In 1952 the government abolished the Free State of Saxony .
In 1952 the government divided its territory into three Bezirke : Leipzig , Dresden , and Karl - Marx - Stadt ( formerly and currently Chemnitz ) .
In 1952 the government abolished the Free State of Saxony , and divided its territory into three Bezirke : Leipzig , Dresden , and Karl - Marx - Stadt ( formerly and currently Chemnitz ) .