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Building Hitler's Europe: Forced Labor in the Danish Construction Business during World War II

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  • Joachim Lund

    (Copenhagen Business School)

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This article examines how Danish cement factories and building contractors, in particular F. L. Smidth & Co. A/S and its business partner Højgaard & Schultz A/S, used forced and slave labor in Estonia, the Polish General Government, and Serbia as they worked for the German authorities during the Second World War. The article presents new evidence on the use of forced and slave labor inside the European "New Order" and emphasizes the willingness of the companies to expand and engage in morally questionable behavior. The findings illuminate the close connection between political and economic collaboration and contribute to the discussion about the relationship between business and politics during dictatorship, war, and occupation.

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  • Joachim Lund, 2010. "Building Hitler's Europe: Forced Labor in the Danish Construction Business during World War II," Business History Review, Harvard Business School, vol. 84(3), pages 479-499, September.
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    1. Fernando Mendiola, 2014. "Of Firms and Captives: Railway Infrastructures and the Economics of Forced Labour (Spain, 1937 – 1957)," Documentos de Trabajo (DT-AEHE) 1405, Asociación Española de Historia Económica.

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