German 3-letter codes for
manufacturers of military binoculars, telescopic sights, cameras
and optical instruments of all types during World War Two
During WWII, German industry was extensively and successfully
dispersed to lessen the effects of Allied bombing on its output.
The principal manufacturers of binoculars, such as Zeiss, Leitz,
Hensoldt, Goerz, Busch and Voigtländer were often spread
over various locations and many other companies were brought in
to manufacture optical equipment for the military of the Third
Reich. Such companies included some located outside of Germany,
in occupied countries, such as France, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia
and Holland. Austria and Italy also manufactured for the Reich.
Often these companies were making equipment designed by the bigger
firms such as Zeiss and Leitz. The equipment manufactured by this
extensive network was, until near the end of the war, of the very
highest quality and, from 1940, its origin was intended to be
obscured from the enemy by the use of government-issued, three-letter
codes. The following list of these codes is extensive but not
exhaustive, one reason for this being that some further dispersal
was undertaken as the war progressed.
beh |
Ernst Leitz GmbH, Wetzlar |
bek |
Hensoldt Werk für Optik und Mechanik, Herborn |
blc |
Carl Zeiss, Jena |
bmh |
K. Jirasek Fabrik für Feinmechanik und Optik, Prague |
bmj |
Hensoldt und Sohne Optische Werke A.G., Wetzlar |
bmk |
Srb & Stys Fabrik Praziser Messinstrumente, Prague |
bmt |
C.P.Goerz GmbH, Vienna |
bvf |
C.Reichert Optische, Vienna |
bvu |
Franz Kuhlmann, Wilhelmshaven |
bwt |
G. Heyde K.G., Dresden |
byg |
Jon Wyksen K.G., Katowitz, Poland |
bzz |
J.G.Farbindustrie A.G. Camerawerk, Munich |
cad |
Karl Kahles Optiker, Vienna |
cag |
Swarovski Optik, Absam, Austria |
cau |
Kodak A.G., Stuttgart |
ccx |
Hugo Meyer & Co., Gorlitz |
clb |
Dr. F.A.Wohler, Kassel |
clk |
F.W.Breithaupt & Sohne, Kassel |
cll |
August Baumgart, Rathenow |
clm |
Biedermann & Czarnikow, Berlin |
cln |
E.Sprenger Optische, Berlin |
cmc |
G. Wichmann, Berlin |
cmd |
G.Wichmann, Berlin |
cme |
G.Wichmann, Berlin |
crg |
W.Lambrecht, Göttingen |
crh |
F.Schmidt & Haensch, Steglitz |
crj |
Otto Fennel Sohne K.G., Kassel |
crn |
Friedrichs & Co., Hamburg |
cro |
R.Fuess, Berlin |
ctn |
Friedrichs & Co., Hamburg |
cwu |
Georg von Kremp, Wetzlar |
cxc |
Dr. Paul Mozar, Dusseldorf |
cxn |
Emil Busch A.G., Rathenow |
czn |
Emil Busch A.G., Rathenow |
ddv |
Oculus, Berlin |
ddx |
Voigtländer & Sohne A.G., Brunswick |
dho |
Nordmark GmbH, Prerau, Czechoslovakia |
dkl |
Jos. Schneider & Co., Kreuznach |
doq |
Deutsche Spielgelglas A.G., Leine |
dow |
Opticotechnal GmbH., Brerau, Czechoslovakia |
dpg |
Adox Kamerawerk GmbH., Wiesbaden |
dpv |
Zeiss Ikon A.G., Dresden |
dpw |
Zeiss Ikon A.G., Berlin |
dpx |
Zeiss Ikon A.G., Stuttgart |
dvh |
Berliner Physikalische, Berlin |
dxt |
Kadlec-Instrumente-Fabrik, Prague |
dyn |
Runge & Kaulfuss, Rathenow |
dys |
Heinrich Zeiss, Berlin |
dzl |
Optische Anstalt Oigee, Berlin |
eaf |
Aude & Reipert Optische, Babelsberg |
eaw |
R.Winkel GmbH., Göttingen |
eed |
Kurbi & Niggeloh, Radevorma |
emq |
Carl Zeiss, Jena |
emv |
Hertel & Reuss, Kassel |
eoc |
A. Ott, Kempten |
eos |
W. Feiler Feinmechanik GmbH., Berlin |
eot |
Fichter & Hackenjos K.G., Villengen |
eso |
Optische Werke G.Rodenstock, Munich |
