KIROV TANK WORKS AT LENINGRAD

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• Publication Date: February 15, 1951
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iliTELOFAX 29 CENTRAL 1NTELLtGWCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION ;REPORT
COUNTRY UP (Leningrad Ob.ia.ct
DAVE ULAR. L5 Felirthary :1952
SUBJECT Kirov Tank trorks at Leningrad NO. OF PAGES 2
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ACQUIRED
DATE OF
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OF TN( ONITED STATES WITHIN THU INNANINS OF vr:!z ASPIORAGS ACT 50
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Tn 1730 the, plant orectoe. as a ?Ovr::r??:?.-.^,ent fots-:.(.:!r7 for 1-Tovidin:- the :,..rri.ry
wit}, projcatiles, ,12ut purch.lsed 1.)y 11;11:!?:..c:c:rs? i'utilov in iT6 In .
t' ,f? 1nnt rnsno:!ed ;..CC.0?7CiII:.? to o',..19iCi,!11 30Vi
iter;:; ?proC.:uccd ii 12 1.1cluc:oc -Lr7r.ctorr, rc:?locc..--cnt -rrtr.; for tr-s.c?
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for tanl:s very der.s..Lderably ? The -followinc-daily fiurc,s
-arentl.,- referring to tanl:s re:)aired: ? 12 tanks
in ,,uLust \
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1916; 20 tanks-in Juno 17; 3 to 7 tans. in Mie- *,M7; and i in fall 191.17 The
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daily -eduction of new tanks was reported as 5 6 up to July 194.
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the assault ulls r,roduce,'. by the iarov orh-
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duction as 15 pieces a day in Jetober i9)!6, but U.;
repairs The plant also produced tractors such as
poferid by a 50-11P en. -ine usin producer as. Thu
in 1940, The plennee tractor 7)roduction.W1S 2?OCK:
1500 for 1950, 16,000 b( the end of he \,e-Yeal
tho asau1t un pro-
_s fic,ure presunably i. eludes
cross-country 1-1'2 tractor
d.ltput of tractors was 3,500
Cor 1131 51,200 for 19i9r
6 bc turbines built by Kirov -,,orlm incided :lid three -stare marine
turbines. 7n l'overber 1 t:ie plant produced one:. day about 60 encines
construct(C) :Cron two ?-4-cylineter ;;:oils-iLoyce onLinc; coupled toLether, The
plant not only repaired but ai.so !..anufactured raj.14% oars and locorlotives,
The plant's production also included such parts n tfr for railroad cars
and shafts for locomotives. The plant produced 215 1,10mtl_voo in 1940. l'ecorti?
in to the 15. loveriber 1949- Pravda, more suitable :-Ilacf,ur of nachines
and LaininE. no.re space ms to increaSe ths Frod7,1ctior p steel onstin;.-s 25
percert .and that of tractors' 3c., Percent tn 1950 .
7. laectric 'ower was supplied 7b. the plant*.pol.:ren station ? Raw 7 ater 'Is received
by the hlrov .7ors included iron frmi the oral I arntain, steel from 'The' bonets
Pasin and scrap iron Cron the 3oiet zone. Tanh supersluctures, tan,- components,
tank ca-ins and weels were obtained frol7 cane .from
Donets ansin at a rate of one train per day .
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In January 1950 the Kirov works
Soviet neYsunpern,
71.e total nu.-'LPL of work nen is .enttseLe at 304000 people
dore in three shiftso elEht hours each,? 'flA) plan+, was surrounded by a
wooden A)nce and barbed wire. dates and ptchtowers ,annee by arred
soLtries Asserbly sections wcr-c! specia_ly Lua-cded.
7T1S directed by (fnu), accordln!...
Con3.2.ent.' Sec' ,T'or layout sl..:cto.'n .of the plant?and a 1:".1st of its
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1, I--o open-hearth section, which was e 1uiraL. u1t. frsvolin ernios and
open-heart furnaces, inforation on t-e nu-tor of .ftrn,aces varies::
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three oi
10 tons,
there we
1,0 f.ns (Jaen, one of 25 tons,
and six furnaces to; :ether hau
tons on the basis oC frnir fappiks !:or
le six furnaces, includinc
one -of 30 tons, and one of .
an annual output of .110,000
day on 320-days,
It was also repor Led durin the war th,
of 3.,J bans each with an output per da.:,
output of about 3W1000 tons.
It there wece eLht furnaces
of 1,000 tons and a,:;early
c, There were five furnaces in 7arch rith Iho sixth otl-fired
furnace to foi_tow in ;.:)ril 1947,
d. Seven furnaces,in June 19h7,
e, There von- four fu:naces?in July
f? In jeptember 1.91,2 there wen, furnaces, each fitted with a
shaped carcinc crnre.,
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In fall 149 tere 1-Jo five furnaces, fired coal and in addi-
tion bj oiL
h. There were etcht furnaces in June 19245.
I. In eptenber 1947 there were ten furnaces,
mond other thincs,
the open-hearth section made and cast stool and cast tank chain links,
encine hoods, and other components for tanks,
The electric castinL section which was equ.t.p:)ed with electric furnaces.
