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Birkenstock controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. Historical Nazi-era affiliations and wartime context

    Historical accounts describe Carl Birkenstock’s membership in the NSDAP and efforts to obtain business with Nazi-era organizations. The available account also states that no supply contracts with the Wehrmacht, Nazi Party or its organizations, no connection to the Sachsenhausen shoe-testing track, and no evidence of Aryanization of Jewish property were found for the company.

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