Nazi/Krups UL surfaces again...NYTimes

Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports
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Here’s the article:

True, they’re just reporting on the behavior of (misguided) individuals, but they never bother to note that Krups didn’t particularly profit from the war (at least, no more/differently than they did before and after the war).

I’m mailing a link to Cecil’s article to the NYT staff.

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_078.html

(“Did Krups, Braun, and Mercedes-Benz make Nazi concentration camp ovens? Did Hitler name the Volkswagen?”)

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So toadspittle, did you ever hear from the NY Times? Are they going to print a correction, giving credit to you and Cecil?

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There may also be some confusion about which company they are mad at. Krups is a small appliance maker (I think they got started by making scales), Krupps is an arms manufacturer that created many weapons including the famous ‘88’ anti-aircraft gun during WWII.

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Agreed, Swede Hollow. In fact Cecil mentioned this himself in his article:

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Speaking of putting “the funky Beetle of one’s youth in a new light,” didn’t one of their US ad campaigns say “from the people who brought you World War II…”? Or am I thinking of a Japanese car?

– Beruang

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Just FYI–I sent the letter in. No response/correction. Oh well. Too bad for the Germans, I guess.