There were a:prently eiht such furnaces
ThLs section produce castOteel chain
links to be treated in the drop force, z,.xles, v,neels, arrlor pates,
turrets nd a11e edl un barrels,-
T?).e foundry Leh '.r:C six crar
200 to 300 1-'nd.-opernted
shop or
i-cluded track rollers,. suppor
other cm-IponeAs of tanhs
s for. on!...5?nes built on ti-c
lCS of T, "z,-) ,
.atic ,aners
sIx cupolas,
tin:. rollers, ea
tractors, arnor
21: 1"-C, 50 tons,
.i'0:3,?:,luf-thr:er) in the
roduCtion 1)1 De foundry
terpillar J. ha ane
en7ine cast-
now foundry? i*ich wcz equipped-with a conveyor Le-it an, cran.s,
includinc a macnetic crane driven by rn electric notor and used fot
craspin::: scrap, there rcre 10 ax oil-fired
furnaces; or, there ner. tvlo sxeltlr1L -Irrnaccs
nn two cryin Yurnaces for folds; nnd, there
-acre three coke-fired furnaces. Ihe no: foundry also had an P.,neri-
can castinc plant. and 12 pneu-Lutic presses. The now founery did work
on conponents.for tn !-1: and assault runs each ronth 2,500 to 3,0001
larce exhaust pipes T74..th four sockets and snail exhaust tuies with
two sockets, floal;os, bmko ,Irums? endne hooes, chain links, track
?and supportin: rollers for rinks? encine blocks, crankshaft casins,
furnace crate bars, and component parts of furnaces. The foundry rich
resumed operation in Lid-19/43 also comprises a eleaninr_; shop, a noldinc.
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shop ra-:c.: 325 nolc.:3 ;.'or ti tist
fcr 3. tnn'..7s (?-?in t'.,u
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nil? ..1,cco7....odat.e0. in ti-.T) sho 10
.7f.no rol3in treirs ? rer,ortot.
b in e:.)ter.)Inr:I"IL7 Vlorc 17(;,(--in ro son 10 or 11 tr.ins,
inc121Cin:. V-roe trrins for hot ro1.1-1..4.:. -roccss, t',?.-o two- i.;--1!
nil? tr-ins for cold,rollin: procc,_;c1 ;:,.r.(:" in e sk..cor;(1 1.3.?op five or
? two-1-..i:'1-.1::-.111 4,:rnins?.
In t e .2.1 of 1',..7.t':ere17f'?1,"(` tr:?:ins? four ono 1..,, tv:o in t'
seconC
.roc:,,?ction ...lin included ;:r.ior
2.. nt-. 10 to 30 crtYcc, nC !0 1Aos
c-uns :Jeep iron were LeiLr nrodzice(-..
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for t alLS asault
6., :orce,, .2eforo o eNiricurrLien t1c er two for::-.3 171,1c.1 equi:ry:KA,' with 310
?;.n.:,..ors fer,.ir.,: nine ste,71-:?: 3 three boin extrr...hecv,
nnc nine for:c. ccstin c-LC;;:t.01-'3. 1370SC 1.401-:,05 ror::ec: forL-iy4:o -
*)er In n ne.t for7e vs icpc.)rtoc.' vf,ose-c ;217(.::f.i, con-
...,is tot' 0. ste- ;: or3 pne,?' .0.1AC rni. ors
1,0. tons., eLe (J..; Lid 12 -Le 1,: ? i'ori.;e fires
Ye 1.n f.;f:: LAX for ;.o axles, rIccesnerLe:::; for railroz,'.
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Irrdencd? content vs vroccoscC n ent
carbon to .n '_c7?37..,or!-t.;rc, of CJ,.) to 900 04-!:?yr,
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-sseYbly shop. II which hd chinos and w%-ci_c1J asser,nd ks
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To 0.71j rill 17!17..Cil 7R 's equipped w:'..th Land saws, circular saws and rinners.
aCitional s iiL1wrs built in 114.7.. Loards? rlanks anC pattern ;11.?ts
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F.rkin lot for tanks.
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1:ouseilold articlt:s section.
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The electric power :Aation. 1efore the war tI1 pLant, whiih had r.'n installed
capacity of 12600,yj kw was fired with fuel shale, fuel oil, and coal dust,
,ast of the or station arca were W.,ler house and an enine house, west
and northwest were seven oil tanl:s. Tho 'ower station at that tine la in the
35 kw cable ring an( as connectid with the plant 'est by a
110?kr! line, It was -fportod as Lavin F five turLines after the v!ar.
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Adninistration
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:ain administration buildinc.
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Fospital,
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P. Czip,
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Scrap dump.
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A shootirv rant;e? which later removed.
7.eldinc shop.
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e. A locksmith's shop.
f. iressinc plant, with pros6es, drill and rrinciL, nachines for com?
ponent parts fortan:x and as?,ault Ex's,
pattern?I-A:du,: shop.
h. ,,loc,.ric worLshop with n an.ature acction, a transforr:inf.
devices; section, and a rerair shop.
10 t storehouse.
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