE

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a, As of the middle of August 1'~52~ there were about 329000 workers e~iployed at
the Sz~.J.in W~.arkso Of these9. 189000 wer? faK,;tary employees and 1.,000 were still
erzg~.ged ~.sz i~~rllst~?a~tiolz waz^:~C~, ~ included in t:he 1a~t group were about 29500
forced labc>rerL~, Altogether ~9 ;00 women were empls~yr~s .compared w.~~t~a ~,he maximum t~f g00 which tki.ey could earn in Buda.pesta
He~,re~xe~~9 at th~a Sztalin Work: they a:~?e required to put in gL~ to 90 hours a
wee:l~9 :~~ld they get ~juat c+rne S~r.az?d.ay z7ff rsut of ~;~e;~?y fc~uro
c, On S~uxld.ays9 the w~arker~ receive a bUnus of 200,- Shifts are of 12-hour duration.
Wight wr~r:kers get a 20~ bc~n?a~, Because of excessive physical exertion9 the
infix~li~.ries are usually ~ ammed fu11 with workers,
d, Cammunis~l/ political meetings are held eve:t?y Friday evenirig9 but many workers
manage tee stay away by giving physical fELtigu.e as ar excuseq
e, ..,The forced laborers? camp is encircled with a barbed.~rire fence9 and patrolled
by az~ied guardl~o Each forced laborer gets 700 forints a month, but this amount
is pared down to 100 by tki.e NL~.nistry of the Interi~r9 under the guise of costa
of main~tenance9 clothing9 gui~.rding upkeep9 etc, To prevent eacapel~9 these
laborers are employed during daylight onlyo
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a, Head e5f the construction ~onepr^n its T~ahannA utnlt
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b, Aetuallys the man who draws up all the plena is her predecessor Engineer
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ce The director general of the workers is NJikl,oa Kovatao He was abrick-
laye~~s aaaigtantg who became director of the Corporation of National
Factor^ies around 1949 and later the director of the Building Treat 26/l.
He goes to Sztalinvd.ras only ~ times a montho
d, Wolfs right hand man is Engineer Ferenc Prejavaras a Yugoslav Communist
whoa ,Like Wolfs received, the Stalin. prize.. He is in charge of the con--
etruction of houses (sic) ~,nd office buildings.
e, Engineer Bo11a (fnu.)s a Russians is in charge of construction at the
"E" plant,
fe The ~?olling~3.lls are directed by Engineer Seb?ety~n (fnu) who formerly
;held an executive position in the "NIKt9 (Heaver Industries Combine),
g? They man wha is in top control is Soviet Col Grigori Didenko, He lives
i~: Budapest anal vis:i,ts thew factory twice a montho His main responsibility
appea.:~~,~ +,o be flee fuli'i1lm,ezat cif work programs.,
h, The Socriet engiz~.eer Gec~~^gi Ma.haylov3th Oslov takes pa~at in drawing up
bluepxintao Iie is considered in the USSR as ane of the beat builders of
steel wos?kso Allegedly the Zaporozhe plants were also built by Orlov,
3.
Worker 99. Tr,sin~
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b,
Between the Danube mnd the Budapest hig:~iwa~'s the houses of the workers t
c?olt~ny exk;en~? #e~ry? ab~~t~t 28000 .me~t~e~?ea Eighty build.inge were constructed
ccsnsist.~.ng o# ~. tv f~..oo~?e, Ee.ch house ie X00 meters long and they are
all of the Marne patt,~;rn, Some of the houses contain recreation roc~ma
s.:n.d tl~.e ~~W~c~perativ~e shops (.Kt~z~rt)o
Betwaer~ the Danube .arid the highways there is the fore:ed labor camp which
ha~usea about 2 s 500 p:r.?iaonersa
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Factory Builelin~s
ao At the ,~un.~wtur? of. the Budapest highway and the somcalled.Radar utcas
thex?e ax^Q large sheds cc~ntaininga machine shops, foundrys forge, etc,;
and also offices,
b? Behind these structureas the~:ia a.large ga~?ages which can accomodate
several hundred vehicles,
c, In the ts.?~iangle er~e;losed by the high~rays they are going to build large
sheds for a. p~??cis~.~,r; machine ahe~p and a, foundry fo:N copper, steel.,
and aluminumo
d, On the west -aide cif the highways in the direction of Funm.fH~ldv~irs they
will b~.s.ld a cokery (for the productian of cokes with a chimney 100
meters high and 18 meters wide, They will also build on this aide the
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the rolling mills, which will comprise 12 large sheds, Some of these have
already been completed andtaill shortly begin production, West of the cokery,
there is a firebrick factory consisting of 22 buildings,
e. The main shop of the Martin Works has not yet been finished, The shop f yr
chilling cast iron, however, will soon be ready,
f, Several machines in the oxygen factory were to be in operation before the end
of 1952.
