The Nazi Rich List
The Evil Profiteers of the Third Reich
Published on 2. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-3988-4420-9 (ISBN)
Description
A chilling investigation into the business tycoons who profited off the Nazi regime and how the world aided and abetted them.
The crimes of Hitler and the Nazis are well known - from orchestrating the Holocaust to launching the most destructive war in history, their evil deeds shaped the course of the 20th century. Yet some chose to profit off the misery they caused, making themselves extraordinarily wealthy and setting up business dynasties that lasted long after the Nazis themselves were gone.
This book examines who these men and women were, how they amassed money by fuelling the Nazi war machine, took control of businesses stolen from Jews and drafted slave labour from Germany's concentration camps. These industrialists spread across Europe and the world and their brands became household names, while never having to account for their dark pasts.
Includes:
• Porsche, BMW and Mercedes, who used slave labour in their production lines and produced military equipment for the Nazi party
• The Swiss banks who stored the Nazi's gold reserves that were plundered from invaded countries
• The US investors such as Du Pont and Ford Motors who loaned money to German manufacturers, indirectly bolstering their military capabilities and preparing the country for war.
The crimes of Hitler and the Nazis are well known - from orchestrating the Holocaust to launching the most destructive war in history, their evil deeds shaped the course of the 20th century. Yet some chose to profit off the misery they caused, making themselves extraordinarily wealthy and setting up business dynasties that lasted long after the Nazis themselves were gone.
This book examines who these men and women were, how they amassed money by fuelling the Nazi war machine, took control of businesses stolen from Jews and drafted slave labour from Germany's concentration camps. These industrialists spread across Europe and the world and their brands became household names, while never having to account for their dark pasts.
Includes:
• Porsche, BMW and Mercedes, who used slave labour in their production lines and produced military equipment for the Nazi party
• The Swiss banks who stored the Nazi's gold reserves that were plundered from invaded countries
• The US investors such as Du Pont and Ford Motors who loaned money to German manufacturers, indirectly bolstering their military capabilities and preparing the country for war.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
299 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3988-4420-9 (9781398844209)
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Person
Julian Flanders is an experienced editor and author. He has edited and contributed to a number of books on a variety of subjects, including sport and politics. His has written several books, including Political Hacks and The Hitler Youth. He lives in Kent in the UK.
Content
Foreword .......................................................................................................................7
Chapter 1 From Rags to Riches........................................................................11
Chapter 2 Respectability and Disgrace........................................................ 29
Chapter 3 Mein Kampf and the Golden Years of Weimar.................. 47
Chapter 4 Resurrection......................................................................................... 65
Chapter 5 The Pendulum Swings................................................................... 83
Chapter 6 Road to Power..................................................................................... 99
Chapter 7 Masters of Germany...................................................................... 117
Chapter 8 The Big Guns Arrive..................................................................... 133
Chapter 9 Blitzkrieg!........................................................................................... 151
Chapter 10 Annihilation....................................................................................... 169
Chapter 11 A Huge Criminal Gang................................................................187
Chapter 12 The Nazi Rich List.........................................................................201
Afterword .................................................................................................................. 219
Notes ..................................................................................................................223
Bibliography ..................................................................................................................232
Index ..................................................................................................................235
Chapter 1 From Rags to Riches........................................................................11
Chapter 2 Respectability and Disgrace........................................................ 29
Chapter 3 Mein Kampf and the Golden Years of Weimar.................. 47
Chapter 4 Resurrection......................................................................................... 65
Chapter 5 The Pendulum Swings................................................................... 83
Chapter 6 Road to Power..................................................................................... 99
Chapter 7 Masters of Germany...................................................................... 117
Chapter 8 The Big Guns Arrive..................................................................... 133
Chapter 9 Blitzkrieg!........................................................................................... 151
Chapter 10 Annihilation....................................................................................... 169
Chapter 11 A Huge Criminal Gang................................................................187
Chapter 12 The Nazi Rich List.........................................................................201
Afterword .................................................................................................................. 219
Notes ..................................................................................................................223
Bibliography ..................................................................................................................232
Index ..................................................................................................................235