European War Reports of the USSBS  
 
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
 
1 The United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report (European War).
Brief summary, ii+18pp + map.
 
2 The United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Over-all Report (European War).
Authoritative report of overall findings and conclusions regarding the strategic air campaign in Europe, with many elaborate color graphics. x+109pp + map. 49,600 words.
 
2a Statistical Appendix to Over-all Report (European War).
Final statistics, after full processing, presented in graphs, many elaborate and in color, as well as tables. viii+161pp. 12,500 words.
 
3 The Effects of Strategic Bombing on the German War Economy
Comprehensive analysis of all aspects of Germany's war economy, drawing on the findings of many lower-level reports. ix+286pp. 175,700 words.
 
AIRCRAFT DIVISION (By Division and Branch)
 
4 Aircraft Division Industry Report
Covers the industry itself, damage, attempts at protection, and production. ix+198pp. 44,900 words.
 
5 Inspection Visits to Various Targets (Special Report)
 

Airframes Branch

 
6 Junkers Aircraft and Aero Engine Works, Dessau, Germany
 
7 Erla Maschinenwerke GmbH, Heiterblick, Germany
 
8 A T G Maschinenbau, GmbH, Leipzig (Mockau), Germany
 
9 Gothaer Waggonfabrik, A G, Gotha, Germany
 
10 Focke Wulf Aircraft Plant, Bremen, Germany Over-all Report
 
11 Messerschmitt A G, Overall Reoprt
 
11A Messerschmitt A G, Part A Augsburg, Germany
 
11B Messerschmitt A G, Part B
 
11C Messerschmitt A G, Appendices I, II, III
 
12 Dornier Works, Friedrichshafen & Munich, Germany
 
13 Gerhard Fieseler Werke GmbH, Kassel, Germany
 
14 Wiener Neustaedter Flugzeugwerke, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
 

Aero Engines Branch

 
15 Bussing NAG Flugmotorenwerke G m b H , Brunswick, Germany
 
16 Mittel-Deutsche Motorenwerke G m b H , Taucha, Germany
 
17 Bavarian Motor Works Inc, Eisenach & Durrerhof, Germany
 
18 Bayerische Motorenwerke A G (BMW) Munich, Germany
 
19 Henschel Flugmotorenwerke, Kassel, Germany
 

Light Metal Branch

 
20 Light Metals Industry of Germany, Part I, Aluminum; Part II, Magnesium
 
21 Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke, Hildesheim, Germany
 
22 Metallgussgesellschaft G m b H , Leipzig, Germany
 
23 Aluminiumwerk G m b H , Plant No.2, Bitterfeld, Germany
 
24 Gebrueder Giulini GmbH, Ludwigshafen, Germany
 
25 Luftschiffbau, Zeppelin G m b H , Friedrichshafen on Bodensee, Germany
 
26 Wieland Werke A G, Ulm, Germany
 
27 Rudolph Rautenbach Leichmetallgiessereien, Solingen, Germany
 
28 Lippewerke Vereinigte Aluminiumwerke A G, Lunen, Germany
 
29 Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke, Heddernheim, Germany
 
30 Duerener Metallwerke A G, Duren Wittenau-Berlin & Waren, Germany
 
AREA STUDIES DIVISION
 
31 Area Studies Division Report
Summarizes findings about area bombing effects. v+49pp.
 
32 A Detailed Study of the Effects of Area Bombing on Hamburg
 
33 A Detailed Study of the Effects of Area Bombing on Wuppertal
 
34 A Detailed Study of the Effects of Area Bombing on Dusseldorf
 
35 A Detailed Study of the Effects of Area Bombing on Solingen
 
36 A Detailed Study of the Effects of Area Bombing on Remscheid
 
37 A Detailed Study of the Effects of Area Bombing on Darmstadt
 
38 A Detailed Study of the Effects of Area Bombing on Lubeck
 
39 A Brief Study of the Effects of Area Bombing on Berlin, Augsburg, Bochum, Leipzig, Hagen, Dortmund, Oberhausen, Schweinfurt, and Bremen
 