On-both sides of the highway, going towards Dunaft3ldv~..r, there are 30 structures
of the Electrical Shop,
5. Pt~wer L" ins
-The construction of the power line from Budapest to SztalirLV~,ros was. completed
on 1 May 1952, They have to bring electrical current from Budapest because
the power plant in Sztalinv~.ros has only 2 steam-~turbine generators which
cannot-furnish the power needed,
6. Raw N~aterial
a, During meetings, Hungarian technicians have often asked the reason behind the
Sztalinv~.roa project, which is being built in an area where there is no coal
and iron? The Communist party officers always g~.ve the same answers The USSR
will furnish all the material needed, It is known that the USSkt has already '
shipped very large qumntities of ore by rail via Zahany and also some by boat
on the Danube.
b, Building materials ax? unloaded near the village of Dunavecse, whence they are
then x?emoved by small boats, at great expanse of money and time.
c, Iron shipments a;~riva by :cai1 from Poland and by waterways from Czechvalovakia,
The coal shipm?nts promised by the USSR ha~re not yet arrived, thus level-coal,
mined at Tatab~,nya and at Salgotarj~n, is being used,
7. Wallin Mi 1 l ~
The rolling mills attained a capacity of 70 to 70 railcars per week by 1 May 1952.
g.
Tt is net unusual ,#or cement cross-~pieees tv Dave 3n under the weight of the roof,
yr for rvcafs made cif cement slabs to fall apart,' Fvr example, there is the
well known instance of the foundry roof which was supported by 17 crass beams
and which caved in as soon as the sc,effolding was removed. Such incidents`
occur almost da~,tl.yn and are attributed to faulty vonatruction and eabatage,
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Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment
barracks in Mor (3tE31). '
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ie located at the Yeasey Laktanya
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1 Regimentah aaamnandera Ma,~or Ferena P~1R~OLA~H.
2 9eaond in oaumnolanda Captain Ferer~a 8ZA80.
3 Falitiaal officers let Ltb 3'ozeef AALLOS.~,
b. Z'he headquarters inaludee the offices of the follmwings the second in commands
political off~,cer9 inepeationa artillery reoonnaisaanos offioer~ intelligenoe
officers per~eAnnel office, ohief of aperatione~ and finance officer. The
headquarters totals 52 men.
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1 ]. recorYnaisaan?q platoon of 3'S men. '
,2~ l telephone eommuniaati?ns platoon of.30 me>~ divided into 3 squads each
with two Model l~,l. field telephones of Hungarian make;
3) 1 radio platoon of 34 men equipped with four R,/3~ one R/7s and one R,/20
(new) type seta. l
l~ Battery headgwurteriB ae~sfi.ats ~~ the T;rattalican caamdsadl'er; the second in
c~and~ the paYitias]. offi,cer~ te~.eghc~ne a~perationel officer, rad3.a officer,
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The 9 Infantry Division_ _ ie a coanponent of ?the 6 Army Corps of 25X1
Sz~kesfeh~rvltr. On 1 January 1951, the ninth was transferred from Sz~keafeh8rv~.r
to V~urpalota~ th?n to Veazpr~m9 where it is ncaw stationed in the former- ~Pannoxiia~
munitions factory..
2. .Para?nnel
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a. Divi.aion Command?rs GaZ. F?renc PANCEL.
h. .Division political officer: Ma~..Ferenc PAPP.
c. Chief of Staff: Capto Lai os FEJES,
d. Chief of Operations: Copt Jbszef BAR.TOK. -There are b: affic+6ra (3 of them
permanent) and 3 enlisted men in Bartok~s section,-
c. Commander of the division ~s infantry: N11I.~. B81a PINTERq who pis assisted by
5 officers.
Commander of the division to artillery: Capta Iatv~la. KATjETAy assisted by
5 officers.
Ca:nraander of the divisionls armored troops: Ciapt~ Bdla T~1R~K.
h. In charge Of division communications Lt, Jen~+ VARGA. Varga is in charge of
a coding section, a message center (with three women operators) and a teletyp?
section, which,, however, consists only of an R,/7 radio with 3 women operators
and 3 non-c~lmissioned offieera.
