Pelikan controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1942
Forced labor and Gestapo labor-education camps
During the Second World War, Pelikan’s Hanover works operated Gestapo labor-education camps from 1942, where forced laborers were employed. The company also produced paints, coatings, and other chemicals with military applications while ordinary pen and ink production was disrupted. Historical accounts state that Gestapo labor-education camps operated at Pelikan’s Hanover works from 1942 and that forced laborers were employed there during the Second World War. The company also produced paints, coatings, and chemicals with military applications during the war.
1932
Political support for Hitler’s appointment
Fritz Beindorff, who owned Pelikan at the time, was one of sixteen initial signatories of the Industrielleneingabe. The document urged President Paul von Hindenburg to appoint Adolf Hitler as chancellor.