THE GOTTWALD WORKS, BRNO

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 1, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT The Gotttrald Tlorke, Brno
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la The so-called Gotttrald `Torks, a nationalized enterrrise, vere organized
throurh the absorption of the following plants: the Ersten Brgnner Mas-
chinenfabriken, the "K$nigsfelder" (sic), Bilek c& Co. (fine sheet metal
and ventilators), Einen?iauer (crude sheet metal), Gefia (cleaning agents)-
all in Brno-and the TTeinik plant in Pferov (girders and shafts) and three
foundaries in Sudetenland.* The Ersten Br(lnner,Ilasehinenfabriken and the
"Kgnigsfelder" are responsible for the bulk of the production of the Gott-
weld corks; each plant employs 4,500 persons working in three shifts.
2. Leading peroonnol of the Gottwald ijorks:
Engineer Kondruk: General Director; Czarist Russian omigr; about to
leave the Gotttrald combine a
J. Itolubec: First Deruty General Director; Director of the Breton Bruner,,
Paz Second Deputy General Director; Director of the " K nigsfelder".
Jumian: Chairman of the Works Council; shop steuzrd of the Ereten Brunner;
a veteran Com nist.
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Josef Kolar: shop stewerd of the Eraten Brunner; member of the executive
committee of the re'ional Cor^munist headquarters.,
Piilog 'lar a: political commissar of the Gotttrald co-bine; 2.4 to 26 years
of age; in contact t~rith the 7PT (political police) on the ~1ozart;asse, Brno0
3. All major efforts are concentrated on production for the US "R and Poland?
Boilers, turbines, corzpreosors, and heavy pumps are manufactured for both
countries; steam tractors (loconobilos) and stern- rollers are produced ''or
Russia. Exp-)ritnents are also being rude with turbines for ;jot aircraft,
but w thout notable results. Mortar parts are produced for the Zbrojovka munic
tions plant. In the derartnent for ceramic nachines, oreprocessinr' and re--
fining naehinerv is being developed for the Jotach3.rast vy
workings o Rt i Ufi l ~ Ati4~J ~ ~ CENIL"i!
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4. Low worker n.orale, absenteeisrl, political interference, and a shortage of
rats nateriais all keep production effectively by. Among the scarcer
r..terials are chrome and nickel steel and grey iron casting ingots. The
more expensive casting steel is used in place of grey iron,
50 Unskilled workers at the Gottwald ?forks earn approximately 4,000 crowns
per month; founders earn 7,000-8,000 cro,~rne; various gecialists belonging
to the Communist Party earn approximartoly 5,500 crowns; non-Communist
specialists earn 3,500 crowns; engineers earn an average of 4,600 to 5,500
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6. The following sketch Indicates the nerve centers of the C,ttwri d to rkst
(1) the electric plant; (2) the new foundry;. (3) the compressor station,
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lot Comments Source submitted only the Gorman names of the component
punts. They are naturally not knottm by these n,es in Czechoslovakia.
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