Nazi streets found in Canada

 

German corporation successfully petitioned London, Ontario to name street after Nazi tycoon who used slave labor

London, Ontario, a city of over 420,000, is home to Max Brose Drive, named for German industrialist Max Brose.

Brose’s automotive factory manufactured arms for the Third Reich; Brose, a member of the Nazi Party, was recognized for his importance to Nazi Germany by receiving the title Wehrwirtschaftsführer (industry leader). His company, Brose Fahrzeugteile, was given slave labor, including from prisoners of war.

Today, Brose Fahrzeugteile is engaging in efforts to whitewash its founder. The history section of the company’s website insists Brose was an “entrepreneur with social responsibility,” whose slaves were “treated better than the average.”

Brose’s Nazi past came to the forefront during a 2022 scandal surrounding Julia Stoschek, billionaire art collector and Brose’s great-granddaughter. “While numerous German companies … have openly grappled with their involvement with the Nazi regime, the Stoschek family has been accused of sweeping its history under the rug,” noted The New York Times.

Indeed, in 2015, Germany’s main Jewish organization protested when the city of Coburg, home of Brose’s global headquarters, named a street for Brose. The street was named for him regardless.  (more...)

Nazi streets found in Canada