C. Lorenz AG controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1940
Forced labor during the Second World War
Lorenz expanded military production under Nazi Germany and used forced labor from Nazi-operated labor camps. A women's forced-labor camp associated with Buchenwald was located beside the company's Mühlhausen vacuum-tube facility.
1939
Wartime and Nazi-era corporate ties
Lorenz was a major supplier of German military communications and electronics during the Nazi period. Historical accounts have also discussed alleged links between its parent company ITT and the Nazi Party, although the precise corporate and political relationships require careful source-specific treatment.