SITE LAYOUT OF BRANCH NO. 1, NII 88, GORODOMLYA ISLAND

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• Publication Date: October 7, 1953
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL Of CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
25X1 PIANT LLYOUT OB NII 88
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Island,. near'T0stasHEOv
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layout of Branch .NO. 1 of NI.I88 on. ( ororlomlya
identified the following points Lsee
Poin 1 Road
A hard-packed sand road, about 4 meters wide and ll km. long, extends from the
village "Pervomayka" in a southwesterly direction to the Administration Building
(Point 3). This road was suitable for truck traffic.
Point 2 Inland Lake
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Point Administration Building
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'x:5.51 5; m, two-story, stone building housed the entire administration
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building Iwere all Soviets.
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7 October 1953
Site Layout of Branch No. 1, NII 88,
Qorodomlya Island
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Pow Road
A small connectica roads about 4 meters wide and
.)led from the main street on the Island
100..x-long
to the A inst:rati o.i Building. (Point 3).
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An IL* shaped, tall, single-story, stone
building, the west wing of which was
about 300 meters long, and the south wing about
200 meters long. The west wing housed the plant's
laundry and steam baths for The employees. There
was also a small lathe shop in the northern end
of this west wing. There were five Soviet per--
sonnel employed here. In the basement of the west
wing, the plant's boiler room was located. It
supplied all the steam heat for the plant and the
administration building (see Point 3). The south
wing of this building housed the mechanical work
shops for the plant. All lathe work and maintenance
work for the plant was carried on here. There were
a total of about 25 Soviets employed here. There
was a main entrance to this building, located
where the ' two wings joined in the south aafst. _
Point 6 Water Tank
A large tank stood on a, wooden platform, towering
about 20 meters above the ground. The tank itself was
about -7 meters in diameter, and was covered by a
sheet metal roof. The _..eland' s water supply was
extracted from the inlead lake (Point 2 ),pumped
through underground pipes to the tank, and purified
by manual chemical means right in the tank. II
chlorine was used for purificat on,
The water was unclean most of the time and had a
bad aftertaste ..
Point Road
A 4-meter widen hard--packed sand road, about 300
meters long, led from the Pum House (Point 8)
to the Power Station (P,oint 95.
Point 8 Pump House
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A single=story, stone building, with
a shingle-covered gable roof, about 12 meters x 5
meters housed two of the island's water pumps,
one of which was always in operation. The pumps
are electrically operated, and were constantly
malfunotionifg.
9 Lower Station
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A small thermal power ,station, about 15 meters long
and 8 meters high., was constructed of whitewashed ..,
stone and had a shingle-covered gable roof. Three
diesel engines provided the necessary 220 11, AC
current for the sland. One engine was a German
make, vintage of 1913, the second a Soviet make of
the year 1935, and the third was also a Soviet
model, built in 1946. There were approximately ten
Soviet workers employed here.
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ant 10 Hi.ah Tension Line s
The electric current, developed in the power eta-
tie 1, was .directed over, these lines by means of
three thick electrical cables which were supported
by 7 meter high, wooden posts which were about 25
meters apart. These high tension lines supplied
th0 entire island with power. There were no vies
25X1. ible tension lines leading to the plant itself.
the plant
was electrified by means Of 'Underground o1bleso
Point 1
'`meter wide, hard-packed, sand road about, 250
s sters long led from the power station to the road (Point 12)
Point`, L
4 meter wide, hard-packed sand roads about 900
meters long, bordered the plant (Point 16). This
was the island', ' s main street which extended ,from
east to west, and joined the other main street
Which bordered the plant on the east. Neither of
these streets had names.
Point 13 c ate Aguo-O
A jingle--story, 5 meters x 5 meters, gable roofed,
wooden house, through which all employees
of the plant were required to go in order to enter
the plant. This building did not have any guards
.or sentries in or near it,
goint 14 ZeA 2 meter high! board fence, on the top of which a
double row of barbed wire was plan-d. The fenoe
surrounded the entire plant, and was about 40 meters
long on all four sides. It was erected at a dish-
tanoe of about 20 meters from the plant building`
int min jktranae.
A 2* meter wide, wooden, double door, opened to the
outside, and served as the main entrance to the
plant (Point 16). There was no sentry or guard at
this point. As one entered the building, it was
necessary to go through the cloak room, a small ante-
room, and then through another set of double door,
at which point an armed, blue-.uniformed, plant police-
man always stood.
point 16 ?J.ant Ch No. 1 Of 'II 88
A, quadrangle type, stone, gable roofed,
building, about 40 meters in length on each side,
and about 8 meters wide. The north,, west, and east
wings of this building were all single story, the
south wing had two stories. This institute was
formerly a medical institute, and the south wing
apparently s .}roused -the.arsa.tomW halls, as the walls
in this-section were all tiled. The building Was
centrally steam heated, and electrified with 220
Q): 10 current. There were approximately 280 persons
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within this plant, ii:e pagaq 24 through 31
employed in this institute, of which about 150
were: German specialists and 130, Soviet personnel.
