CONDITION OF IRON WORKS IN UPPER SILESIA

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• Publication Date: November 6, 1947
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COUNTRY Poland/Polish Administered Germany
SUBJECT Condition of Iron Works in Upper Silesia
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Most of the iron foundries and steel works in the Polish ad-mnistered area
of German Upper Cilesia have been partially or entirely dismantled. The
majority of those in Polish Upper Silesia remain intact but are of older
construction.
2. During 1946 the two areas together p_,-,duced 153,000 tons of raw steel,
In comparison with a production capacity of one and a half to two million
tons in 19/+3L The 1946 production was fifty percent from scrap and fifty
percent from ore, of which about eighty-five percent came from the USSR
3. The following list indicates the present condition, extent of dismantling
and normal capacity at the more important iron works belonging to the
"Vereinigto Oberschlesische Huttenwerke1Q in Polig*a administer9d German
Upper Sileslas
ao WW;rk Julienhutte, Bobreekk (Babrek-Karf) (451/X47), near Bytom (k3euthen) s
coking plant, parts of blast furnace and steel works intact- ingot
rolling mill (Dleckwalzenstrasse) dismantled. Fora ar capacity
450,000 tons of raw steel per year. Raw steel is new poured into
ingots and sent to Novy Bytom (Friedenshutte) (X4?) to be rolled.
b. Stah1werk vitz9, G13wie Gleiwitz)(Y37)s steel. works intact but
cl.osec .. Heavy forging presses, wheelrim rolling plant
(Radreifenwalzwe?k) and extensive processing workshops dismantled.
Former capacity 60,000 tons of raw steel per year.
c. Stahl d pre~swer_k_ ~b ~d bedv (Laband) (!38) : entire plant,
steel works and pressing works with processing shopre dismantled in
1945. Since that time a steel structure and a few forging presses
have been constructed, and a Siemens-Martin furnace is said to have
been reinstalled, The plant was originally constructed between
5X1 A6a3.038 and 1943, and had a capacity, of 130,000 per year. 25X1 A2g
Comments According to repor. 100ft, dated late 1946
this plant was complete],y dismantled and inactive t--that time.)
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d. Edelstahlwerk Mala ane-Ozim(ek (Malapane~ (P51/TO1), east Opole
peln) P5l J17 : plant intact according to most recent reports.
This plant is working with the Bismarckhutte, producing
exclusively for the Soviet armed forces. It has electro-steel
works with two Siemens-Martin 25-ton furnaces and five or six
electric-are and high-frequency electric furnaces. Former capacity
60,000 tons of raw steel per year, Prior to and during the war
this plant and the Wittener Ruhrstahl AG were the only two producers
of high-quality, thin, form-cast steel for airplanes for the Germai
Army.
e, Walz rerk Herminenhutte Laband. Labe v: partially dismantled, but
the rolling mills are operating.
f. Wjlzwerk and Schniede Andreashutte. Zawadski (Zawadzkie) (Q51/T21):
dismantled but partially functioning.
g. Drahtwerke Gleiwitz. Gliwice: about ninety'percent dismantled,
though a few old nail-producing machines function. Former
capacity 50,000 ton; of nails, screws, etc.
h. Stahlrohrwerk Gleiwitz. Gliwice: completely dismantled.
I. Donnersmarkhutte Hindenburg, Zabrze (Hindenburg)(Q51/Y47): dismantled.
Formerly included a coke plant, iron works (Graugiesserei) and
steel works.
J. Gesenkschmiede and Schaufelpresserei Koniashuld near Opole:
dismantled.
4. Status of iron works in the Polish section of.Upper Silesia%
a. Friedenshutte Nowv T`yt-m (Q51/Y47): coke plant, blast furnaces,
steel works and rolling mill intact. Former normal capacity 240,000
tons of raw steel per year,
b. Konigshutte, Chorzow (Q51/Y57): steel works and rolling mills are
intact but electro-steel plant constructed during the war has been
dismantled, Former capacity 300,000 tons of raw steel per year.
c. Falvahutte. Swietochlowice (Schwientochlowitz) (Q51/Y47); blast
furnaces, steel plant and rolling mills intact. Former capacity
200,000 tons of raw steel per year.
d. Bismarekhutte. Chorzow Batorv (051/Y57): forging plant, steel
rolling mills and sheet rolling mills intact. Forner capacity
100,000 tons of raw steel per year.
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e. Laurahutte. Siemianowice (?51/Y57)i steel and rolling mills intact.
Former capacity 60,000 tons of raw steel per year.
f. Blechwarenfabrik Schlesienhutte Paruszowice (Parschowitz) (Q51/Y26),
south of Gliwice and just over border in Poland: :ompletely dismantled.
g. Ferrum AG Katowice (Q51/Y57): steel plant and tub,-,-rolling mill intact.
25X1A6a Former capacity 20,000 tons of raw steel per year.
Comnentt The present Polish names for the above plants are as fol4ows:
Julienh tte - Hu a obrek; Edelstahlwerk Malapane - Huka Mala Panew; Herminenhutte -
Huta Labeg Andreash{ftte - Hita Angrzej; Donnersmarkhutte - Huta"Zabrze;
Fried yyenshut~e - Huta Pokoj; Konigshutte - Hut# Kosciuszko; Falvahutte - Huts
Florijan; Bismarckhvtte - Huts, Bo.tory; Laurahutte - Huta Laura; Ferrxam AG Katowice
Huta Ferrum).
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