Organisation Todt - From Autobahns to the Atlantic Wall

Organisation Todt - From Autobahns to the Atlantic Wall

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Organisation Todt - From Autobahns to the Atlantic Wall - Signed copy

Based on a confidential wartime report, issued by the British Government in March 1945, this in-depth dossier details the inner workings of Organisation Todt, which not only built the Reichsautobahns, but also Germany's Siegfried Line and the Atlantic Wall. Founded by the charismatic Fritz Todt, the OT was responsible for the construction of all of the major military works across Europe - from the Siegfried Line and Atlantic Wall, to the U-Boat pens and V1 and V2 weapon sites.

What to expect from 'Building the Third Reich - Organisation Todt'

When Fritz Todt died in a flying accident in 1942 he was succeeded by Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, who was also appointed as Reich Minister of Armaments and War Production. Although the Organisation Todt was not a military organization as such, it literally underpinned the Nazis' stranglehold on the occupied territories.

Not just through the fortifications but also through the systematic and highly controversial use of enforced labour drawn from the populations of the vanquished countries. At its peak the Organisation Todt consisted of a force of almost two million men and women, and it is through the depth of detail revealed in this handbook that we discover the largely untold human story.

'Organisation Todt - From Autobahns to the Atlantic Wall' in detail

Editor: John Christopher (signed)
Publisher: Amberley Publishing 2015
ISBN: 9781445638560
Format: Softback, 278 pages
Size: 248 x 172 mm
Condition: New

Part of the Droids Books Collection