BEZIRK HEADQUARTERS FOR MOTOR TRAFFIC, LEIPZIG

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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3'. There were no difficulties in the field of motor vehicle batteries
which were delivered by the nationalized storage battery plant in
Oberschoeneweide. Truck batteries of model 12 11/94 A.p.h., 12 V/122 A,p.ho9
12 V/135 A.p.h. and 12 V/162 A.p.h, were,however, in short supply.
In the first quarter of 1954, the Oberschoeneweide plant delivered
6 V/135 Aop.h. batteries instead of the 12 V/122 Aap.ho batteries
ordered. Generally, these batteries were only delivered to the USSR
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for installation in ZIS trucks.
1be Gasoline allocations were Inaadequate, All agencies requiring gasoline tried
to get increased gasoline .allocations because of the new production orders
assigned to them. by Bove en t agencies., or because of the requirements of
the "New CQurse1f a Large nationalized enterprises such as the firms
of Dleichert, Montan, and ZCB..Mstallurgie, were allocated from
59000 to 12.000 liters of gas11.nC kc M;;r h. The ai:iel situation
in Bezirk Leipzig was as follows in the third quarter. of 1954:
Requirements Allocations
gasoline for trucks
for passenger .cars
Diesel oil
motor oil
8,000,000 liters 5,333,330 liters
59000,000
2,8009000 kg
1,953,330
39280,000 kg
60C,000 liters 388,880 liters
There had been no shortage in the field of Diesel oil since early 1953.
Soac .all fue~,a~aca ian~s:
Leipzig Fall Fair:
gasoline 866,450 liters
Diesel oil 200,000 kg
motor oil 37,220 liters
1954 Horticultural
gasoline
26,6!0 liters.
Exhibition in Laipzig:
1954 Plebiscite:
actual consumption about
gasoline
70,000 liters
209000 liters
actual consumption about
35,000 liters
On the average, nationalized enterprises received about 60 liters of
gasoline per month for one sedan, private enterprises only 1.5-20 liters.
Owners of motorcycles received about 10 liters per month when their
place of work was at least 5 km distant from their homes.
Doctors received the following quantities of gasoline per month:
doctors residing in municipal area: 60 liters
doctors residing in rural areas and veterinarians: '150 liters
district doctors and veterinarians: 250 li yters
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Motorists) received gasoline allocations required
to reach the zonal boundary. According to an order of th State
Secretariat for Rotor Traffic and Roads dated June 1954,
:oiorists will henceforth have to apply to HO agencies if
they want to buy gasoline. The HO price for 1 liter of gasoline was
1.80 eastmarks and sale of HO gasoline was not restricted. The
price for rationed gasoline was 0.70 eastmarks per 1-itere Coupons
for rationed gasoline were issued in booklets containing 20 coupons
of 5 liters each, or 20 coupons for 20 liters each. The colors of t'heS 0
gasoline coupons were changed every month.
Departmental chief of the :Traffic Department of the Council of Bezirk
Leipzig was;11?' a0,Uentsc! f, -~- 3 is
5, The Bezirk Headquarters for Motor Traffic in Leipzig was subordinate
to the Council of Bezirk Leipzig, Traffic Department. In technical
matters, the Bezirk Headquarters of Motor Traffic received orders
from the State Secretariat for Motor Traffic and Roads in Berlin. 4
6. In the field of motor traffic, materials including gasoline and Diesel
oil were allocated by the following agencies:
ao Ministry of the Interior - requirements of the KVP9 VP, and the
State Security Service
b. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - for all motor vehicles
operating in the field of agriculture, forestry and inland
fisheries
c,. Ministry of Post and Signal Communications - for all vehicles
operating .for the GDR postal administration
d, ? Ministry of Railroads ? for all vehicles of the GDR railroads
e. State Secretariat for Shipping - for all vehicles and vessels
controlled by this agency
f. State Secretariat for Motor Traffic and Roads for all publicly-
owned and, private vehicles which are not supplied by the above
mentioned agencies
g. Central Administrations and Organizations - for all vehicles of
universities, central institutes and the Leipzig Fair office..
The State Secretariat for Motor Traffic and Roads works through Bezirk
headquarters for motor trafficpwhich headquarters exist in each,
administrative Bezirkyand which are directly subordinate to the
Traffic Department of the Bezirk Council.
