After the end of WWII, the German DKW factory was moved to the USSR – Moscow, Izhevsk and Serpukhov. That is where the manufacturing of the M1A began in 1946, under the leadership of the engineer, L. Lopukhov. It was based on the German DKW RT 125 technical drawings and the re-assembled DKW technologies. The production began at the “ZID” plant which stands for “Factory Named (in honor of) V. Degatyarew,” as well as “MMZ” – “Moscow Motorcycle Factory.”
