SARATOV - YELSHANKA AVTOBAZA (TRACTOR REPAIR SHOP) AND RMC MACHINE SHOPS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004300690006-7
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 6, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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l, The tr , rrtor repa-i':t? shop la located I~pproxinately 1O-12 lea.. west of th
center of Saratov, on the north side of the highway Sara tovAtka-s1.,
just bi v'or a the }.r i-hwa r bridge over the main Saratov Atkaa & , railway
line
2p The work shop is a rather old i.n stall.ation, probai^? y establishes before
World Wc& II, which after :.945 added severa'. now 'ru i.ldi ng and,,
among other things, 1 -milt the cupola furnac a installation in the
no?? heast corner of the main workshop.
3,, The size of the installation area is esti:mtecl to h:ho approximately
400x200 m. The area in entirely built a-,,,; hence, in,ta3.I.ntior expansion
is only possible to a limit-A extent.
4. The manageir)ent of the industry is undrv the control of a Soviet called
l?omankin. He always wore civilian cloth-Ds. Off icer"s i n uni fo s who,
as far as the infoz ant could deterrni ne, Issued orders and had the
finished material deli?'ve:'ed, (lid appear )ften in th compound.,
5. Technical egLAiment of tha workshop wa,i reported to be modern and very
efficient. The work benches were equip pod pr?incip .lly with good
German material, Yale bat-ucrkinE, machines of ILT-nez i tvon make were ~+ arby;
anddurin^; the tine Lend-Lease was in e i'ect, tit:c,1 c were tensive
deliveries of J'iim ri.can material. From '-ci, the ner., es ?.'J:.i.ndo`:
and "Glassi4 were especially in cmidenoe a The ? Sov5'at workbenches on
hand w ere not especially prized by the local. tiror c cn .
The workshop is a building divided into aevera;. :a ro++~ r,?.ely
1202r4, n. in s:izc, which contain;, the fol.:l_oi.a.ri >>c:ono to the west
the motorF" tcs tino room whore, finished tractor motors are nested; and
on the east side of th-,' shots a forge. An unaJ.3:. al ai-novnt of for c nr;
has to be done in the workshop. The section of building to tho
south is filled with tJOrt:'o-nches and is actually the ,mach i n?. swop ,
north of this instal.lati.on, in an addition built alter 19 is the
cupola furnace instalial,i.on., usr'i for recasting of vast parts.
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25X1X . o4Y! LQP- Onoticed that the fo.utory uric co :~oj: ^od vtith the
?epairing of old tractors as well as the production of now ones.
The 4hassxs a c uorpiller ;,rC.ctor w;:..; m 4o into a
large somitrailer. The repairing of steam
shovels and other quite large machines was also done,. Tractor
repairs were concerned primarily with the motor. Some of the
spare parts for tractors are newly cast in the factory, and some
are obtained from the nearby tractor factory, Saratov* No. 306,
which is located on the same road but should be more in the
direction of the city outskirts. The delivery of spare parts for
the repairing of military vehicles appears to be chiefly
from 'actory No. 306. About 4-6 tractors are overhauled per
month., More.isapogtant by far is the production of a new chassis
for so.ai.t:railorrt. of prizto mcvcra,. They are very heavy chassis
and underparts, which run on caterpillar tracks and are driven
rzy 3 rollers on each side. The rollers and the caterpillar tracks
reportedly correspond exactly with the driving parts which
are being used in tank type T-34. The rollers and caterpillar
tracks are also obtained from the Lenin Factory No. 306.
The finished chassis underparts are delivered to the Soviet
t.amcd ,.services,. Their delivery is made by heavy tractors, The
axles always 15 ear in dia aeter are made In the Avtobaza
Deliveries are made to military posts. Production capacity is
comparatively Umitcd. Production of such chassis hardly ever
exceeds 4 per month,
3 , Personnel is est ::.mated to consist of 150 men. The work 1,s divided
in 2 shifts of 8 hours each.
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9, The RN;C workshops are located very close to the Avtobaza tractor
repair installation and are separated from the latter by a lumber
yard with sawmill. It is on the north side of the road, east of
Avtobaza,a few hundred meters farther towards Saratov. The
distance from here to the center of the city can be estimated at
10-12 Ism.. It is about 1000 m. from here to the street car stop,,
where the sparsely built-up city limits begin.
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reports that the building of the installation was pro-
bably begun in the winter of 1946/47. In August 1548, the buildings
were finished in the rough; in 1949, they were covered with roofs
with hundred-weight concrete plates (Betonplatten). Equipment was
being installed by the surer of 1949 and the shops were scheduled
to be in operation by winter of the same year at the latest. The
main shop of the installation is reported to to one of iron con-
struction which was dismantled in Germany.
ll, The size of the factory area is approximately 800x400 in, The area
is closely built up in the west. There are still wide vacant areas
in the eastern section which apparently are to be used later for
storage of raw materials and old iron,
?.2. The most important buildings of the installation are:
a. t;e,in Wcork h , approximately 150x60 m, is located in western part
of factory area. 1; , At the timne,Hof the, i~r,n"forrlant's departure (August
1 s bc?a Foundations 6 in.
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deep were of solid concrete for the heavy pneumatic hammers. Outside,
on both sides, tr jccka x' ~.' i. for the bridge-crane, which is equipped
with a (care,::n 4 ro - 'A' eze) moving along the entire width of the
shop. Two railroad tracks with turn---tables at ga'ch end of the shop
will assure a rapid dispatching of freight cars. The machinery ready
to make the assembly is located in the southern part of the shop.
ga., The houso is opposite the workshop in the eastern half of
the factory. Three old engine boilers have been set up here to pro-tiide
stem. It is apparently rot Intended to produce electric current hero.
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1'1a araF, j are in the factory area, one in the northwest
corner and- the other son w? t north of the boiler house.
a'1 s i?c11 reWprir shop is attached to the garage near the
boiler house.
d The .d inisstratt. on is situated in a special by lc3.ing south of
the large workshop. Close by is another sm. al.l rqorkcshop,
which was still used in summer of 1949 for storage of bu!ildin
taterial.s., yxr.5ncipallyT cement. South of the administration
and :material storage area are old iron and armored tank
-arts. North oA the large workshop 11s a rather large tool
shed; tools were given out here to PUs who were engaged in
construction work About 150 m east of the boiler house,
in the far eastern part of the factory area, is an underground
fuel reser;oi.r.
13. The type of p: oduct to be manufactured in this factory is not
known. The installation appe~as too large to be a repair shop.
t is possibly a metal working industry which n concerned with
xbhe production of spare parte in connection with the proe ueati on
of the Lenin Factory.
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. .i1 ?0 * I pi e.nt: Passiblyr the S.ratov Lenin Factory No. 306.