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Re: Arming the Luftwaffe
Dear Richard,
I did not mean to imply Nazi bashing. My parents were taken from their villages in 1939 and were transferred to Germany as "forced laborers." Though they were not involved in the production of war materiel, they were there partly to replace those in uniform, and helped keep the infrastructure in Germany running. After the attempt on Hitler's life on 20 July 1944, he began to distrust the Army leadership and began transferring some functions to the SS, and by the end of the war, giving plenipotentiary powers to SS General Dr. Ing. Hans Kammler who was involved with forced labor.
Regards,
Ed
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