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4-663: Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik (English: "Otto Eberhardt Cartridge Factory") was a munitions company established in 1860. The company's Hirtenberger Patronen, Zündhütchen und Metallwarenfabrik (English: "cartridge, primer and metalware fabrication in Hirtenberg") near Wiener Neustadt (proofmark "am") used forced labor during World War II from a sub-camp of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp and produced ammunition including 9×19mm Parabellum (pistol and submachine gun) and 8 mm Mauser (rifle) cartridges. The company also had

8-664: A factory in Ronsdorf near Wuppertal (proofmark "ap") which produced rifles. Additional Gustloff facilities were in Meiningen and Weimar . Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik also purchased the assets of the Hopfner aircraft company in 1935. They continued production of both de Havilland- and Siemens-powered aircraft under the Hirtenberg brand. They produced the Hirtenberg HS.9 under their brand. From Hirtenberg Hirtenberg

12-656: Is a town of approx. 2,500 inhabitants near Baden bei Wien in Lower Austria , Austria . The river Triesting is located at the south border of the town. Coming from the Vienna Woods , the valley of Triesting joins the Vienna Basin here. Starting in the east going clockwise the following towns are located next to Hirtenberg: The Leobersdorf railway connecting the Austrian Southern Railway at Leobersdorf with

16-571: The Austrian Western Railway at St. Pölten runs at the southern border of the town. The train-station of Hirtenberg is located on the area of Enzesfeld. The main road in the town is the federal highway B18 Hainfelder Bundesstraße . The name "Hirtenberg" is derived from the name of a small castle - the Feste Huotto - which was located on a hill overlooking the valley of the Triesting. At

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