RANGE FINDER DEVELOPMENT AT CARL ZEISS, JENA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001100450002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
OUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Range Finder Development at Carl Ze'yss, Jena
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The Buero fuer 4::irtschaftsfraFen (BfTT.) gave the follow;ng development
orders to ViB Carl Zeiss, Jena, in L952:
a) Development of an infantry range finder,. The instrument:,which is
V-shaped,has a base of about 70 cm._. It is operated stereoscopi-
cally with the aid of a luminous mark which is to coincide with
the aim in the field of vision. The aim can be sighted while the
operator takes cover, Models :cope to detor!..irri: the azir1uth
the t.:ele; cope is installed in such a way that it can be used while
the operator bakes cover,, i tole the instr?urcent is still in d_-velap-
rl!ent# some provisional sanplt s hav:, a Lr ohdy teen completed, The
h . order includes construct:ior. of 2,000 pieces which &re to be
produeod,, after completion of the developmurit, in the Zeiss., Jena,
works and in the forr,er Hildebrand factory in Freiberg;
+l) Development of an anti-aircraft range finder, Development has not
yet started,,
i)e,relopmeAt of these instruments ha-- hecr, carried over into the 195J
development program of Zeiss.,
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Arthur , uiz? a returnee frni,, J uussi.a, is in charge of the davel.,oopr;:,rnt ,)f'
finders- he has est.