Elektro-Apparate-Werke

The Elektro-Apparate-Werke (EAW) was a state-owned industrial operation of the German Democratic Republic (DDR, East Germany).

During World War II the company "manufactured radio equipment for bombers and U-boats and navigational devices for V-2 rockets.

The water tower at the Ostkreuz station was in a poorly maintained hut, with heating problems in winter.

Also annual refreshers were held for monotonous tasks of unskilled people, as in the production of refrigerator relays.

Compulsory physical education of two hours per week for the entire staff took place in company facilities inside and on the outdoor grass and gravel courts in Baumschulenweg.

Attempts to diversify into consumer electronics and build products that could compete in the world market failed.