This institute was engaged in the further research
and development of the Gexmaa "A-4" rocket. The
number of German employees changed, as 100 were
repatriated in, June 1959 and about seven Germans
were s 'to a research institute in November
19,&0.
it was common knowledge that they were transierred
'to Moscow Before the repatriation,
the highest number o employees was 280. There was
a large courtyard in the quadrangle which had no
special function, but occasionaly would serve as a
temporary supply dump for lumber or other building
.materials. At the northwort., corner of this build-
ing, the north and west wings were not joined, and
there was a five meter wide entrance for vehicles
here. There was a 24-hour duty sentry located
inside the building in the south wing, near Point
15,. Occasionally a sentry was stationed at the
nortIweat entrance (Point 19 ), but there was no
fixed rule for posting this sentry. At night, a
watchdog was always stationed here. or further
detailed information on -floor plans and, activity
.,),"Generator House
A 5 meter x 4 meter, stone, tile cover-
ed,, gablie roofed buildings about 3 meters high,
hour*4';,:an auxiliary power generator for the fuel
la;boCtory within the plant. This house was always
looked, and the generator therein was in operation
Only: occasionally.
Point 18 34tragae
A large wooden door located here was the
main entrance to the north wing and the large
assembly hall which was located therein. There
was no sentry of any rmar inside this en-
trance.
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Point 19, Gates
1 2 meter.hig1a,,wooden gate ; opened to
A 4 meter wide
the outside. This was the western entrance to the
plan.t.. Occasionally there was a sentry (lent
polices posted here.
Point 20 Road
A 4 meter wide, 800 meter long, hardpacked, sand
road extended north and south from the road (Point
12). to the carpentry shop. (Point 2.4) and
bordered the plant on the west.
Point 2.1 Sand: Road.
A very poor, sandy road about 3 meters wide, was
about 50 meters west of, and parallel to,the road
(Point 20).
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Airstrip
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Cleared Area
An area about 600m x 75m was cleared of trees,
and was to be used as part of the airstrip, which
was under construction..
Point 2 pentry 5ho~p p
A single-story, frame building, about 30
meters x 10 meters, with a gable roofs -- all
carpentry and general woodwork for the plant and
,sl,and was performed. There were about 15 Soviet
male workers employed here.
Point 25 Connecting goad
A narrow, sandy, 2* meter wide road extended 1.00
meters from the south-west to the northeast, join-
ing the road (Point 20) with the test stand'area
(Point 30).
?i t 26 Piro House
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A single-story, stone.,. sheet metal
covers gable.ra,,ufedL building, about 8 meters long
on the orth and east sides, and about 12 meters
long 'on the west side, was used for the two large
fire engines, and. for the fire brigade's peraannel
quarters. There were about 10 Sov--et; male firemen
on duty all the time.
Point,gl Gates
A 4 meter wide, 2 meter high, wooden gate,, with
two rows of barbed wire on top, was located here.
A roving sentry was posted inside this gate, and
no person without special authorization was allowed
to enter this area. There was alsoa,permanent
sentry post at the southern entrance of the test
tand area (Point 30), where the connecting road,
Point 25) entered.
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A 2 meter high, board :fence, with, a double row of
barbed wire laced on tops ancir6led the entire test
.stand area (Point 3O~ and was-about. 60 meters long
on each of the four sides. At the gates (Point 27)
a.large street type lamp illuminated that corner of
,the a.:.cad area. A watch dog was present here during
the night.
pint Shams .
A single story, stone sheet metal-
oovered, gable roofed building, about 15 meters x
'8 meters, houped the test stand laboratory and
related shops
entrance was prohibited for unauthorized pers .
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An enclosed area about 60 meters x 60 meters cquare
was known as "Object No, 10, Test Stand Area. There
were two small stands located here capable of test-
ing rockets up to 2 tons of thrust. The test stands.
were probably located at the south.. end of this
area, as the rocket exhaust always came from this
Point31 Pei
A 2 meter highaboard fence encircled the entire area
(Points 32, 33, 39, and 40). There were'no'guards
or sentries in this entire area,
pint 32 Cod1 Storage ,,,,e&
An area about 15 meters x 3 meters was used for the
storage of all coal for the entire plant and our-
roundingarea.
Poi _;. 23, Revetments
r~.rrrir Four 5 meter x 3 meter, earth-covered revetments
used for the storage of the plant's gasoline and
alcohol supply.
Point 34 Pence
A 2* meter high, wire mesh fence, with a double row
of barbed wire on top, encircled the Supply dump;
(Point 35). The fence encircled an area of about
25 meters x 15 meters. The only security measure
here was a watch dog placed here at sight, chained
on a trolley leash which extended from the south
east to the northwast corner of the area.
