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Okupační politika v průmyslu protektorátu Čechy a Morava na příkladu Škodových závodů
Occupation Policy in Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Industry: An Example of Škoda Works

Author(s): Klára Fabianková, Tereza Burianová
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, National Economy, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
Keywords: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; occupation policy; Nazi administration; industry; arms industry; Škoda Works

Summary/Abstract: Occupation Policy in Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Industry: An Example of Škoda Works The study describes occupation policy and administration, including goals in the Pro-tectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. It analyses measures carried out by the occupation administration in the manufacturing, more specifically in the armament industry, and presents selected specific measures and their impacts on the industrial sector and arms production. In this regard, the company Škoda Works, the largest arms manufacturer, serves as an illustrative case study. The measures affected the Protectorate industry, which was completely restructured based on the needs of the German war economy. By analysing selected principles of the administration's operation, specific measures and their real effects on the arms industry, the study shows the potential and real economic significance of the German occupation of the Czech lands.

  • Issue Year: 69/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 360-381
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Czech