CIVILIAN DEFENSE DIVISION
 
40 Civilian Defense Division—Final Report
 
41 Cologne Field Report
 
42 Bonn Field Report.
 
43 Hanover Field Report
 
44 Hamburg Field Report—Vol I, Text; Vol II, Exhibits
 
45 Bad Oldesloe Field Report
 
46 Augsburg Field Report
 
47 Reception Areas in Bavaria, Germany
 
EQUIPMENT DIVISION
 

Electrical Branch

 
48 German Electrical Equipment Industry Report
 
49 Brown Boveri et Cie, Mannheim Kafertal, Germany
 

Optical and Precision Instrument Branch

 
50 Optical and Precision Instrument Industry Report
 

Abrasives Branch

 
51 The German Abrasive Industry
 
52 Mayer and Schmidt, Offenbach on Main, Germany
 

Anti-Friction Branch

 
53 The German Anti-Friction Bearings Industry
 

Machine Tools Branch

 
54 Machine Tools & Machinery as Capital Equipment
 
55 Machine Tool Industry in Germany
 
56 Herman Kolb Co., Cologne, Germany
 
57 Collet and Engelhard, Offenbach, Germany
 
58 Naxos Union, Frankfort on Main, Germany
 
MILITARY ANALYSIS DIVISION
 
59 The Defeat of the German Air Force
Deals with German fighter force, with extensive statistics and charts. iv+44pp. 10,000 words.
 
60 V-Weapons (Crossbow) Campaign
V-weapons program and Allied attacks on sites. v+52pp. 13,300 words.
 
61 Air Force Rate of Operation
 
62 Weather Factors in Combat Bombardment Operations in the European Theatre
 
63 Bombing Accuracy, USAAF Heavy and Medium Bombers in the ETO
Careful analysis of bombing accuracy against targets in Europe and all the factors that went into it. v+36pp. 9,100 words.
 
64 Description of RAF Bombing
RAF methods and tactics. vi+42pp. 9,300 words.
 
64a The Impact of the Allied Air Effort on German Logistics
 
MORALE DIVISION
 
64b The Effects of Strategic Bombing on German Morale (Vols. I & II)
 

