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12. The Imperial and Royal ammunition factory in Wöllersdorf in the vicinity of Wiener Neustadt was the largest of its kind within the boundaries of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The workforce rose from 5,000 personnel in 1914 to 40,000 in 1918. The factory, in which artillery ammunition, hand grenades, infantry ammunition, aerial bombs, and other armaments were produced, was under military administration. Most of the men were military workers. Only the women, who comprised up to a third of the workforce, were subject to military supervision but not military jurisdiction. As a rule, the work time averaged 70 hours per week.