Ju-88, Volume One

[edwest]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

I too get a bit tired of Hitler's this and Nazi that, but can anyone reliably separate state and party under National Socialism? The NSDAP and its Führer claimed to embody the national will - or some such mystical BS - and preached »Gleichschaltung« (bringing everything into line) so where does one draw the line?

Nick,


I don't mean to derail but who produced all the aircraft, mined and refined the metal and built the electronics and optics? Hitler? Who backed him? Industry and science were thrown into a war footing long before Hitler - as wild-eyed spokesman - was brought in. And there was more than one attempt to kill him during the war.

Krupp
Thyssen
Siemens
GEMA
Telefunken
Zeiss
I.G. Farben


Best,
Ed