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io Pvlitice.l. offices This is headed by Lt }3~1a, VAR,O~g assisted by 3 officers and
3 non~cammissivned vfficersa This unlit is also in charge of the division?~
printing office which turns vat the nears sheet ~,rad publishes. political li?~er~.tu~?e,
Personnel offices LtoJen~ SZIKLAI9 in cha~~geG
Supply sect~ana Chief is Capta L~.szlo KOROi1CZ~rQ aSe~;vrid in commands Copt,
S~.nclar MESZ ROSa This section includes the ax~sus un.it~, munitiana units the
srmary~ division finance 9 food and c7 c~ thing depa?~,~ ~ motor pool a and. the
organizational and planning unit which. sets up a:c.r~ stacks the depots,
1, Inspector?s office (Rsparto Controllo)a (Also de?~ignateby the letter evEgao
standing for Ellen~?rz~si eszt~lya) Chia.fo L?ta rdla ETV p who is in chm.~?ge of
ten ix~veatigs.tars (Erhebungacaffiziere )? The txxait~ .% located s.t 3,1,. Ja~s~ef Attila
utca in Veszpr~m,
m, Intelligence (Ufficio.. segrat~)a ? Chief is 2d LtQ klndraa FEF~R9 in charge of
2 officers 3 non-cammissicsned officers and 2 ~.ssistsnts,
Divisignal Units
ae Armored bs.tt~.lion consisting c:~f ~ comp~.n3.es 9 ea~?h having eight T 3/~/S5 ? s and
one SU-l00 tankap The battalion. is stationed ~.t Polgd,rdi in the new axmor~,d
barracks, It hs,a a strength of 500 mend ,
b, Commwnicatians bs.ttalian, Commanding officers Ist Lta TOTH (fnu)9 quartered
in Veszpre~mg in the Pannonisa bax?racksb The battalion hs,s 3: companiess as fvllowso
l Companya Includes 6 R,/7 radio sets
2 Companya Lags heavy cables,
3 Campe.nya Laya medium cablean
c, Engineers- assault battalion (sappers) stat:~v:ned. in the new barracks in Kom~,xom,
d~ Artillery regiment stationed in Jutas in the foz~ner Altiszt k~k~~a~~ iskols.
(NCO.Tng Schools consisting of 3 sectionsy each with ~ batteries, There ax?e .~:
guns in es.ch battery, The first section hs.a 122 mm~ guns, The second and -third
sections have new Model 50 7bo2 mmo guns, The regiment strength is about g,50
menu
Antitank batts,Iiona Commanding officers 2d LtoFerenc SIDKO, The batts.lian is
is quartered in the new barracks in Veszprdmo It has ~ companiess each with
3 platoons. Each platvan 'has two 76,2 mrne ,guns and four 57 mma guns, Tc>tal
strength is about 350 mend .
f~ Antiaircraft unit stationed in the new infantry barracks in VeszprdmQ It has
3 batteriess each with four $5 mmo gunso Strengths about 2~0 mena
g~ Infantry regiment stationed in Jutas~ commanding vffice~? Nlajar
MOHL (fnu),
h? Infantry r? invent stationed in Jutas~ commanding affice~?s Mayor
KOVACH (fnu~o
i? Infantry re invent atatianed in Jutasa ccm~manding officers Mayor
RUDOLF (f nu~,
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Each infantry regiment has 3 battalions with 3 companies each, plus the
attached units. The total strength of an infantry regiment is about 12QO mend
c. As of middle of August 1952, only parts of the above named units were in the
locations indicated because the larger part of the division was on maneuvers
in the Pilis Mountains near Esztergrom and on the fixing range at Dids~enl~.
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The- emergeri~y land3h~ fib ne~?; the eJ.ty pf Zirc (Y 6Q) in the B~tm~ Forest,;
~'ae fixi#.i~~1ed: durirl~ the: fist ~m~xnths of 1952ti The arfie~,d haB ~. ~ral~~y Ifece
s~f ~'>~Q~.. ~ l~~+E3t? _metere~k ,fit the time of i~bserYati(~n the field xa nit iz~ use
n~eY'e~thelees ~t ~t~~ ~de~:. ~~; dice a
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The (ieii ~;:~ t~ P~ ~.th fuel. -the aix~zct ' "V+ap~. exld tae Iarzdtrig
.field in ~iro~ Whenever ~~e .latter 3~ in ~per~ti~~ deft ~onsii~
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1. The construction of t~,ie depot was co~ap~.eted at the end of 195q, The area of
the depot ie about 12. acres f locq,te~~~ on the sou?thwes~tern elope of the '
Hernenti ech (sic) ~ourit'airi .