Medical Branch

 
65 The Effect of Bombing on Health and Medical Care in Germany
 
MUNITIONS DIVISION
 

Heavy Industry Branch

 
66 The Coking Industry Report on Germany
v+40pp.
 
67 Coking Plant Report No.1, Sections A, B, C, & D
 
68 Gutehoffnungshuette, Oberhausen, Germany
 
69 Friedrich-Alfred Huette, Rheinhausen, Germany
 
70 Neunkirchen Eisenwerke A G, Neunkirchen, Germany
 
71 Reichswerke Hermann Goering A G, Hallendorf, Germany
 
72 August Thyssen Huette A G, Hamborn, Germany
 
73 Friedrich Krupp A G, Borbeck Plant, Essen, Germany
 
74 Dortmund Hoerder Huettenverein, A G, Dortmund, Germany
 
75 Hoesch A G, Dortmund, Germany
 
76 Bochumer Verein fuer Gusstahlfabrikation A G, Bochum, Germany
 

Motor Vehicles and Tanks Branch

 
77 German Motor Vehicles Industry Report
v+56pp.
 
78 Tank Industry Report
iv+28pp.
 
79 Daimler Benz A G, Unterturkheim, Germany
 
80 Renault Motor Vehicles Plant, Billancourt, Paris
 
81 Adam Opel, Russelsheim, Germany
 
82 Daimler Benz-Gaggenau Works, Gaggenau, Germany
 
83 Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg, Nurnberg, Germany
 
84 Auto Union A G, Chemnitz and Zwickau, Germany
 
85 Henschel & Sohn, Kassel, Germany
 
86 Maybach Motor Works, Friedrichshafen, Germany
 
87 Voigtlander, Maschinenfabrik A G, Plauen, Germany
 
88 Volkswagenwerke, Fallersleben, Germany
 
89 Bussing NAG, Brunswick, Germany
 
90 Muehlenbau Industrie A G (Miag) Brunswick, Germany
 
91 Friedrich Krupp Grusonwerke, Magdeburg, Germany
 

Submarine Branch

 
92 German Submarine Industry Report
vi+134pp. 49,400 words.
 
93 Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg A G, Augsburg, Germany
 
94 Blohm and Voss Shipyards, Hamburg, Germany
 
95 Deutschewerke A G, Kiel, Germany
 
96 Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau, Bremen, Germany
 
97 Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany
 
98 Howaldtswerke A G, Hamburg, Germany
 
99 Submarine Assembly Shelter, Farge, Germany
 
100 Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, Germany
 

Ordnance Branch

 
101 Ordnance Industry Report
v+88pp.
 
102 Friedrich Krupp Grusonwerke A G, Magdeburg Germany
 
103 Bochumer Verein fuer Gusstahlfabrikation A G, Bochum, Germany
 
104 Henschel & Sohn, Kassel, Germany
 
105 Rheinmetall-Borsig, Dusseldorf, Germany
 
106 Hermann Goering Werke, Braunschweig, Hallendorf, Germany
 
107 Hannoverische Maschinenbau, Hanover, Germany
 
108 Gusstahlfabrik Friedrich Krupp, Essen, Germany
 
OIL DIVISION
 
109 Oil Division, Final Report
vii+150pp.
 
110 Oil Division, Final Report, Appendix
xiv+151pp.
 
111 Powder, Explosives, Special Rockets and Jet Propellants, War Gases and Smoke Acid (Ministerial Report #1)
 
112 Underground and Dispersal Plants in Greater Germany
 
113 The German Oil Industry, Ministerial Report Team
 
114 Ministerial Report on Chemicals
 

Oil Branch

 
115 Ammoniakwerke Merseburg G m b H , Leuna, Germany—2 Appendices
 
116 Braunkohle Benzin A G, Zeitz and Bohlen, Germany Wintershall A G, Leutzkendorf, Germany
 
117 Ludwigshafen-Oppau Works of I G Farbenindustrie A G, Ludwigshafen, Germany
 
118 Ruhroel Hydrogenation Plant, Bottrop-Boy, Germany, Vol. I, Vol. II
 
119 Rhenania Ossag Mineraloelwerke A G, Harburg Refinery, Hamburg, Germany
 
120 Rhenania Ossag Mineraloelwerke A G, Grasbrook Refinery, Hamburg, Germany
 
121 Rhenania Ossag Mineraloelwerke A G, Wilhelmsburg Refinery, Hamburg, Germany
 
122 Gewerkschaft Victor, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, Vol.I & Vol. II
 
123 Europaeische Tanklager und Transport A G, Hamburg, Germany
 
124 Ebano Asphalt Werke A G, Harburg Refinery, Hamburg, Germany
 
125 Meerbeck Rheinpreussen Synthetic Oil Plant—Vol. I & Vol. I I
 

Rubber Branch

 
126 Deutsche Dunlop Gummi Co., Hanau on Main, Germany
 
127 Continental Gummiwerke, Hanover, Germany
 
128 Huels Synthetic Rubber Plant
 
129 Ministerial Report on German Rubber Industry
 

Propellants Branch

 
130 Elektrochemischewerke, Munich, Germany
 
131 Schoenebeck Explosive Plant, Lignose Sprengstoff Werke G m b H , Bad Salzemen, Germany
 
132 Plants of Dynamit A G, Vormal, Alfred Nobel & Co, Troisdorf, Clausthal, Drummel and Duneberg, Germany
 
133 Deutsche Sprengchemie GmbH, Kraiburg, Germany
 
OVERALL ECONOMIC EFFECTS DIVISION
 
134 Overall Economic Effects Division Report (Comprising separate papers on Gross National Product, Kriegseilberichte, Herman Goering Works, and Food and Agriculture)
vi+258pp.
 
134a Industrial Sales Output and Productivity
 
PHYSICAL DAMAGE DIVISION
 
134b Physical Damage Division Report (ETO)
Bomb damage effects. V+110pp.
 
