The construction of the synthetic petrol plant started north of Police in March of 1938. It covered the area of 15 million square metres, 2 million of which were taken up by the dense buildings. Since September of 1940 the allied air force intensively bombarded the plant, which culminated in its complete demolition on 08.02.1945. Subsequently, the plant was incorporated in so called Police Enclave after the Russian army marched into the town. The machines and other pieces of equipment were disassembled and transported into the depths of Soviet Union.