Lufthansa and the role of big business in the Holocaust
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“Lufthansa Airlines takes great pride in its aviation heritage spanning almost a century.”
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“Images from the 1920s and 1930s, including Junkers Ju 52 aircraft used by the Luftwaffe, feature prominently in Lufthansa's marketing.”
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— The Junkers Ju 290 was a large four-engine long-range transport and maritime patrol aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Junkers.
Derived from the Ju 90 airliner, it was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_290
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— The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed Tante Ju ("Aunt Ju") and Iron Annie) is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers. First introduced in 1930 as a civili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_52
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— The Junkers Ju 90 was a four-engined airliner and transport aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Junkers.
Derived from the abortive Ju 89 strategic bomber, it was develop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_90
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_90
“Lufthansa is just one of many companies that collaborated with the Nazi regime.”
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“Journalist David de Jong authored the 2022 book 'Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties.'”
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— Aerin Rebecca Lauder Zinterhofer (born April 23, 1970) is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman.
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— Harald Friedrich Ludwig Quandt (1 November 1921 – 22 September 1967) was a German industrialist, the son of Günther Quandt and Magda Behrend Ritschel. His parents divorced, and his mother was later m…
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— Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties is a 2022 book by Dutch historian David de Jong about German industrialists who profited from the government during the Nazi era.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Billionaires
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Billionaires
“The book includes Günther Quandt and his son Herbert, patriarchs of the dynasty that today controls BMW.”
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— Günther Quandt (28 July 1881 – 30 December 1954) was a German industrialist who founded an industrial empire that today includes BMW and Altana, a car and chemical company, respectively. Between 1921 …
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— Harald Friedrich Ludwig Quandt (1 November 1921 – 22 September 1967) was a German industrialist, the son of Günther Quandt and Magda Behrend Ritschel. His parents divorced, and his mother was later m…
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— Herbert Werner Quandt (22 June 1910 – 2 June 1982) was a German industrialist and member of the Nazi Party credited with having saved BMW when it was at the point of bankruptcy and made a huge profit …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Quandt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Quandt
“Friedrich Flick was convicted of using forced and slave labor at Nuremberg and later became the largest shareholder in Daimler-Benz.”
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“Deutsche Luft Hansa was founded in 1926 and became a front for Nazi rearmament under Hermann Goering's appointment of Erhard Milch.”
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“Lufthansa had a prominent role in aircraft repair workshops behind the front lines after 1941.”
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“Lufthansa was liquidated by the Allies in 1951 and reformed as Deutsche Lufthansa in 1953.”
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“Kurt Weigelt, a former NSDAP official, was a chairman of Lufthansa's supervisory board post-war.”
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“Lufthansa commissioned Lutz Budrass to research its use of forced labor during the Nazi period but delayed publishing the findings until 2016.”
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“The Foundation for Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (Stiftung EVZ) was established in 2000 to provide compensation for former forced laborers.”
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“Only 1.7 million of the over 20 million former forced laborers received financial support from the Stiftung EVZ.”
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“Major German companies like Allianz, BMW, and Volkswagen have hired historians to research their dealings during the Third Reich.”
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