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Deutsche Wirtschaftsbetriebe

Project launched by Nazi Germany

Deutsche Wirtschaftsbetriebe (German: for 'German Economic Enterprises'), abbreviated DWB, was a project launched by Nazi Germany in World War II. Organised and managed by the Allgemeine SS, its aim was to profit from the use of slave labour extracted from the Nazi concentration camp inmates.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Bundesarchiv Bild 192-139, KZ Mauthausen, Himmler mit Ziereis im Steinbruch
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Deutsche Wirtschaftsbetriebe (German: for 'German Economic Enterprises'), abbreviated DWB, was a project launched by Nazi Germany in World War II. Organised and managed by the Allgemeine SS, its aim was to profit from the use of slave labour extracted from the Nazi concentration camp inmates.2

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