Comment by Unusual_Sherbert_809 on 12/03/2025 at 14:07 UTC

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View submission: the German fascist regime promoting the "people's car" 80 years ago

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Volkswagen

Key Facts

• The Volkswagen company originated during the Third Reich in an attempt to create an affordable car for the German people.
• Volkswagen used both Jewish and non-Jewish forced labor, primarily from eastern Europe.
• The company operated four concentration camps and eight forced-labor camps on its property.

TIL... 😱

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Comment by wellmaybe_ at 12/03/2025 at 14:54 UTC

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wait a second, there were nazis in germany at some point?

Comment by unfnknblvbl at 12/03/2025 at 16:18 UTC

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Dieselgate wasn't their first encounter with noxious gases...

(Yeah that was rough)