Krupp controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1947
Forced labor and wartime exploitation
Krupp factories used prisoners of war, deported civilians and concentration-camp inmates during the Nazi period. Survivors described severe overcrowding, inadequate food and medical care, forced work, violence and harsh discipline. The company’s role in the wartime economy was examined in the Krupp Trial, where Alfried Krupp was convicted for plunder and forced labor.
1933
Support for Nazi rearmament
Krupp benefited from and supported the Nazi regime’s rearmament program, producing large quantities of weapons and military equipment. The relationship has been widely condemned because industrial production was tied to aggression, occupation and forced labor.