During World War II at least 13.5 million people were employed as
forced labourers in Germany and across the territories occupied by
the German Reich. Most came from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus,
Moldavia, the Baltic countries, France, Poland and Italy. Among
them were 8.4 million civilians working for private companies and
public agencies in industry, administration and agriculture. In
addition, there were 4.6 million prisoners of war and 1.7 million
concentration camp prisoners who were either subjected to forced
labour in concentration or similar camps or were 'rented out' or
sold by the SS. While there are numerous publications on forced
labour in National Socialist Germany during World War II, this
publication combines a historical account of events with the
biographies and memories of former forced labourers from
twenty-seven countries, offering a comparative international
perspective.
Alexander von Plato is a historian and the former Director of
the Institute for History and Biography at the University of Hagen
(Germany). He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of
Vienna, the Director of the International Life Story Project on
Forced Labourers during WW II, and the Secretary of the
International Oral History Association. His many publications
include books and films on mentality history, focusing particularly
on National Socialism, World War II, and German reunification.
Almut Leh is a historian and Research Fellow at the Institute
for History and Biography at the University of Hagen (Germany) and
co-editor of BIOS -Zeitschrift fur Biographieforschung, Oral
History und Lebensverlaufsanalysen. She also is a council member of
the International Oral History Association and has published on
German history since 1945 and the methodology of oral history.
Christoph Thonfeld is a historian and language teacher and is
currently Assistant Professor of German language and culture at
Cheng Chi University in Taipei, Taiwan. He is also researching
forced labourers' memories of WW II in an internationally
comparative perspective. He is co-editor of the periodical
WerkstattGeschichte.
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