What 1937 German Camera/Lens Company Was This...??

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Appr. 3 minutes 45 seconds into this YouTube Video shows assembly line workers painstakingly putting together cameras & lenses, but which company I couldn't tell, othet than perhaps Zess - Leica - who knows...??
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Appears to be the Leitz Leica factory.

Yes it certainly does. Of course there were a good number German camera & lens makers, many with a somewhat shared resemblance to the basic rangefinder of the time.
Here's another, maybe the same factory, about 4.04 minutes into this one:
 
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That'd be a IIIa or IIIb.
 
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What - only five (5) responses???!!!
I was sure my fascinating thread would draw dozens, atleast, but clearly here it's
 
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