The Traffic Department of each Bazirk Council includes a subdepartment
.for roads which, in technical matters, is subordinate to the Main
idmirth tration for Roads of the State Secretariat for Motor Traffic
and Roads. Another Sub department of each Bezirk Council is charged
with the planning of transportation operations. The latter subdepartment
receives most of its orders from the Ministry of Railroads because
it is'mostly concerned with rail traffic and1to a lesser extent with
road hauling.
7. The Bezirk Headquarters for Motor Traffic in Leipzig was in charge of
all rotor vehicles: operating on behalf of the
State Secretariat for Motor Traffic and Roads. The Bezirk Headquarters
for Motor Traffic in Leipzig included the following departments:'
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Cadre Department
Planning and Statistical Department
labor Department
Finance Department
Traffic Department
Technical Department
Yaterials Supply Department
The Bezirk.Headquarters for Motor Traffic also controlled seven field
agencies (formerly automobile transport agencies) (ATG), six traffic
enterprises, and 10 motor vehicle repair.shopso The field offices,
controlled private carriers, including carriers operating with horse-
-drawn vehicles and the motor vehicle traffic of private and
nationalized factories.
In Bezirk Leipzig, the field agencies of the Bezirk
Motor Traffic controlled about 12,000 trucks, 8,000
and 5 9000 motorcycles,
Field agencies of the Bezirk Headquarters
available in:
Leipzig, 8-10 Jakobstrasse
Borna
Altenburg
Doebein
Oschatz
Wurzen
Delitzsch
The six traffic enterprises
VEB Kraftverkehr Leipzig, equipped with about 30 buses and 40 trucks
with trailers
VEB Kraftverkehr Zwenkau, equipped with about 30 buses
VEB Kraftverkehr Altenburg, equipped with about 20 buses and 4 trucks.
Motor Traffic in Leipzig were:
VEB K1 aftverkehr Waldheim,
VEB Kraftverkehr Grimma,
VEB
The
for
VEB
VEB
VEB
VEB
VEB
VEB
VEB
VEB
VEB
Headquarters for
passenger cars
(for Leipzig)
(for Kreise Borna and Geithain)
(for Kreise Altenburg and Schmoelln)
(for Kreis Doebein)
(for Kreis Oschatz)
(for Kreise Wurzen and Grimm..)
(for Kreise Delitzsch, Eilenburg and Torgau)
assigned to the Bezirk Headquarters for
with trailers
equipped with
equipped with
tractors wi ttn
Taxi Leipzig, equipped with
ton motor vehicle repair shops attached
Motor Traffic in Leipzig were:
Kfz.-Reparaturwerk Leipzig, C 1
Kfz,.Reparaturwerk Krupp, Leipzig, 0 27
Kfz..Reparaturwerk Man, Leipzig, C 1
about 20 buses
about 40 trucks and trailers with
pneumatic tir@:$
about 45 sedans
to the Bezirk Headquarters
Kfza- Reparaturwerk Adler, Leipzig, N 21
Kfz.-Reparaturwwerk.Bosch, Leipzig, 0 5
Kfz.-Reparaturwerk Deutz-Zentraldienst, Leipzig,
Karosseriewerk Leipzig, Leipzig, W 31
Karosseriewerk Altenburg
Narosseriewerk Doebein
VEB Reifen-Reparaturwerk Vulcom, Leipzig, C 1
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l2pmment. These data on the shortage of raw materials and
n.otor vehicle replacement parts agree with previous information.
L-Leamemi'. Although approximately 1.5 Million tons of synthetic
gasoline are annually produced in the CUR, there is a.sh.ortage of
gasoline caused by excessive export deliveries and the high gasoline
requirements of the IcVP.
-Comment. Herr Jentsch is reported for the first time as chief
of the traffic, department of the Council ;of Bezirk Leipzig.
C ent Chief of ? the Materials Supply. Department in the Main
Administration for MotorTraffic is one Globig (fnu) and not Tscharnke
who is assigned to the Traffic Department of the Main Administration
1 v muneG, ror organizational setup of
Motor Traffic and Roads and its personnel,
~cxetariat for
7. Gant, Information on the personnel of the Council of Bezirk
pzig and of the Bezirk Headquarters for Motor.Traffic was received
for the first time.
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