The loss of vehicles in the national economy

REPORT OF THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT OF GAVTU RA

28.09.1945

Table 13. The loss of vehicles in the national economy for the period from 22.06.1941 to 1.04.1945 (thousand units)

In use at the beginning of the war	820.0
Received from the army
new cars	32.3
from the army	40.2
Total	72.5
Received from industry and by import	75.1
Handed over to the army on mobilization	268.6
Should be in the national economy	699.0
Availability as of 1.04.1945	279.0
decline	420.0
of them:
by natural wear and tear	35.0
left in the territory occupied by the enemy, lost due to air raids, abandoned during evacuation, etc.	385.0

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