Point 35 Supply Dump
A single--story, wooden5 windowless building
about 15 meters x 7 meters, served as a hardware
supply house for the plant. Materials such as nails,
pipes, sheet metal, etc. were stored here. There
were about five male Soviet workers employed here
during the daylight hours. In 'the summer time, all
the plants trucks were parked around this building
during the night, In winter, the majority of the
vehicles were garaged in Ostashkovp
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Gate
A 4 meter wide, 3* meter high,double,wooden gate
served as the entrance point for vehicular traffic
from the dock . {sent 375. This was the only
vehicular entry point on the island during the
summer months. A 24-hour sentry post, located at
this point, was manned by a blue-uniformed plant
policeman,' armed with a carbine and `a pistol.
There was also a street type lampwhich illuminated
this area, installed at this point.
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Point 27, Dock
A "T"-shaped wooden pier extended about 40 meters
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into.the lake, and was about 6 meters wid . The
top of the "T" was about 25 meters long.
Point 38 North Beach
A steep, sandy beach from ,which the waters of the
Seliger Lake very rapidly deepened.
Point 39 Road
A 4-meter wide, hard packed sand road, which extended
from the s'aw mill (Point 40 ) to the road, (Point
12;) in an east-west direction for about 50 meters.
There was a wooden double gate at the westernmost
end of this road.
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Dint 0 Saw, Mill
A single-story, wooden building, about 15
meters x 8 metere,was the plant's saw mill. The
machinery was operated by a steam engine outside
the building. There were about ten Soviet male
employees working here. All raw lumber for the
entire island was sawed and out in this mill.
2. In the cellar of the west wing
p oints~ 5ee page 2.
pint 1. Storage Room
the following
A 3,meter x 4 meter room was used for the storage
of elefctrical equipment for the plant.
Point 2. Door
A 1-j meter x 1 meter wooden door led into a large
underground tunnel which extended in a northerly
direction and terminated on the outside of the
plant, within the fenced-in area.
Point 3. Storage Room
A 6 meter x 3 meter room was used for the storage
of electrical equipment. There was one Soviet male
employee who was in charge off' both this room and
the storage room (Point 1).
Point 4. Storage Room
A 4 meter x 6 meter room used for the storage of
chemicals and chemical lab equipment. This was
usually closed, and there was no caretaker or
watchman here.
Point nt 5. . Carpentry Shop
A 3 meter x 6 meter room housed the plant's small
parts carpentry shop, and employed one Soviet
carpenter.
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Point 6. Fuel Injection Laboratory
A 3 meter x 5 meter room was used as the plant's
lab for research and experimentation on rocket.
fuel injection. Two Germans were employed here:
Prof. PAVER and Dipl. Ing. BLSNER, who have both
been since repatriated. 4
Point 70 lau cal shn st
A 3 meter x 3 meter room served as the electrical
and prodsion mechanics shop for Sector 4-A (.elec-
trical laboratory). There were three Gorman
specialists employed here.
Point 8. Hydrodynamio 1'anks
A 7 meter x 3 meter room housed the plant's hydro-
dynamic tanks. One German specialist was employed
here.
Point Unooeul2ied Room
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A 3 meter x 6 meter rooms rounded on the east end,
was used for the storage of old, used wooden models
and parts thereof.
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Point 10 Battery Room
A 2 meter x 2* meter room contained two large
sulfuric acid storage batteries, which generated
27 V~ DC current for use in the electrical :labs
(Sectors 4-A, B, and C ).
Point 11 EmiDty Room,
A 2 meter x 2* meter room was used at one time for a
photographic dark room.
On the first floor, in the vest Ling the
following points Lee Fagg 25
Point 11. Radio laboratory
A 6 meter x 10 meter room served as the plant's
'radio Laboratory in which research on radio-
controlled flight controls was carried on. There
were 12 Soviets and three GermanS employed
here. In October 1951, the German specialists were
removed, and the Soviet staff out to eiLjht.
Point 2. Measuring Instruments Lab
A 6 meter x 10 meter room .4oused the plant's measur-
ing instrument laboratory,. Here new type measuring
in.Struments were developed, and old types repaired
and maintained. Nine German specialists and two,
female Soviet laboratory technicians were employed
here.
Point 3. Shops
A 3 meter x 4* meter room was used as a precision
machine shop for Sectors 4-C and 4--B (electrical
Lab), This shop contained three metal lathes, and
employed one Soviet and one German machinist.
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Point A. Shop_
A 3 meter x 3 meter room housed sector 4-B's mechan-
ical and electrical shops. Small mechanical and
electrical work,, such as soldering?etc., was per-
formed here. There were two Germans and two Soviet
male employees employed here until the autumn of
1951. What the personnel strength was after this
date, is unkown,
Point 5. Shams
A 3 meter x 3 meter room was used as an electrical
shop for Sector 4-B. Here work, such as transformer
winding, wiring of all sorts,was carried on. There
were three German and two Soviet employees working
here until the autumn of 1951, at which time they
were moved to the east wing.
