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Some of the biggest names in German industry -- including Volkswagen, Daimler-Benz, Krupp, and BMW -- profited during World War II in part because they used slave and forced labor, Lesley Stahl reports in this piece from 1998. Millions of Jews, Poles, and Russians who were taken prisoner by the Nazi...

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Other Authors: Finkelstein, Shari (Producer), Stahl, Lesley (Reporter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System, 1998.
Subjects:
Slave labor > Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 > Conscript labor.
World War, 1939-1945 > Reparations.
United States.
Iraq.
Oklahoma > Oklahoma City.
Internet videos.
Television news programs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Some of the biggest names in German industry -- including Volkswagen, Daimler-Benz, Krupp, and BMW -- profited during World War II in part because they used slave and forced labor, Lesley Stahl reports in this piece from 1998. Millions of Jews, Poles, and Russians who were taken prisoner by the Nazis were enslaved, working under horrific conditions. Now the survivors have banded together and sued these companies, demanding compensation.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed October 23, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (14 minutes)
Playing Time:00:13:56