AREA DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHKEUDITZ PLANT

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• Publication Date: August 21, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Area Description of the Schkeuditz
Plant
25X1 C DATE OF INFO.
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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21 August 1953
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HISTORY OF PLANT
1. The plant we constructed in 1934 and was known as the Siebel Plant, Plant No. 3.
The maim Sabel Plant was located in Halle. At that time, Plant No. 3 carried out
the final assembly and testing of aircraft (after 1938, the JU-88), of which 60-
80 were produced monthly. This production continued until the end of World War II.
The plant sustained considerable World War- II damage, the only building re-
maining intact being the present refrigerator and compressor assembly shop (5).
Reconstruction began in 1948 and was completed in its present form by the first
quarter of 1949.
2. The plant, which covers an area 350 x260 meters, is 200 miles north of the Halle-
Leipzig railroad line.
3. 41 buildings are o gray plastered stone construction tunese otherwise specified.
LSee Enclosure (4)
Point 1. , 50 x 30 x 10-12 meters, it has a saw-tooth roof and
sky ghts. It is equipped with 20-25 German (Boeheringer, Niles,
VDF) lathes of various sizes, largeetal-2 meters distance between
centere, smallest,ll meters distance between centers; two new German
(Reinicke) vertical milling"machines; one old German' rtioal milling
machine; five prover model German (Reinioke) horizontal milling
machines; one old German horizontal boring mill with 60 millimeters
drilling capacity; one new German (Berliner Werkzeugmaeohinenfabrik),
model 1950, radial drill press, 100
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millimeters drilling capacity; six small, old model, column
drill presses, 28-30 millimeters drilling capacity; one pre-
war German honing machine, capacity up to 50 millimeters
diameter; three 32-ton eccentric presses and one 100-ton
?ooentric press, used for pressing out small parts for
refrigerator construction; and two arc welding. units.
It employs 40-45 workers on main shift, 20 workers on night
shift I and manufactures machine compressor parts primarily.
Carp nter shop, 50 x 30 x 10-12 meters. It has a sax tooth
r:oo and skylights. It is equipped with two circular saws,
one parallel saw (Beeaeumsaege); one straightening machine
(Abrichtmaschine); one groove milling machine (Kettenfraes-
ma'oohine); two band sawss one glue furnace; two drying ovens,
capacity 10-12 cba of lumber; two table drill presses; end
four assembly tables each 5 meters long. It produces wood
parts for refrigerators and assembles wooden framework for
refrigerators4and employs a total of 50-60 on both shifts.
jp-G:Lnt 30 Storage shed, 20 x 8 x 3 meters, it. is of wood construction
with tar paper saddle roof. It stores compressor parts.
n?' _ .,Paint shop and former apprentice shop, 40 x 20 x 20 meters,
it is two stories with a tar paper saddle roof. The paint
shop on the first floor is equipped with one spray cabin
Where small refrigerator parts are spray-painted and an
open section where finished refrigerators are spray-painted.
Xt,employs a total of 15 workers on two shifts. The second
i oor, now empty, formerly contained an appren*tce shop.
e machines were moved to the former Aurora Plana.
Pglnt 4. ~e~ f? rigerator and compressor assembly sue, 100 x 60 x 20
meters, it has a sawwtooth roof with skylights. The roof is
in poor condition. The skylights have many panes of glass,
missing, and have been covered with tar paper. The refrig
orator assembly section is equi pedewith two manually operated
fed, p^es+ea?, ;Abkantb a enke), one 1 meter long, the
v$her 2 meters long'; six small table drill presses up to
10 millimeters drilling capacity; a4d six workbenches vary-
ing from 5-10 'motors in lengthpequipped with vises. This section
assomblee refrigerators. The compressor assembly section
contains four workbenches varying from 5-10 meters in lengths
and two table drill presses. Two sections employ a total
of 200-250 workers on one shift. On the long side of the
shop are 'two galleries, one of which stores finished aseem-,,
bly parts purchased from an outside source; the other
finished assembly parts are manufactured by the plant proper.
On the south side of the building, on the same level as the
44lleries, is a closed-in section containing administrative
.;? offices, including tiohnioal, wage, planning, norm and
direotor's offices.
e tr heating plant, 25 x 15 maters, 10 meters above and
$'hecenter. It is equipped with two coal-fired boilers
boated underground. QAAI i*o eto:ead one' the floorc abbveb-.-, r
Poor quality brown coal is conveyed to the lower level via
elevator,,
S E C R E T
10 motors below ground level, it is of olinker-briok oon-
str,otion with a flat tar paper roof with a gabled section
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jgia1 . !less hall- kitchen and purchasing department, a U-shaped
buildiig, long side 50 meters, two short sides 25 meters,
5 meters-high, of.raw clinker-brick construction with tar
paper saddle roof....' k mess hall (a), 30 x'15 x 5 meters
is used by workers and administrative personnel. It is
also used for plant meetings and parties. The kitchen
.(b) is 25 x 10 x 5 meters. It also contains an office for
ki'tohen .supervisory. personnel. Purchasing department (c),
5 x10 x 5 meters.
