This study is the first to comprehensively examine the development of the Continental rubber and tire company during the Nazi period using sources that have recently become available. It shows to which extent Continental developed into a model Nazi operation within the scope of the National Socialist autarky, armaments, and war economy and analyzes how it dealt with foreign workers and activities in occupied, allied, and neutral countries.
Author(s): Paul Erker
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 846
City: Oldenburg
Table of Contents
Introduction
I The Evolution into a Nazi Model Company: Corporate Culture Under the Influence of the National Socialist Factory Community Ideology
II Continental Within the Four-Year Plan: Corporate Policy in Times of Raw Material Shortages, State Control of Industry and the Armaments Boom
III Continental During the War: Radicalization of the Production Processes
IV The Many Faces of Foreign Labor: Labor Organization and Forced Labor at Continental
V From Expansion to Implosion: The Establishment of a Large-scale War Production Network in Allied and Occupied Countries, Relocation Measures and Failed Underground Production
Outlook: The short shadow of the Nazi era: Denazification and justification strategies, restitution and compensation demands
Abbreviations
Sources
Literature
Index of Tables, Charts, and Illustrations
Index
