Could the Wehrmacht have overrun Europe without the help of US automakers? According to a story in Monday's Washington Post, both Ford and General Motors may have actively collaborated with Adolf Hitler's Germany during World War II. Testimony from former slave laborers under the Nazis raised the issue -- Ford is already facing a lawsuit -- and now some historians are supporting the claim that the parent companies profited from Hitler's war effort through their German subsidiaries. Both Ford and GM deny the allegations, and are lining up legal support.
Ford über Alles?
Could the Wehrmacht have overrun Europe without the help of US automakers? According to a story in Monday's Washington Post, both Ford and General Motors may have actively collaborated with Adolf Hitler's Germany during World War II. Testimony from former slave laborers under the Nazis raised the issue -- Ford is already facing a lawsuit -- and now some historians are supporting the claim that the parent companies profited from Hitler's war effort through their German subsidiaries. Both Ford and GM deny the allegations, and are lining up legal support.
