Word: heidenheim
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...occupation forces pulled back from Jena and the Russians took over. But the U.S. had managed to salvage something. It sent a fleet of trucks to Jena and moved 124 top Zeissmen into the Western zone. Under the leadership of Bauersfeld and Henrichs. they rented floor space in a Heidenheim cigar factory, .borrowed tools and lathes, hired a secretary and put her to work at a borrowed typewriter. Within a year, more than 145.000 sq. ft. of space was rented in an empty arms factory in nearby Oberkochen. Operating on loans from German banks, plus $2,000,000 in Marshall...
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