MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION AT THE IFA PLANTS

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• Publication Date: December 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL .INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Motor Vehicle Production at the TEA
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IPA Platte.
2. the IPA (intilfeseengeseinsthet Fahrzetige und:kutossiblilas, Uttono,bil,s.
and Vehicle' Colibine) embrittee all, factories which, produce *motor
yehicles. the IPIA Werk itircik and IPA lark AUDI in Zwickau, the ISA
karoatierieverk in Werdau? the IPA Wo-torenwerk ant thei?IPA,Poreckungs- ?
und Entwicklungewerk? (in, PEW) in Chemnitz? the. tIFA Notorenrerk
Schoenebeck, the IPA Notorenwerk jn Drandonbrrig, and the IPA .1Cnrogeorie-
werk in Dree'den all -belontta thia ?albite. there are &leo small
auiiliary plants, the -names of which I dO 'not know, 'belong to
.th'e IPA combine.'
34 I would estimate that 4300-3000 people ?itere eapined At thh. 4-11.114:17/t
'Borth, 300.,...3060?at the IPA Werk,ATIDI g 4.50?200 the ;PA;fly
'Chemnitz and about 3000 at the ISA Nofrrenwerk,. Chemnitz. I :::kaite no,
.idea .about ,astomer,./Itrentb_of...,ho o ho,r?-plant .441 the ..:plants
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WOrke'd to eight-hour shifts, six days a week. (I do not know the
exact hoists.) Ieknow that IPA, FEW Chemnitz often had people
working-overtime, but.this was due to the nature of the work? .
(research and development). Material shortagee frequently caused
workers to be idle for weeks at a time. When the material was
forthcoming, the workers (in all the plants) had to work many
extra hours to make Up for time lost. During the idle periods,
they were laid off which naturally caused much discontent.
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TYPES OF PRODUCTION-AT/HE SINGLE_ PLANTS
4. /he IFA Research and Development Plant (IFA, FEW) was established
in Cheyenne in the spring of 1951 and was planned as a Central
develapment and 'test institute for all the IFI plants. Prior to
thi?m?,each plant had had its own development and test section.
New engines Were designed, prototypes built, and tested here.
Werk ;larch in Zwickau produced the H3MB and H6M engines and
assembled the-EU and H6 trucks. The H3A and H6 truck bodies were
built at the IPA Earosseriewerk in Werdau. Werk AUDI in Zwickau
assembled the .IFA Fre and IFA F-9 automobiles, the engines of
which were produced at.the IFA Motorenwerk, Chemnitz. These two
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-engine', the F-8 and F-9', are two and three cylinder, two cycle
enginep. The IFA tractor Morley was produced at Werk Horch in
Zwickau. Production Of the Pionier was later transferred to the
Werk Schoenebeck. The diesel engine for this tractor was
produced at the -IFA Motorenwerk in Brandenburg.
PRODUCTION PROBLEMS ANDAIETH018
On 16-July 195Ilthe'-testing department of IFA Werk Horch was
transferred to the newly built IFA Research And Development Plant
(IFA, FEW) in Chemnitz. MY main task as the leading test stand
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engineer was to examine and-remove defects which appeared in the
engineeand to. power. test newly designed engines. The first
enginttestedewas again-the H3MB. Inferior components myre%the
main cause oraffidulty'with this engine. Consequently, the
greatest difficulty wee Overheating and resulting cracking of the
engine heads.' A's early as 1950 (i.e. at Werlt Horch),- cracks had
been appeariniin the engine heads. This defect was overcome
by using metale'df different compositions (I,never learned details
'of the metale ised),which held up better after castingi by ' f
partially redesigning the heads (larger water coOlant channels);
and by controlling the; casting process more ploselr(sandi a
residue from the casting proceeni?-had'been'Often left in the heads).
The heads had been produced by Meyer and Steudel in Leipzig.
6. There was also a great 'shortage of non-ferrous metals such as bronze,
brass and soldering materials. Since these metals were used to -
.a large extent in radiator construction, many tests with new types
of automobile radiators seeking to minimize the use of these
materials. were, conducted, ? The radiator for the 113183? as well as
for the other models,- was made at some radiator factory in Leipzig)
which Made all the radiators for the IFA plants.. The next tests .