2. Thy dFpat aaneiete of 9~ tanks built 'in three rows on a olearingy they are made of
+~onrVre?-:e~' aa~..c1 have a capa~i~ty of Eibout 3~A tons each. All the tanks rare
uo:derground~ Ist the surf aee` they ha~e~~ two covers .with steel o,peninge ~ end
a ven~tilatf,r~n tube.' ~~
The tanks are connected to the `pumping station by. means of an undergro~rid network
of pipes through Jvrni~`~i t;he fuel is pumped from the tankers to the individual
tanks. ~y means of a network 1r3f small?r-bore pipe~~ all the tanks are
connected to ~;he suppl,y points located r~Eiar the .pumping station. The fuel
reaches the supply pointy by gravitx, ; , ,.
This POL depot was a pro~ert of th~+ 8urlgarian Armyf but after it was. t'iniehed,, it
was taken over by the gavi~ts and is now being used by them. `
The area is surrounded ~.t~i barbed wirb''and is guard?d day-and night by 32 men,~~
w?Eiring black 3~a~~sign3,a. They are quartered in a~building near the pumping , ;
s~Eatioaa. ~'he building ELnd the road; to' the depot are barricaded.
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?nd to tho enelosed s~etah Df the Ftul~sian PAL depot at yi?el3r~;d~'
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1. Pumping statioa~.
2. -Guard house.
3. network of ~~dergrotuad pipes.
~Fp P`u?1 tanks..
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Sauiet POL Depot at Visegr~,d
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Nagymaros
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1, The buildings of this factory were constructed in a scattered arrangement' on an
area pf 1.50 square kilometars> The maro important sections of the factory are
undergroua.~., The road between Eger and Feln~met has been made into a first class
highway. A rail 11ne, leads from the Feln~met station directly to the factory.
2, ~i'he production at the factory began in March 1952, It is a branch of the Rt~,kosi
Work1~X CsQpelX. from which about 2,500 workers Were transferred> ~1xi.ot~~ 2X5Q0
`~worke~~s wex~; to b~ `pent"before the fall of 1952.
fit -the. t:Irme .r~fi' obs~rvat~>;on~'~~the construction was not yet finished;. about 3fJ0 vrur~cers
weria still. ~eng~;gea. In construction work. All construction workers were caxefully~
sale+^~; by ~t;'tae M~SZ Construction Company. The workers were ho sad in the new
workers!' settlement located in the woods northeast of the factory consisting of
500 faml,l~r ~ dwellings and accommodations for 1X500 single persons. Since the
housing facilities were insufficient, all inhabitants of the ?~own. of Szarvask~i
were evacuated to an unknown destination in order to maker roam for the factory
personnel, More dwellings are being built for the workers>
The subterra~.ean construction axes covers 20X000 s-guars meters Only half of tY.~-
shops in this area have machinery. Mast of the machinery came from the R~kosi
Works; special->type ms,chines 1;ame from Sweden.
The structures above-ground co~.sist of 20 two-story units measuring from & x 10 meters
to 20 ,~ $0 zaeters. The wa11s are made of special glass plates z~.aunted on a steel
framewr~rkX and are built in such a manner that they will open 'by pressure from wit:~iz~,,
In this wayX in the event of en explosionX the danger will be minimized, In these
build.~.ngsX there are the woxkshapsX warehousesX and laboratories for scientific
research. There`e;~e also faux administrativebuildings. of three stories eachX
and ir~easuring 60 x 32 metersX a: garage, a machine shopX. a canteenX and a hospital.
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6. As far as it was known at the time of observation, the shop was producing
only machinegun ammunition (Mpi) and rifle ammunition of 7.62 mm. caliber:
Every three days,. six fully loaded metal ears were leaving the factory.
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The factory and workers were under the control of an AVH unit from
Miskolc} of about 60 men under the command of a Captain Bor2~dy (fnu).
8. Manager ~f the factory: Engineer Ferenc Kehler.
9? A11 workers in the factory had identification certificates which were
similar to a soldiers identity document (inilit~,rbuch):
Comment:) the present report
indicates consideraBle difference with regard to the exact location
of the Feln~met plant.
.Enclosure: Map sketch of the Feln~met Munitions Works (page 3).
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