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DSC Forst „Wald”

Roll mills, presses and machines

Rolling, pressing, cutting and finishing equipment.

Direct evidenceReconstructionAnalogy clearly marked
ContextKey findingsHow to read the evidenceOpen questions
Illustrative reconstruction of a Goldner-Grimm system press
Illustrative reconstruction of a heavy press. GKO Resolution No. 8609 ss lists 72 Goldner-Grimm system presses for dismantling at the plant near Forst; the exact model used at DSC Forst has not yet been confirmed by a source photograph.

Goldner-Grimm

Illustrative reconstruction. The GKO resolution lists 72 Goldner-Grimm system presses, but no photograph of the exact model used at Forst has yet been reliably identified.

Reconstruction
Illustrative reconstruction of a Krause turret machine
Illustrative reconstruction of a turret machine. GKO Resolution No. 8609 ss lists 16 Krause machines for dismantling; the image is not a photograph of a specific machine from DSC Forst.

Krause

Illustrative reconstruction of a turret machine. The GKO document lists 16 machines made by Krause.

Reconstruction
Ugniatarka, ilustracja typu urządzenia
Kneading machine — typological illustration; maker, model and direct DSC provenance are unconfirmed.
Walcarka, ilustracja typu urządzenia
Rolling mill — typological illustration; maker, model and direct DSC provenance are unconfirmed.

Context

The technical reconstruction lists 94 preliminary roll mills and 26 further mills. GKO No. 8609 ss names 72 Goldner-Grimm presses, 120 rolls and 16 Krause turret machines. Machine images are clearly labelled as reconstructions whenever no exact Forst photograph has been verified.

Key findings

The page separates securely documented facts from reconstruction. Comparative data from other DSC plants is used only when explicitly labelled as analogy.

How to read the evidence

Direct Forst records take priority. Report 133 is direct evidence for corporate structure, while its detailed technical inventory concerns Kraiburg.

Open questions

Further archival finds may refine dates, quantities and machine identifications. Uncertain points remain visibly marked.

Sources and state of research

The presentation distinguishes direct evidence, reconstruction and analogy. Old GEOS scans are not used as decorative illustrations.

  1. Fundacja Rokita - own materials and author study „Deutsche Sprengchemie Forst - Wald”.
  2. United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Report 133, Deutsche Sprengchemie GmbH, Kraiburg, Germany, 2nd ed., 1947.
  3. GKO Resolution No. 8609 ss - translation of the record concerning dismantling of the plant near Szeino/Forst.
  4. Bundesarchiv / DDB - Deutsche Sprengchemie GmbH.
  5. State Archives in Zielona Góra (Archiwum Państwowe w Zielonej Górze) - Deutsche Sprengchemie Werk Forst.
  6. G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, expert report, 1995; Preuß et al., reconstruction of the POL plant, 1994.

Photographs and source documents

Walcarka — fotografia ze zbiorów Fundacji Rokita.
Source material: roll mill photograph from the Fundacja Rokita collection.
Ugniatarka — fotografia ze zbiorów Fundacji Rokita.
Source material: kneading machine photograph from the Fundacja Rokita collection.
Walcarka z deszczownicą i fotokomórką — pełny kadr.
Source material: full-frame photograph of a roll mill with sprinkler and photoelectric cell.