With the 113MB were with porous chrome-plated cylinder sleeves.
The results of these tests were negativeleince the chroie plating
always flaked ofcand the tests were eventually abandoned.
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7. Many other routine tests involving oil pumps, water pumps, fly-
wbeels, etc.,.. were also performed. The details of these tests are
unknown to me..
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8. Based on experience learned from tests with the H3MH, the H6M
diesel engine, a two-cylinder and a three-cylinder diesel engine
were also tested. All four of these engines had the same cylinder
bore and. 'stroke, hence it was possible to. interchange all. the
single parts, such as pistons,. piston rods, cylinder sleeves,
valves, 4alve springs, etc. These four engines thus comprised
a lightclas (i.e0 low hp) of .engines, which were assembled by
use of prefabricated machine parts (Baulcastensytem). The IFA
Universal fuel pump used with these four engines was also developed
from the Deckel and Bosch pumps by an Ing. SANDNER. These four
engines are now being series produced.
In the summer Of 1952, using the same system of prefabricated
machine parts, new engines with a larger bore stroke were designed.
The :four engines mentioned above were to be built in this heavy
(i.e. greater hp) series. A prototype of the 4-cylinder diesel '
engine of -this- heavy series was completed.and on the test stand
when I left. .I do not know if the other three engines of this
heavk seS.iee are out of the design stage. - However, it was planned
to series produce the four .engines in the lieaiy. as well as the
light aeries. ? ,r
CLASS AND DESIGNATION OF ENGINES
10. The keying of the engine designations and other data is as fancies
g3mB s 'H-Horch, 3?three ton capacity, 11-engine, H-type (series).
The is a 4-cylinder diesel.engine having 2000
. _xpm:and,80 hp. ?Light 'series,
H3A g ft:Horeb, 3d.three ton capacity9A-type. The' truck which.
utilized the H3113 engine.
H6M i H-Horeh, 6-eix ton capacity, 11-engine. This is a
6-cylinder diesel engine having 2000 rpm. and 120 hp.
Light series;
? .H6 H-Herch, 6-six ton capacity9. The truck 'which utilized
The H6M engine.
r Two buses, built at the IFA Karosseriewerk' in Werdau,
using the H3141 and 116M engines were being tested, at the
time I? left.
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A 2-dylinder diesel engine having about .30 hp. ana 2000
rpm. Light series.
A3-cylf,nder diesel engine having about 50 hp. and 2000
: rpm.. -Light%series..
5114 S-heavy, M-engine, 4-number Of cylinders. This is the
heavy series counterpart of the H311B. Since all the
? plants have been centralized, the H-Horch designation
. has been eliminated. This engine was designed for
2000 rpm. and 120 hp. I later heard that 145 hp. had
:been obtained from it on the test stand. A vehicle
foxy this engine had not yet been developed.
81130 SM (Sturallieetmotor)-asestult boat engine. 30-thirty-hp.
This is a,4tcyliadir otttboaid mote having 3000 rpm.
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,,,In the summer. of 19.50, . a. plastic automobile body was: Ideveloped
at the Research and Development Plant at Chemnitz (Ilk, FRI
Chemniii) LATIEWIG (a smelly fat man)d developed:smethod?
of Pressing Igelit 'and cellulose together (!iW haat) to ,form
automobile bodies; I heard that series production of these '
plastic automobile bodies (for the F-8 and. 1779) !as 'to ? take
place at /FA Werk ADD! in Zwiokau.
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In the spring of 1952,1 had been given an old ,Wehrmacht assault
boat outboard motor to repair and test. The IFA Motorenwert,
CheMni tz was Lio reproduce. 156 _Of these engines (the SM-30) . .
There were no---disign drawings available,, so everything had to
he 'Copied;fro.m.the engine which I had been given. Various
i,arts (such as the carburetor: and magneto) were no longer.
? fling manufactured ana-had,.to be newly-detighed: 'There were
tWo. Soviet: pfficers at the'plant to oversee the, building :of
.' these engines. 'the 152 engines were built (I' do not know-if '
More than, that were filiallYAUilt) and. isaa to. the. USSR. . /hie
entire ..project: l'asted?nbout a months' ' ,
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