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From Lamps to Mass Death: How HASAG Became a Killing Machine

From Lamps to Mass Death: How HASAG Became a Killing Machine

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From Lamps to Mass Death: How HASAG Became a Killing Machine

Light turned to slaughter: a company that began with 20 lamp-makers in 1863 became the third largest user of forced labor in Germany, producing 1.5 million anti-tank weapons every month and running 11 factories across three countries - so how did lamps lead to mass death?

In this episode, we trace the company's growth from a Paunsdorf workshop into a vertically integrated arms manufacturer, following leadership changes, military contracts, banking ties, and the paperwork that legalized forced labor; what choices and agreements accelerated HASAG’s transformation into a killing machine?

Person: Hugo Schneider
Date: September 18, 1863
Location: Paunsdorf, Kingdom of Saxony
Event: Explosion at Werk Schlieben on October 12, 1944
Topic: Forced labor usage and armaments production

- 20 workers founded the workshop in Paunsdorf in 1863.
- By 1880 more than 200 people worked for the company.
- By 1913 HASAG employed 1,200 people.
- By 1939 HASAG had 3,700 employees and annual sales of 22 million Reichsmarks.
- 16,581 prisoners passed through HASAG's German subcamps (minimum figure).

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