Thank you for your inquiry.The German auto manufacturers were notorious exploiters of concentration camp labor,with Porsche-Volkswagen,Daimler Benz,and BMW at the top of the list in terms of numbers laborers used.In addition to making automobiles,these companies made vehicles for the armed forces.In fact,Ferdinand Porsche designed the engines for the German panzers.Attached is a list of other German companies who benefited from this cheap source of labor. http://www.hagalil.com/shoah/zwangsarbeit/slave.htm
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