Study sheds light on Continental's role as pillar of Nazi war machine

FILE PHOTO: A Continental employee checks an antenna with measurement technology, used for 5G road testing, at Continental's pilot location for industry 4.0 applications in Regensburg, Germany, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

HAMBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Continental, the world's third-biggest auto parts supplier, played a big part in the Nazi's armaments and war economy, using forced labourers to make products such as gas masks, a study presented by the company showed on Thursday.

Conti commissioned the independent research by historian Paul Erker to explore the darkest chapter of the company's history. It provides an opportunity to learn from the past to create a better future, the company said.