From Coco Chanel to Henry Ford: The celebrities you didn't know were linked to the Nazis | Weekend Special
The article reveals eight famous figures from the worlds of fashion, automotive, technology, and royalty who were involved in collaboration with the Nazi regime, including Coco Chanel, Henry Ford, King Edward VIII, Louis Renault, Hugo Boss, Ferdinand Porsche, Thomas Watson, and Louis Vuitton.
The article reviews eight famous figures from the worlds of fashion, automotive, technology, and royalty who were involved in collaboration with the Nazi regime. Among the names: Coco Chanel, who spied for German intelligence and tried to oust her Jewish partners; Henry Ford, who spread anti-Semitic propaganda and received a medal from Hitler; King Edward VIII, who visited Hitler and gave a Nazi salute; Louis Renault, who produced vehicles for the Wehrmacht; Hugo Boss, who manufactured SS uniforms and employed forced laborers; Ferdinand Porsche, an SS officer who selected prisoners from Buchenwald for forced labor; Thomas Watson of IBM, who provided punch card technology for managing deportations; and Louis Vuitton, who opened a store in Vichy and produced souvenirs for the pro-Nazi regime. The article presents the information as suppressed secrets, using intriguing headlines.