Germany's Continental confronts Nazi past

A new report reveals the key role Continental played in "Hitler's war machine." Besides making parts, the company ordered shoe sole tests at concentration camps where prisoners were forced to march or face execution.

An especially gruesome part of the report details how Continental's rubber shoe soles were tested at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin.

Prisoners were forced to march 30 to 40 kilometers (19 to 25 miles) per day around the camp's courtyard to the sound of German marching songs — any prisoners who slowed down or fell were executed by the camp's SS guards.

Continental also ordered special tests involving forced marches on the snow and ice, with many prisoners marching without socks and some walking up to 2,200 kilometers.

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nazi-past-con...ires/a-54719878

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