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Polte-Werke controversies

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

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  1. 1943

    Forced labor and concentration-camp subcamps

    From 1943, Polte production sites used concentration-camp prisoners and other forced laborers in ammunition manufacturing, case regeneration, finishing, warehousing and related work. Prisoners endured long shifts, piecework, violence, malnutrition and disease, with numerous deaths reported. Subcamps associated with several concentration camps supplied labor to Polte operations.

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