Point- 6.. Draftsman's Room
A 3 meter x 3 meter room was used for sketching
and other theoretical drawing by members of Seotote
4-A and B. There were always at least three
Soviets in this; room.
Point 7. Electrical Shops
jL ;3 meter x meter room was used as an electrical
shop for the wiring of various electrical apparatus
for Sector 4-A. There were two German specialists
working in this shop
Pcint 8. Electrical Shops
Same a's Point 7, above. There were two Go
specialists and one Soviet employed
in June 1952.
25X1 Point .9. Office
A 3 meter x 3 meter room was occupied by the chief
of Sectox^ 4-A, B, and C, a German specialist' Geri
MUELLER, who was repatriated in 1952. There was
also one Soviet fom
chief POVA Vera.
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Point -1.0 Toilet
Men's toilet for entire first floor.
Point 11 Draftsman's Room
A 3* meter x 4 meter room, the eastern side of which
was circular in shape, was used by the workers of
Sector 4-B for sketching and experimental drawing.
There were three large drawing tables and three or
four writing tables here. One Soviet male employee
worked in this room permanently.
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joint_ 12 Toilet
Ladies' toilet for entire first floor of west wing*
the following
A 4 meter x 2 meter room served as a repair and
maintenance shop for the plant's Hydrodynamic Tank
Sec-tion5ee Point 5, pa ;ca 24 ...T Shop was used
only Nhen repair work was to be performed.
Point 2. Eydraulics Sh p
In the cellar in the west wing
points See page 26
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Shop
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A q. meter x 4 meter room was used by Sector 4-A
as a laboratory for the development of the
steering mechanism for the A-4 rocket. There
were one German t and Soviet female assistant.
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of .t 3. .Chemical Lab
A 4 meter x 8 meter room was used by Sector 7 as
a chemical lab for all its chemical research work.
There were one German chemist and a Soviet female
assistant, employed here.
pier Chemioal L.b
A 6 meter x 8 meter room, game as Point 3, above.
There were three Soviet female lab teolnnioia to
employed here.
_t L ZAAh i of Zia' joo
A 4 meter x 5 meter room was used by members of
Sector 3 for calculating and mathematical figuring.
There were one German and two Soviet female aeleie"
tents working here.
int 6 tair_roase
A 2 meter wide staircase led from the basement to
the first floor of this wing.
pint 7 floe
A 2 meter x 3 meter room was used by the Chief of the
Telephone Exchange, TIMOPEYEV, as his office.
biMt 8; SYio1
A 2 meter x 3 meter room occupied by two Soviet
male mechanics, who did all repair and maintene2i0
work of the telephone exchange's equipment.
point -9o Ante Room
A 2 meter x 3 meter room used by the 'ele,Phone
4xchange as its reception room, (Telephone
Exchange is Point 7.) flee page 29.
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Point 10 Entrance
A 1 meter x 2 meter wooden door led into the
' elephone .exchange room.
Point 11 Storage Room
A 4 meter x 6 meter room was used by the telephone
exchange for the storage of its equipment and
parts.
Point 12. Foyer
A large corridor led into the ast wing.
Point 13 Test Stand Room
A 2 meter x 4 meter room used by Sector 7 for the
purpose of experimentation on synthetic fuels.
There was one small stand in this room. All work
in connection with these experiments was carried
on by a German named Dr. SIEGMUND,.and his female
assistant, a German woman named Frau Qoerman.
Point 14 Observation.Room
A 4 meter x 4 meter room was used by personnel
mentioned under Point 13 and a German engineer,
HARNISCH, who performed mechanical work. This
room was used for mathematical calculations in
connection with experimentation on synthetic fuels,
and observation through slats in the east wall of
this room of the performance of t?e fuels under
test in Point 13.
point 15 Office
A 4 meter x 5 meter room was used by Dr. ZEISE, a
German thermodynamics expert arnr~zn' . ae cry " 6s dtoT 7,
as his office.
Point 16 Staircase
A 2 r meter wide staircase led from the first floor
of this wing to the b j,semeka,,,t. There was a trans-
former located under this flight which generated
27Vj DC current for use in the eheroical lab, Point 3.
Point 17 Office
A,2 meter x 4 meter room was used by the Chief of
the Chemical Lab Department (Sector 7.), Dr, Matthes
(German).
Point 18 Men's and Ladies' Toilets
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Point 12. Staircase
cca
A 2j meter wide staircase led from the first floor
of this wing into the basement,
Point 20 Corridor
A very poorly lighted corridor led into the west
wing of the plant.
