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I.G. Farben A.G.


Germany, Business Org    (1925 to 1945)
• German chemical conglomerate (Internationale Gesellschaft Farbenindustrie A.G.). Broken up by Nuremburg Tribunal after WW2.
• Operated the Auschwitz slave labor camp during WW2 -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1994 : History of American business involvement with I.G. Farben and the Nazis (See: John Torell article)
• 2007 : Article "A Brief History of Big Chemical" by David Malmo Levine (See: Text online)
Relationships
1920 1930 1940
SchmitzHDirector
 
terMeerFDirector
 
WarburgMMDirector
 
BASFAGDivision
 
BayerAGDivision
 
HoechstAGDivision
 
AffiliateStandardOilNJ
 
Life ofIGFarben
 
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Schmitz, Hermann   (Director of, 1925 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1925 : General Manager (1925-45)
• 1926 : Member of the Executive Committee
• 1935 : Chairman of the Board
ter Meer, Fritz   (Director of, 1925 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Member, Managing Board
• 1938 : Wartime Manager of the I.G.Auschwitz operation producing synthetic rubber and fuel for the Nazi war effort. -- Duck | Google | Bing
Warburg, Max M.   (Director of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
BASF A.G.   (Division of, 1925 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Bayer A.G.   (Division of, 1925 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Hoechst A.G.   (Division of, 1925 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey   (Affiliate of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2007 : Article on the I.G. Farben and Standard Oil partnership, and their common ideology (See: David Malmo article)