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• IG Farbenindustrie AG

  IG Farben built a factory for the production of synthetic fuel and rubber in Auschwitz, which was the beginning of SS activity of concentration camps in this locality during the Holocaust. At its peak in 1944, this factory had 83,000 working slaves.

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• Jagdpanzer VI "Jagdtiger"

  History of the German heavy tank destroyer

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• Jagdtiger

  During the Second World War, in addition to the Elefant, another development program was underway in Germany to acquire a heavy tank fighter. Its origins can be traced back to 1942, when Adolf Hitler pushed for the accelerated completion of the development of a 12.8 cm calibre towed anti-tank gun. In early 1943, a proposal was made to mount this massive weapon on a tank chassis. According to a proposal dated 21.03.1943, it initially spoke of a heavy Sturmgeschütz that would be capable of destroying enemy armoured targets at more than 3000 m.

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• Sturmpanzer VI "Sturmtiger"

  Project, where the first specifications contained a 210 mm howitzer on a tank chassis, but such a weapon was not yet available, so it was decided to choose a weapon already developed and it became a missile launcher RW 61. This weapon was developed by Rheinmetall-Borsig from Düsseldorf as an anti-submarine launcher for depth charges for the Kriegsmarine. The chassis of the Tiger I heavy tank was then chosen as the basis.

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