5On the i `irst floor in the outh vin the fol-.
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Point 1. Laboratory
A 4 meter x 6 meter room was occupied by the plant's
electrical flight controls laboratory, belonging
to Sector 4-A. There were four Germans and one
Soviet female employed here.
Point 2, W r rk Room
A 4 meter x 2* meter room which Sector 3 used for
its figuring room. Prof. PAUER from this Depart-
ment used this room as his office. There were also
one other German and one Soviet female employed
here as mathemeticians.
Point3. Draftsman's Room
A 4. meter x 31 meter room was used by Sector 3 as
one of its drawing rooms. Six Germans employed
on various mechanical drawings wci?e here.
Point 4. Mpty Room
A 4 meter x 5 meter room~whioh was not occupied,
was directly over the basement cloak room.
Point 5. ~g?t,;air case
A 24 meter wide staircase led from the entrance
on the first floor to the second floor.
Point 6. Office.
A 2-1 meter x 3 meter room was occupied by I TORYANSKIY,
of the MVD ?S'ection, sometimes referred
to as the "First Department".
Point 7. Office
A 2* meter x 3 meter room was used as a file room
for all papers, drawings, computations,etc., made
by'the plant's engineers. At the end of each work-
day, each key employee who had done any written
work was required to turn this material in for
safekeeping into this room. There was one Soviet
female employee that handled all this material.
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A 2 meter x 3 meter room was used by two Soviet
female typists, who performed all classified
typing and typed all the official plant mail.
These two individuals were under the MVD Section.
Point 9. Office
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Point 10 Supply Room
A. 8 meter x 4 meter windowless room was used by
the MVD Section as a stationary supply room
and safe room for the overnight and off duty
storage of various classified small parts produced.
in the plant. This room was always looked and under
the surveillance of the. MVD Section.
Poi.r So jjjL;sts'. Room
Point FileRoomm
A 1-fr meter x 4 meter room was used by the MXD See-
tion for the storage of all classified foreign and
Soviet technical literature0 There was one Soviet
female employee in this room during duty hour-so
Only authorized Soviet personnel were allowed to
enter this room.
Point 12. Typistsl Room
A 21 meter x 4 meter room was used by the MVD
Section for the typing and translating of all tech.-
nieal reports written by the German ? ' lists.
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I,EUWN, and one Soviet female translator were
employed here. r
Point 13 Work Room
A 1* meter x 4 meter room was used by Sector 3 as
its work room for preparing technical reports
and mathematical computations on matters pertain-
ing to the ,Power Plant Dept. Two German specialists
were employed here t P 1 ROIiI,LND and POINTNEa.
Point 14 Work Room
A 2 meter x 4 meter room was used for the same
purpose as Point 13, above, but was occupied by
two Soviets: MISKEU .. and DRANOVSKIY.
Reint15 Work Room
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This room, same as above, was occupied by the
deputy chief of Sector 3, a Soviet named IOPPE.
Paint 11 fffioe
A 2 meter x 4 meter room was occupied by some key
figure in the MVD sseU. o and his male secretary
The door to this
room was soundproofed and the winnows w ers barred.
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A 2 meter wide staircase led from the first
floor to the basement.
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A 6 meter x 4 meter room was used as the library
for the entire plant. Foreign and Soviet literature
of all types was here. The library employed one
German and two Soviet female librarians.
Point 19 Office
A 2 meter x 4 meter room was occupied by the chief
of Sector 3, a German named Dr. UMPFENBACH.
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A small, 24 meter94 meter laboratory was used by
Sector 4-A as a measuring instrument lab for elec-
trical installations used in rocket flight controls.
Two Germans and one Soviet female assistant were
employed here.
PoInt 21 Photo Lab
A 14 meter x 4 meter room was used as the only
photo lab and dark room in the plant. One German
photo lab man was employed here.
Point 22 and Men's Toilet
Po~2 . 3t~, ir,,, oase
A 24 meter wide staircase led from this floor to
]the
A 4 meter x 6 meter room was used by Sector 5 as
its design oXfioes. Only authorized persozaael
were allowed to enter this office as highly olassi-
fied design work was being carried out here. The
room zcffitai 6d on2? drawing boards and tables.
A German named fAERR. did muoh design work here.
Point 2A Large Deei Office.
An 8 meter x 20 meter room in which design work an
the L-4 rocket was being carried out. There were
about 20 German designers from Sector 5 employed
here, as well as four Soviet engineers. The
room contained only drawing boards and tables.
the basement only.
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'Pag'e.28
following points,' Lee
Dint 1 Small Des iOffice
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A 14 meter x 4 meter room was occupied by the
Deputy to the Chief Engineer, a Soviet named
A 2 meter x 4 meter room was the office of the Chief
Engineer of the Gorodomlya Plant, a Soviet named .
TA;I:M?'e; . , He was also the deputy to the Director
of the plant, as well as the engineer in charge of
all technical matters.