esu |
Steinheil Sohne GmbH., Munich |
eug |
Optische Prazisions-Werke GmbH., Warsaw |
fco |
Sendlinger Optische Glaswerke GmbH., Zehlendorf |
fjt |
Photogrammetrie GmbH., Berlin |
fll |
Feinapparate-Bau, Gablonz |
flm |
Feinapparate-Bau, Thurn |
fln |
Franz Rapsch Optische Fabriken A.G., Rathenow |
fvs |
Spindler & Hoyer, Göttingen |
fvx |
C. Bech & Sohne, Kassel |
fwq |
Saalfelder Apparatebau GmbH., Berlin |
fwr |
Optische Anstalt Saalfeld GmbH., Saalfeld |
fzg |
Feinmechanik GmbH., Kassel |
fzp |
Hans Kollmorgan GmbH, Berlin |
gag |
F. Mollenkopf Optische Industrieanstalt, Stuttgart |
gcg |
H. Maihak A.G., Hamburg |
ghd |
Carl Kneusel, Zeulenroda |
ghp |
Rufs & Co., Kassel |
gpa |
Groos & Graf, Berlin |
gpr |
Berchtold, Tuttlingen |
gug |
Ungarische Optische Werke A.G., Budapest |
guj |
Werner D. Kuen Optische Industrie, Berlin |
gwr |
Dennert & Pape, Hamburg |
gwv |
Ernst Plank, Nuremberg |
gxh |
Nitsche & Günther Optische Werke K.G., Rathenow |
gxl |
Franke & Heidecke, Brunswick |
hap |
Max Kohl A.G., Chemnitz |
hdv |
Optische Werke Osterode GmbH., Harz |
hfo |
Valentin Linhof, Munich |
hkm |
Carl Braun K.G., Nuremberg |
hna |
Korelle Werke Brandtmann & Co., Dresden |
hrw |
Hohn & Hahne, Leipzig |
hwt |
Ihagee Kamerawerk Steenbergen & Co., Dresden |
hxh |
A. Kruss Optishe-Mechan, Hamburg |
jfn |
Tetanal Photowerk, Berlin |
jfp |
Dr. Karl Leiss, Steglitz |
jfu |
Wilhelm Lehmann & Co. K.G., Hamburg |
jfv |
Wilhelm Lehmann & Co. K.G., Magdeburg |
jkk |
L. Castagna & Sohn, Vienna |
jnh |
Hensoldt & Sohne |
jon |
Voigtländer-Gavaert, Berlin |
jux |
Nedinson, Nederlandsche Instrumenten, Venlo |
jve |
Ernst Ludwig Optisches Werk, Weixdorf |
jxn |
Helmut Korth, Berlin |
kgc |
Nahmachinenfabrik A.G., Sobeslav, Bohemia |
khc |
Otto Himmler, Berlin |
kln |
Ernst & Wilhelm Bertram, Munich |
kna |
Berning & Co. K.G., Dusseldorf |
kqc |
Jos Schneider & Co. Optische Werke K.G., Göttingen |
krg |
Emil Busch A.G., Budapest |
krq |
Emil Busch A.G., Rathenow |
kwe |
Gamma, Budapest |
kxv |
A. Jackenroll Optische Anstalt GmbH., Berlin |
lae |
Heinrich Zeiss, Gastingen |
lfn |
C. Richter, Tharandt |
lmq |
Carl Zeiss, Jena |
lwg |
Optische Werke Osterode GmbH., Harz |
lww |
Huet & Cie, Paris |
lwx |
Optique et Precision de Levallois (OPL), Paris |
lwy |
Societe d’Optique et Mechanique de Haute Precision
(SOM), Paris |
mav |
H. Mailak A.G., Hamburg |
mbv |
I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G., Berlin |
mca |
Dr. C.Schleussner Fotowerke GmbH., Frankfurt |
mgf |
August Fischer, Göttingen |
mjc |
Feinmechanische Werkstaetten Warsitz, Amsterdam |
mny |
Gerhard Hoffmann, Berlin |
mnz |
Erich Holz, Berlin |
mtq |
Roland Risse GmbH., Florsheim |
mtr |
Voigtländer & Sohn A.G., Berlin |
mtu |
A. Lorenz, Dresden |
mtv |
A. Lorenz, Dresden |
mtw |
A. Lorenz, Dresden |
nac |
Feinmechanische Zentrale Overbeck, Herborn |
ndv |
Feinmechanische Werke Neumuhlen GmbH., Kiel |
nek |
O. Perlitz Prazisionmechanik und Apparatebau, Berlin |
nmh |
De Pleskot & Co., Prague |
nms |
Richard Holz, Berlin |
npx |
Ludwig Rossler, Munich |
nuj |
Schäper & Uebel, Dresden |
nxt |
S.A.I. Ottico Mechanica e Rilevamenti Aerofotogrammetrici,
Rome |
ocp |
Aktophot GmbH., Prague |
ocv |
W. Klazer, Prague |
okc |
Hauff A.G., Stuttgart |
pvf |
C. Reichert, Vienna |
rln |
Carl Zeiss, Jena |
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