The story
On this location in Buchenwald this organisation - Ford-Werke - used slave labor. Ford Motor Company of Zurich is owned by Ford of Belgium which has been taken over by Ford of Cologne, Germany. The Zurich branch is taking the lead in organizing Swiss garages and automobile dealers for repair of German military vehicles and conversion of these vehicles from gasoline to wood fuel.' 'Switzerland and the Axis,'(Report Prepared by the United States Department of the Treasury, Division of Monetary Research, February 1, 1943) (hereinafter, 'Switzerland and the Axis') (copy on file with the Special Master), at 8. German Entities (Private or State-Owned) that exploited Slave Labor and that had unspecified Swiss Assets or Swiss Bank Accounts or Swiss Bank Accounts.
If you have a more specific address and/or photos, please contact WW2 History Europe (see the menu).
If you have a more specific address and/or photos, please contact WW2 History Europe (see the menu).
There's more to discover
You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.