Point . Office ?
A 4 meter x 4 meter room was the office of the female
secretary to the Chief Engineer. She was also an
interpreter.
Point Conference Room
A 4 meter x 7 meter room was used by the Gorodomlya
Plant as a conference room. Its seating capacity
was about 25 persons.
Point 6*- Design Office
An'8 meter x 6 meter room was used by Sector 11,
Building Construction Department, as its design
office. There were about 15 Germans and three Soviet
designers employed here. Several members of Sector
1', Ballistics, also worked in this room because of- epaca
limitations in the plant.
Point 71, Wo k roam
A 4 meter x 14 meter room was used by Sector 1 as
its, matheratiaal calculations room. Two Germans
MUELLER and OC'HULTZ were employed here. One Soviet
male mathematician also worked here.
P21AI, Mews and Louise' Toilet.
A 1 meter x 4 meter room was used by the planning
department of the plant for its work. There were
two male Soviets employed here. Work pertaining to
production planning was carried out here.
Point 10
Work 9203
A 2 meter x 4 meter room was used by Sector 1 as
its; mathematical calculations room for ballistics
problems. There were three Germans employed here.
Point 11 Office-
Point 12 Office
A 14 meter x 4 meter room, occupied by Pe Chief of
Sector 1, Ballistics, a German named Dr. WOLFP.
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Point 1. Staircase
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A 2 meter wide staircase le. from the north wing
to the basement of the east wing.
Point 2.. Laboratory
A 6 meter 9 4 meter room was used by the Workshops
Department, Sector 9, as its chemical treatment room
for the galvanizing of metals used in the construe-
ti on Of guided rocket missiles. Tasks such as
nickel and.,chrome plating were performed here. Various
electrical equipment was installed here for this
purpose. Two Soviet females were employed here.
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Point 3. Shops
An.8 meter.x 10 meter room was used by Sector 2,
Aerodynamics Dept.,, as repair, maintenance, and
mechanical shops for the wind tunnel Section.
Machines such as lathes., and punching and rolling mach-
ines were installed here. There were three German
and two Soviet mechanics and machinists employed
here. The only entrance to these shops was through
Point '7 '[files
Pilo
Point 4. Em-pty Room
. A 6 meter x 4 meter room.
Point 5,. Photostat Room
A 6 meter x 4 meter room contained all photostats
of documents and drawings made for the entire plant.
There were two Soviet female workers employed here.
Point 6_. NEntrance ..IN-tINo -MNSNpouth Wing
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Point 7. Telephone ExohanLe
A 3 meter x 3* meter room, the entrance to which
was Point 10, wee ttge 20. This telephone
switchboard room was the only one for the plant and
entire island of Gorodomlya. There were two switch-
boards, which were manned by two operators working a
12 hour shift from 0800 hours until 2000 hours at
which time they were relieved by two more operators.
Por one hourlstarting at 1100 and 1800 each day, all
the lines were kept, open or long diet nos calls to
Moscow over Kaliningrad .155-55t, 31 37-421.
Paint S.. Office
A 5 meter x 4 meter room was used as a translation
aeotion for the plant. Here all material pertaining
A to the mieaion of the p1aMM was translated from the Russian
to the German language and vice vex-as. All reports
written by the Germans were handled in this depart-
ment. Three Soviet female translators were employed
here.
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Point 9. Empty Room
Same as Point 4, above.
Point 10 Work-Boom
A 1-~, meter x 4 meter room was used by the Chemical
Department (Sector 9), Galvanization Lab. (Point 2 )y
as its the.oretice.l calculations room. All paper
work pertaining to t'he mission of this laboratory was
done here.
Point 11 Laborat
Same as Point 2, above.
Point 12 Me tals Analysis Lab.
A 21 meter x 4 meter room was used by Sector 9
(Workshops) as its lab for the surface treatment of
metals used in the A-4 rocket. World such as stress
analysis, rolishing, grinding, etc.,,was performed
in this lab by a German named GASCH and one Soviet
female assistant,
Point-IZ Metals Lab.
A 2* Meter x 6 meter room, same as Point 12, above,
Point 14 Storage Room
A 2* meter x 3 meter room used as a storage room
for various metals used in the Metals Analysis Lab.,
Points 'I 2 & 13, above.
8 On the f it t floor' in the oast Laing he following
points See paga' 30,.
Points1&2 Ladies' and Men's Toilets
Point 3. Radio Lab.
An 8 meter x 6 meter room was used by Sector 4
(Flight Controls) as its radio lab izi which work
was carried out on problems involving electronic
flight controls for rocket missiles. Before August
1951, this room was used by Sector 9, (Work Shops)
as its mechanical work shops. After date,
Sector 4 took charge and employed many German
specialists from Sector 4-B (Electrical Measuring
Instruments Dept.)