135 Villacoublay Airdrome, Paris, France
 
136 Railroad Repair Yards, Malines, Belgium
 
137 Railroad Repair Yards, Louvain, Belgium
 
138 Railroad Repair Yards, Hasselt, Belgium
 
139 Railroad Repair Yards, Namur, Belgium
 
140 Submarine Pens, Brest, France
 
141 Powder Plant, Angouleme, France
 
142 Powder Plant, Bergerac, France
 
143 Coking Plants, Montigny & Liege, Belgium
 
144 Fort St. Blaise Verdun Group, Metz, France
 
145 Gnome et Rhone, Limoges, France
 
146 Michelin Tire Factory, Clermont-Ferrand, France
 
147 Gnome et Rhone Aero Engine Factory, Le Mans, France
 
148 Kugelfischer Bearing Ball Plant, Ebelsbach, Germany
 
149 Louis Breguet Aircraft Plant, Toulouse, France
 
150 S. N. C. A. S. E. Aircraft Plant, Toulouse, France
 
151 A. I. A. Aircraft Plant, Toulouse, France
 
152 V Weapons in London
 
153 City Area of Krefeld
 
154 Public Air Raid Shelters in Germany
 
155 Goldenberg Thermal Electric Power Station, Knapsack, Germany
 
156 Brauweiler Transformer & Switching Station, Brauweiler, Germany
 
157 Storage Depot, Nahdollenbach, Germany
 
158 Railway and Road Bridge, Bad Munster, Germany
 
159 Railway Bridge, Eller, Germany
 
160 Gustloff-Werke Weimar, Weimar, Germany
 
161 Henschell & Sohn G m b H , Kassel, Germany
 
162 Area Survey at Pirmasens, Germany
 
163 Hanomag, Hanover, Germany
 
164 MAN Werke Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
 
165 Friedrich Krupp A G, Essen, Germany
 
166 Erla Maschinenwerke, G m b H , Heiterblick, Germany
 
167 A T G Maschinenbau G m b H , Mockau, Germany
 
168 Erla Maschinenwerke G m b H , Mockau, Germany
 
169 Bayerische Motorenwerke, Durrerhof, Germany
 
170 Mittel-Deutsche Motorenwerke G m b H , Taucha, Germany
 
171 Submarine Pens Deutsche-Werft, Hamburg, Germany
 
172 Multi-Storied Structures, Hamburg, Germany
 
173 Continental Gummiwerke, Hanover, Germany
 
174 Kassel Marshalling Yards, Kassel, Germany
 
175 Ammoniawerke, Merseburg-Leuna, Germany
 
176 Brown Boveri et Cie, Mannheim, Kafertal, Germany
 
177 Adam Opel A G, Russelsheim, Germany
 
178 Daimler-Benz A G, Unterturkheim, Germany
 
179 Valentin Submarine Assembly, Farge, Germany
 
180 Volkswaggonwerke, Fallersleben, Germany
 
181 Railway Viaduct at Bielefeld, Germany
 
182 Ship Yards Howaldtswerke, Hamburg, Germany
 
183 Blohm and Voss Shipyards, Hamburg, Germany
 
184 Daimler-Benz A G, Mannheim, Germany
 
185 Synthetic Oil Plant, Meerbeck-Hamburg, Germany
 
186 Gewerkschaft Victor, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
 
187 Klockner Humboldt Deutz, Ulm, Germany
 
188 Ruhroel Hydrogenation Plant, Bottrop-Boy, Germany
 
189 Neukirchen Eisenwerke A G, Neukirchen, Germany
 
190 Railway Viaduct at Altenbecken, Germany
 
191 Railway Viaduct at Arnsburg, Germany
 
192 Deurag-Nerag Refineries, Misburg, Germany
 
193 Fire Raids on German Cities
 
194 I G Farbenindustrie, Ludwigshafen, Germany, Vol. I & Vol. II
 
195 Roundhouse in Marshalling Yard, Ulm, Germany
 
196 I G Farbendustrie, Leverkusen, Germany
 
197 Chemische-Werke, Huels, Germany
 
198 Gremberg Marshalling Yard, Gremberg, Germany
 
199 Locomotive Shops and Bridges at Hamm, Germany
 
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
 
200 The Effects of Strategic Bombing on German Transportation
 
201 Rail Operations Over the Brenner Pass
 
202 Effects of Bombing on Railroad Installations in Regensburg, Nurnberg and Munich Divisions.
 
203 German Locomotive Industry During the War
 
204 German Military Railroad Traffic
 
UTILITIES DIVISION
 
205 German Electric Utilities Industry Report
 
206 Utilities Division Plant Reports 1 to 10 in Vol. I
 
207 Utilities Division Plant Reports 11 to 20 in Vol. II
 
208 21: Rheinische-Westfalische Elektrizitaetswerk A G
 
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