Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WWII and Leica, was WWII V2 rockets / PAW
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 20:00:39 -0700
References: <B7A4491E.12DC5%abridge@mac.com> <5.0.2.1.0.20010818213457.0283f368@mail.chroniclenetworks.com>
 
David Degner wrote:
>>To all those leica historians, while were on the topic of WWII.  What was
> Leitz part in the war?  How did it effect there camera designs?  Did they
> use any slave labor?  Ive heard of the Lufthuaft's [I can't spell] leicas,
> were there other ones for other  branches? Is there a good source on this
<

Hi David,

This subject has been well discussed in the past by some very respectable
Leica LUG historian folks which has been very informative and interesting .

May I suggest you search the LUG archives for the topic, I'm sure you'll be
very surprised by how many posts there are pertaining to this subject.
ted

Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
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