Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1945
Death marches and camp evacuations
As Allied forces advanced, prisoners from HASAG sites were evacuated under lethal conditions. Thousands were forced on marches or transported away from the factories, with many dying before liberation.
1944
Schlieben-Berga camp explosion
An explosion at the HASAG facility associated with the Schlieben-Berga concentration camp killed 96 imprisoned laborers. The available historical account does not determine whether the event was accidental, deliberate sabotage or caused by bombing.
1939
Mass exploitation of forced labor
During the Second World War, HASAG operated a network of factories and labor camps that used deported civilians and concentration-camp prisoners. Tens of thousands of people, including many Jews from Poland, were forced to manufacture armaments in brutal conditions, and large numbers died.