Topf and Sons controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1941
Use of forced labor
At least 620 foreign forced laborers worked at the company during the Nazi period. Historical accounts state that these workers were paid less than German employees and included prisoners of war and civilians from several occupied countries.
1940
Collaboration in Nazi mass murder
Topf & Söhne designed, supplied and maintained crematorium ovens for concentration and extermination camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau. Its employees also helped optimize operations and installed gas-chamber ventilation equipment. The company’s conduct is regarded as a major example of civilian industrial participation in the Holocaust.