In the final weeks of the war when it was clear that germany would lose, daimlerbenz shipped. Once hitler gained power, daimlerbenz provided cars to party officials. Their book, wartime economy and labour usage of auto union chemnitz ag during. This book examines the experience of the daimlerbenz companyone of germanys most. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Gregor, a lecturer in european history at southampton university in britain, was given access to the mercedesbenz archives. List of companies involved in the holocaust wikipedia. He also drew upon documents recently made available after east and west germany were united.
Doesnt he know that mercedes built ovens for hitler. Still, the nazi aspect aside, it is the only book on the 770k known, so must be in every mercedesbenz enthusiasts library. In the latter part of his book, he repeatedly discusses the effects of. Neil gregor traces the early history of the daimlerbenz company and examines how opportunities offered by nazi rearmament in the 1930s led to its rapid expansion and a surge in profits. Adolf hitler was leader of the nazi party who rose to become dictator of germany. Daimlerchryslers final and inevitable collapse the jewish press. And for those familiar in 1993 with the history of german business during the. The birth and evolution of the mercedesbenz dennis adler on. Its publication coincides with a wave of introspection among germans about their history set off in part by another book, hitler s willing executioners, by the american academic daniel jonah. This list includes corporations that were in existence during world war ii and that are documented to have profited from participation in the holocaust. This book examines the experience of the daimlerbenz companyone of germanys most important armament manufacturers and automobile makersfrom its formation in 1926 through the end of world war ii. To what extent did business leaders collaborate with the nazis. According to the book mercedes in peace and war, written by bernard.
Company name, year established, place of origin, activity. Did krups, braun, and mercedesbenz make nazi concentration. Is it true mercedesbenz manufactured the ovens used in the nazi death camps. Mercedes are one of a host of german companies that helped the nazis. Daimlerbenz in the nazi era from 1937, daimlerbenz ag increasingly produced armament items such as the lg 3000 truck and aircraft engines such as the db 600 and db 601. Mercedes used slave labour during nazi rule of germany. Neil gregor has written the best history to date of daimlerbenz dbag. From the earliest workshop days to the grandest marque in the automotive world, the story of one of the most important enterprises of the twentieth century comes alive in this complete history. Daimlerbenz in the third reich yale university press. Focusing mainly on the war years, gregor demonstrates how the company succeeded in exploiting the demands of the war economy while situating its operations. This book examines the experience of the daimlerbenz company. Nazis helped bosch, mercedes, deutsche bank and vw get rich.
I rate this book specially for its contents, describing what happened during a difficult period of german history with an objective view. The study of daimler benz history is a good case to see how things happened, what economic conditions were present, what management concepts were used at the time and a description of the development of production technology that made possible the german. The history of germany and the history of daimlerbenz in two world wars run on parallel tracks in mercedes in peace and war. Daimlerbenz in the third reich, by neil gregor stock maven research center. Mercedes in peace and war german automobile workers, 19031945 by bernard p. Daimlerbenz in the third reich by neil gregor goodreads. A nazi racial hierarchy developed inside the daimlerbenz factories, with thousands of jewish slave laborers being treated even worse than polish workers. What was the relationship between german big business and the third reich. In 1991 the head of the investigative team, bochum university history. To create additional capacity for aircraft engine production in addition to the marienfelde plant the genshagen plant was built in a wellconcealed forest location south of. Daimlerbenz in the third reich isnt polemical in tone.
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