General Motors and the Third Reich

The Reich’s motorized blitzkrieg began at 6 am, September 1, 1939, and did not stop until the Reich’s surrender in the early hours of May 7, 1945. Critical to Hitler’s war effort: Opel, GM’s wholly-owned subsidiary — and not just for trucks.

General Motorsand theThird Reich

GM’s Military — and Industrial — Alliancewith the Nazis

General Motors
and the
Third Reich

GM’s Military — and Industrial — Alliance
with the Nazis