#nazi-collaboration

#nazi-collaboration

Lufthansa Airlines, the flag carrier of Germany, takes great pride in its aviation heritage spanning almost a century. Images from the 1920s and 1930s including Junkers Ju 52 aircraft used by the Luftwaffe feature prominently in Lufthansa's marketing, alluding to the "pioneering spirit" of the brand and its place in aviation history. But the story of Lufthansa's role in the Third Reich war machine, one that includes the large-scale use of forced labor, remains largely under the radar.

Spanish prosecutors are investigating the potential collaboration between General Franco's dictatorship and Nazi Germany, focusing on the deportation of thousands of exiled Spaniards to death camps during WWII.