First U.S. Army captures I.G. Farben Plant. Soldiers of the First U.S. Army walk through the newly captured I.G.

First U.S. Army captures I.G. Farben Plant. Soldiers of the First U.S. Army walk through the newly captured I.G. Farben Plant 15 miles west of Leipzig. The huge building is a giant air raid shelter which housed the offices. The plant, the largest synthetic oil factory in Germany, was seized as the American troops battled their way to Leipzig, captured April 19, 1945. Although under constant Allied air attack, it was still producing until its seizure by American forces.