PRODUCTION OF WEAPONS, PARACHUTES , AND AIRPLANE PARTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200440012-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 1998
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: January 8, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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It has been reported from different sources that the production of V~-~aeapone
its going on in 0eorgenthal, Thuringia, and in other secluded lubt~nean plants
of the former German Whhx'macht In the Egebi ge. (9 November 1946.)
with an artillery 2chool for char,)tiny , There are only !ion workers.
The British Airl~ oroe has tried to locate the face but it is camouflaged and
well cemented. (End of September 1946.)
The a a`f''ea br , u.usora near i belr Is Corking as % Russian plant, and is pro-
ducing completed MG 43 (No. '43 mpchine guns), (September 1946.)
7. By order of the SM , Bartmnn 'and Braun A.G. is building electric - thermometers for
airplanes and gages to measure the ~y1inder temperature of airplanes In its
supposed to be moved in Its entirety to Russia In the near future, including
equipment, engineering persotkc1, and records. The firm gave Its first
completed model to the firm Met ,lguesgesellscheft % mited, 10 Gatenbergetrasse,
ihlitz.Ehrenberg, which did the +e ting and sent the finished model to Junkers,
Desoau. A six-motor machine with the first 'V 4. motor we flog to Russia In
a teat flig,t on 10 October but the results have not yet been learned. Ietall'
guengeeselicohaft is expected to produce the stingss for 15 motors of the V-.2,
type for Junkers, Dessau. At the moaent, howevar, there are difficulties in the'
eecut3 yea of this ecrami ss~iou,since the necessary materials are. sadly lacking.
About 1000 work-ore have been sent from Tunkerss Dessau, to Russia. `These include
engi'neere and certain specialists who have been entrusted with information on
the V-224. (5 Qo ember 1946,.)
The. ?IoreU - Deuta) - Werkea Leipzig-Eutoitssch, is 50% destroyed by bombs. About
50% of the former workers are now employed. Revolution indicators, anemometers,
(Schalenkreuse) and similar instruments for airplanes are being built. (W September
1946.)
4, I'arachutea are being made at the Glissawer a. There are 200-300 workers employed.
The plant is under continuous Soviet control. However. there are no Russian super-
visors In t e fit. (September 1946,
5. Josef Kleebach, B3hl.itz- enberg, produces the V-224 motor. This factory is
gaeburg branon. (End of September 1946,)
Dr. Gaspary and Co. # Leipzig-M arkranst<, is pertly destroyed but has b
working for about 3/4 of a year with of its perlsonnel. By order of S. Dresden
hydraulic eteerine devices f o r airnianes and siyplano mott*rrs are 1 4 v bu3 Zt (~ S
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