tics schools 40,x 10x5 meters, it is tar paper covered
sit" a saddle''-or shed roof It is equipped with classrooms
1-here 130 apprentices receive theoretical training. It
employs two.. full-time instructors, who are, however,.only
metal t
i r9pa r machine shop ` a is L-shaped, 30 meters on the
ong side, 10 meters on the short side,.3 meters high, with
s,r, tar paper saddle roof.' It is equipped with workbenches,
one'ba4d'saw, one planer's bench, one small table drill
preis, one arc. welding unit, and one sewing machine. It
repairs plant machinery, furniture, and workers' clothin4pand
employs ten workers. The'sheet metal storage and cutting
shop (b),' l0 x 10 x 3 meters, is not yet fully completed.
a 0 R E T
about 20 years old, not. ,competent, but hired because of
their ON connections.
zgia$ 9. ales store (Konsum) and dispensary, 10 x 5 x 3 meters-
They are of raw olinker-brick construction with a flat tar
paper roof.. The sales store (a) sells cigarettes, bakery
goods., beer, and mis6ellaneous food items for plant per-
so el. The dispensary (b), is staffed with one doctor,
w4o is on duty in the forenoon, from nearby Bergmannswohl `
Municipal Hospital, also two medical assistants who alternate
on the day and night shift. The supply of medicines and
bandaging material is nom adequate.
ant 0. Guardhouse and telethons switchboard, 5 x 5 x 3 meters, it is
made of raw clinker-brick oonstruotion with a flat tar paper
roof. It is. staffed with two gatekeepers who alternate on
shifts,.one messenger boy to take visitors to the plant, and
one female telephone operator who handles incoming-outgoing
calls.
-n, garsge and auto repair shop, it is 50.x 5 x 3'0
meters', with tar paper shed roof. It contains three passenger
oars (two Idle;, one Opel) and'two t rucks (ono Opel-Blitz,:
.and one small unidentified delivery truck). The passenger
oars are used for administrative personnel, and trucks for
:local deliveries. Outeido,of the garage are two old trucks,
Ore 2j-ton, the second 3-ton, each with a flat trailer, and,
ele prime mover, used for,transpor'tation of finished products..
The auto repair'shop has primitive equipment and can make
only minor repairs.' The installation employs a total of 25
*orkers.
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At presentvit is of rough framework construction, with
tar paper shed roof and wif. be covered later with wooded
planks.; It is equipped with two metal cutting shears, one
with a blade length of one meter and cutting capacity of
one millimeter, the second with two meters blade length
and three aillimeterd outting capacity; one press brake,
1* sister long, outs metal up to three millimeter$ thick.
At present,it stores five tons of sheet metal. Normally
'eery little sheet metal can be stored owing to irregular
'}liveries.
~a~, t ba_sin,, 30 x 10, 4 motors deep, it is of. stone block
c'onStruction filled in with tar. It is used for fire-
fighting purpoesi.
lt .t n ; , !1 _a former station... An unknown amount of voltage
Por
is received via high tension lines from an unknown source
ant; is . transformed , to 220 v and 380 'v AC at the plant
transformer station. The latter building is-4 x 3 meters,
2 2.5 before underground, with the top ?, seeded ?with:grass and a ladder entrance. It is -equippecl with two transformers..
An underground cable leads from the transformer station. into
the plant. I have no further det#4ls.
4. - The plant is bordered on the south side by'a three-meter high stonewall,
.on the .west side by a mesh ,wire fence 2.5 .meters high, and on the 'east
side by a'stone wall 2.5 meters high. The north area of the plant is
open. The Id .formed plant police consist of five men and one Woman.
The men arq armed pith pistols and patrol the, plant area alternating on
three 8-hour shifts. The night patrols ?are accompanied by a German
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shepherd dog. The female guard spot-chocks female employees. V
andplant?,personnel are checked when entering and leaving plant by'a
'gatekeeper.., in the guardhouse., Each employee has a` plant identification
card '. with' photograph which must be shown to guard. On back. of this card
is rooia tar four sticks is which are issued quarterly*' Each employee
must have the: proper Sticker for the respective. quarterly period.
U*. fire department consists, of 20-2g volunteer firemen from the plant
,personnel. One small' pump unit is in the garage. Each building is equipped
with-kiainas tire extinguishers and send buckets.
E CLOSURE ,.. *),,sCFMUDITZ Refrigerator Manufacturing Plant
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UCLOSURE (A)
SQHZEUDI?Z UPRIGERATaa
-JUPAC?URIJG PLANT
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1 Machine shop
2. Oarponter shop
3 8torago ihd
4., Paint shop and former apprentice shop
5. otri;orator and compressor. ariabl7.$hop
6. Control hosting .plant
7. lose h ,l,, iiitahen~and purchasing department
a? . Ke*s hsl1
b. Zitohon
of Purchasing $epartaent
lpprenties
sohoal
sales store and dispensary
storm
b. bi sponssr~r
10.' Guardhouse and telephone sritohboard.,
11. motor pools garg., and auto repair'shop
12. R44ir aaoh$ns shop and shoat Metal storage and cutting shop
a. Repair aaohine shop
b. sheet metal storage and cutting shop
1 Water basin
14. Transformer station.
?. 'oraer Lufthansa' adaiA*stration building,
1. ltblrtlo field
0. nk? Puap Plant .
Do- Apartment houses
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