Point 4&5 Men'sand Ladies'. Toilets
Point 6e, Tool Crib
A small 1* meter x 3 meter room was used by Sector
'9 as its tool storage and issue room. There were
two Soviet male employees here. All tools used in
the shops were drawn from this section, and at the
completion of -the day's work, were. again turned in
here.
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Point 7 . Wind Tunnel Lab.
A 10 meter x 8 meter room housed the plant's wind
tuflnel and all related pqui pi,ent . ?wrenty' " tmospheras
of pres'ura ~. u1d be produced in he, t? nel.
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this this tunnel.
there were three Germans and one or two Soviets
engaged in this work. The wind tunnel came under
the Jurisdiction of Sector 2 (Aerodynamics).
Point 8, . Work Room
A 3 meter x 3 meter room was used by Sector 2 for all
its mathematical and theoretical work. Dr. NG
the Chief of Sector 2, used this room as his office.
Point . Work Room
A 3 meter x 5 meter room whose function was the same
as Point 8, above, employed about seven Germans and
one Soviet male mathematician.
Point 10 Office
A 4 meter x 3 meter room, was used y Department NO.1
,(MVD) as its ft~e rcom. -*.v,-, . ,9h ~ e3 ' d'd~car a av
All documents containing information about monthly,
samiannua ;`,a :d. al plat qa tae. production plans,
reports, and plant cash were kept in this room. The
door to this room was always locked and sealed after
duty hours, the windows barred, and only authorized
personnel were allowed to enter. This was also the
office of the deputy to the chief of Department
No. 1... (MVD)'a Soviet woman named USTINOVA, who
occupied the room with three Soviet female clerks.
Point x 11 File Room
A 4 meter,x 3 meter room was used by the MVD as an
additional file room for i'? ws .... classified documents.
The Chief of this file vection was a Soviet named
VAVARKIN, who used this room also as his office.
There were two Soviet female clerk-typists who.;
occupied the room with him.
Point 12 Pile Room
A 2 meter x 3 meter room contained two Soviet female
clerks. This room's function was the same as Point
11, above, and game under the jurisdiction of the
same section thief.
Point 13 Work Room
A 4 meter x 3 meter room was used by Sector 3 (Power
Plant) as its work room for theoretical computations.
There were three Soviet and one German mathematicians
employed here.
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A 1* meter x 3 meter room was the office of the &eputy
chief 9f 090tor? ,4B, a Soviet named :Ol R ?OP Tbv.
Point 5 .
A meter x 3 meter room was one of the small mechanical
ar hops used by 8eo,tor. . 4.-Bq There were four Germans td
t]ee 5gviets employ. here.
Point 11
QUA
A 2* zetaal'r x 3 meter room was used as a lathe and pi"o
aioon. ;netrr~aemt shop by Sector 94,There wvs one, G61- ran
a,,d one Bolviet machinist employed here.
Poo 111, 1
A 3 motor x 3 meter glass-walled room was used by the
departteit 6hief of Sector 9, a Soviet named $NTAU V.
Point Q f
12 .1. 2
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A 3 meter x 3 meter room was used by the Chief of 3eotar
9,r a German named LEEL, as his Office*
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Point IS,
A 12 meter x 3 meter room was used bm Sector 9 as one,
of its ` me ahni cal ' work she s o There were lathe.s and
other he.Rvy machines installed here, There were
four Soviets' and two German machinists employed here.
Point 's
A 2,.meter a 8 meter -room was used by Sector 9 AS a
micro r Uameous storage roams, for metal stock used in the
machif,e' shops.
Point ' 2fiat.
Point
A, 3. meter x '3 meter, room was used as an office. by some
unidentified Soviet officis.l.f.
rota: Re a d.in Room
\11 I~rA~iYl 1f /GYM
A 3 meter x 3 meter room was used by Sector 9 as its
pro+atf reading room for drawings which caiue in from
Sector 5, Design Department, and Seatllrar'41, Architectural
Oonatruotion Departmen;to All material which was
worked on in the mechanical shops of Sector 9 was
checked here, Corrections were ,aAe,d* an designs and,
then passed on to the machine shops.
P int ",s Work Room,
A 3 meter x 3 meter room was used by Sector 9 as one
of its computation rooms for mechanical work to be
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Same As Point 5, above.
o Pint o aeeg
A I* meter wide staircase led to the basement of the
east wing.
Point 8. Staircase
A 1- meter wide staircase led to the first floor of
**e east wing.
Point . tae
This was the main entrance to the north Wing from the
east. An armed., male, blue-uniformed, plant policeman
eras always stationed at this point.
o1I1"~i -Room
A 3-meter x 1-j meter room was used for the storage of
metal and wood stock used in the mechanical shops of
Sector 9. Two Soviets were employed here,
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o irst 11 F Xtz Room
In'April of 1951, all machinery and equipment was
moved out.,,'of this room because the plant officials
were planning to build a second floor to this wing.
it was decided to start at this point. All equipment
wad moved to Point 13.
