"State Committee of Defense Decree #4776ss
December 15th, 1943
On the production of the T-34-85 tank with an 85 mm gun at factory #112
The State Committee of Defense decrees:
- TheT-34-85 tank designed at factory #183 with the 85 mm gun designed at factory #9 built according to tactical-technical characteristics in attachment #1 is accepted into service with the Red Army.
- The People's Commissariat of Tank Production (comrade Malyshev) and director of factory #112 in Gorky (comrade Rubinchik) to organize production of the T-34-85 tank in the following amounts:
- In January of 1944: 25 units
- In February of 1944: 75 units
- In March of 1944: 150 units
starting with April of 1944, completely switch to T-34-85 production instead of T-34 tanks."
"State Committee of Defense Decree #5020ss
January 23rd, 1944
Moscow, Kremlin
On the increase of production of T-34-85 tanks with an 85 mm gun and wider turret ring
In addition to (and partially altering) State Committee of Defense Decree #4873-ss issued on January 1st, 1944, the State Committee of Defense decrees that:
1. The People's Commissariat of Tank Production (comrade Malyshev) and directors of factory #183 (comrade Maksarev), Kirov factory (comrade Zaltsmann), and factory #112 (comrade Rubinchik) must produce T-34 tanks with an 85 mm gun, a 1600 mm turret ring, and a new turret matching the tactical-technical characteristics established by GOKO decree #4776ss issued on December 15th, 1943, in the following amounts:
January | February | March | April | May | |
Factory #112 | 25 | 75 | 150 | All tanks must have an 85 mm gun and 1600 mm turret ring | |
Factory #183 | - | - | 150 | 500 | Ditto |
Kirov | - | - | - | 25 | Ditto |