Unter Zuruckstellung aller moglichen Bedenken: Die NS-Betriebsgruppe 'Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring' (REIMAHG) und der Zwangsarbeitereinsatz 1944/45

Abstract

During and in the wake of the most recent debate about the compensation of forced labourers and the setting up of the German foundation ‘Remembrance, Responsibility and Future’, regional and local research into this crucial aspect of Nazi Germany has surged immensely. However, it has usually focused either on particular places and companies or on the experiences of those concerned, few of which have systematically been set into larger frames of reference. Additionally, the focus on the plight of the victims has created a tendency to overlook the roles of the perpetrators and bystanders. Now these various strands of development are combined in Marc Bartuschka’s dissertation, the result of his research at the graduate school of the prestigious Jena Centre for Twentieth-Century History. In particular, the book scrutinizes the industrial conglomerate ‘Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring’ (REIMAHG) and its deployment of forced labour. This case study is integrated into the overall development of Germany’s wartime economy, put into comparative perspective and also examined with reference to its various legacies and remembrance issues. The book was published by Wallstein, which again proves its strong interest in making available research into the history of the National Socialist era, even if it comes in the shape of rather voluminous theses.