Point 12 somblyH 1
A T meter x 4 meter room was used by Sector 9 as an
assembly hail for odd bits of .equipment, which were
beiig oonstruoted and maektined in its, shops.
Point- 13, S h?
A 20`meter x 8 meter room was used as the main shops;
of 'Sector 9. All heavy machinery and equipment used
in machine shops was installed here. The room was
speci.ly prepared and rebuilt exactly for this purpose.
There were about ten German and six Soviet machinists
and mechanics employed in these shops.
pint 14 Ent.. e.
A 4 meter wide and 5 meter high entrance point to the
shops, Palau 13, was located here.
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BEOURITY ss s r sv s
fi:0.. The Island of Gorodomlya was policed by a force of about.
35 plant police, of which about three or four were women.
The average of these persons was about 30 years. A
Lieubenaat . police and his first sergeant, whose name
was were the leaders of this police group and
administered all the necessary discipline. and order. All
these individuals were civilians. Most of them had 1.ad
pre.viou$ military background, either during or after World
War II. Their uniform was of standard Soviet design, but
was dark blue in color. The sentries who were on duty
outdoors were all armed with pistols and carbines. Guards
posted inside of the building carried only side as. The
island itself. was patrolled by an unknown number of roving
sentries, who' did not particularly care about the security
of the island. A s ~ri.nU of small sentry boxes. encircled
the entire island, and were all wired telephonicall - In
addition to this, a single row of barbed wire protected the
island from in..truders. All the guards
,complained of long duty hours and very meager wages. Most
of them earned about 320 rubles monthly, and because of
this were easily bribed into allowing the Germans to swim
and boat outside of the forbidden areas of the island.
The guards were generaly very friendly and easily approached,
11. In addition to the roving sentries, guards were o osted
at the following points: Points 4, 15, 10,?1.1
The guard posts were no
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.procedure for inspection. The female guars,. who'. were on
25X1 the plant police force, were all posted inside-off,.the,plant
bui~ding; and were armed with pistols. A watch%,4ag syetex',
25X1 was also in force on the island. In .the suumwer time at
about 2030 hours, a dog would be placed at the following
pointate N near of island, at the look Point 4, sAd
Point 'i 0
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Dump, Point 35 , 'ee gs 2 of this report t
+During the winter, these dogs would be placed at t e;ir posts
at sundown.'
PP80j1TBT AND AMINISTU.TI 0],
l p The Island of Gorodomlya em to ed about 600 Soviet per,eonnel,
and about 150 Germans until 1952.
2'5X1 The' majority of the Soviets lived in the city o s ashkb?
and commuted to work daily by steamship. In the winter
months whenthe lake was frozen over, the commuting was done
strictly on foots only the crippled and aged were per4.itte4
to use the plant's vehicles for transportation. In the early
spring months when the: lake ice was melting, the employees,
who lived in 'Ostashkov? were forced to stay on the island
and sleep anywhere ;;they could find a suitable place. This
thaw period lasted'as long as six weeks. The salaries ranged
from 250 to 3000 rubles monthly, the poorest paid being the
schoolteachers on the islands The highest'paid individual
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by all the employees of the plant for his lack of understand-
ing, inconsideration, and his general arrogance. Many of
the Soviet workers, in their more tempermental moods, made
statements to the effect that they would be happy to slit
his throat at the next possible opportunity. The working
hours at the lant were very similar to those in Western
countries. Germans worked. a total of 44 hours weekly,
from 0800'-0 100 daily, and until 1200 .hours on Saturdays.
The Soviets worked the full day Saturday. Overtime was very
seldom worked, and when it was, no extra pay was received;
but those wanking overtime shared in the annual monetary
cpremiums which were received by the plant for jobs well done
or done according to plan.
13-. The Soviet authorities on Gorodomlya Island placed very little
or no emphasis on political indoctrination of the Germans
working the plant and after 1949 ceased all activity in
25X1 that reepect..Germans could not travel outside of
OstashkAl. and all trips that were allowed, were only on
official business, and then with an ee'ccrt. A little theater
group Was organized by the Germans, and many very nice light,
plays wet: produced. This was about the extent of the social
life on Gorodoml a Island, and all. of us constantly looked
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sket'4h of the West Wing Cellar of Branoh
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No.. 1,9 'II 88, Gordomlya Island
A, sketch of. South Wing, Cellar Floor, of
Branch. No. 1, NII 88, Gorodomlya Island
A sketch of South Wing, First Floor of
Branch No. '1, NIl 88, Gorodomlya Island
A sketch of South Wing, Second Floor of
Branch No. 1, Ell 88, aorodomlya Island
3-~ A sketch of East ingj Cellar Floor of
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