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A distinction can be made between war profiteers who gain by sapping military strength and those who gain by contributing to the war. For instance, during and after World War II, enormous profits were available by selling rationed goods like cigarettes, chocolate, coffee and butter on the black market. Dishonest military personnel given ...
Military production during World War II was the production or mobilization of arms, ammunition, personnel and financing by the belligerents of the war, from the occupation of Austria in early 1938 to the surrender and occupation of Japan in late 1945.
Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about warfare in general during World War II, and naval warfare in particular, as well as the use of industry in warfare. [1] It was broadcast by NBC in the United States during 1952–53. It was condensed into a film released in 1954.
During World War II, Deutsche Luft Hansa employed more than 10,000 forced laborers, including many children, from occupied countries; forced Jewish labor was particularly used from 1940 to 1942. [59] [60] [61] Forced laborers were used to install and maintain radar systems and to assemble, repair, and maintain aircraft, including military aircraft.
Defence Industries Limited (DIL) was a subsidiary of Canadian Industries Limited (C-I-L), founded in 1939 to manufacture munitions for use in World War II. The company operated in number of locations in Canada, in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba.
During WWII, the Nazi war machine produced over 20,000 Focke-Wulf Fw-190 fighter planes, known for their outstanding maneuverability and superiority in dogfights, leaving the Allied powers without ...
Rundell, Walter (1961). "Currency Control by the United States Army in World War II: Foundation for Failure". Pacific Historical Review. 30 (4): 381– 399. doi:10.2307/3636424. JSTOR 3636424. Walsh, Brian (June 2024). The "Rape" of Japan: The Myth of Mass Sexual Violence During the Allied Occupation. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1682479308.
The Politics of Industrial Collaboration during World War II. Lund, Joachim (August 1, 2006). Working for the New Order: European Business Under German Domination, 1939–1945. Copenhagen Business School Press DK. ISBN 978-87-630-0186-1. Urwand, Ben (September 10, 2013). The Collaboration: Hollywood's Pact with Hitler. Harvard University Press.