When German forces pushed deep into the Soviet Union in 1941, Stalins answer was drastic: move entire industries east.
Factories were dismantled piece by piece, loaded onto over 1.5 million freight cars, and shipped thousands of kilometers to the Urals, Siberia, and Central Asia. Workers and engineers traveled with the machines, rebuilding production lines in bare fields, wooden sheds, or even under open skies.
Amazingly, many plants were running again within weeks. This massive relocation not only saved Soviet industryit helped turn the tide of WWII.
In our linked Short, we explore the other side of wartime industry: how Germanys resource shortages strained its population, economy, and war effort.
Wyszukiwanie odpowiedzi..
