#Volkswagen #History

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...for the #German war of extermination, as well as fighter planes, mines, and aerial bombs. 👈

In return, the #VW plant was allowed to call itself a "#War Model Factory" and was also awarded the honorary title of "National Socialist Model Factory".

👉By the end of the war, only 630 civilian vehicles had left the plant--for leading #NSDAP functionaries [only.]👈

The real triumph of the "#Beetle" as a...

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https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/VW_Typ_82

Militärfahrzeug auf der Basis des KdF-Wagens

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