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Scientists, such as Dr. [[Wernher von Braun]], built the rocket that landed the first [[American]] on the [[moon]]. Intelligence personnel such as [[Reinhard Gehlen]] were entrusted with arming the [[Banderite]] organization ([[OUN]]) in [[Ukraine]] to conduct an armed insurrection against the [[Soviet Union]]. Military personnel such a Gen. Adolf Heusinger became [[NATO]] chief-of-staff.

Scientists, such as Dr. [[Wernher von Braun]], built the rocket that landed the first [[American]] on the [[moon]]. Intelligence personnel such as [[Reinhard Gehlen]] were entrusted with arming the [[Banderite]] organization ([[OUN]]) in [[Ukraine]] to conduct an armed insurrection against the [[Soviet Union]]. Military personnel such a Gen. Adolf Heusinger became [[NATO]] chief-of-staff.

Werner von Braun used forced laborers from [[concentration camp]]s during his career in Nazi Germany; thousands perished in the process. Ironically, more forced laborers died in construction of the [[V-2]] rocket that von Braun designed oversaw its production than were killed in the late London Blitz.<ref>[https://youtu.be/wrKmDUNi6sY NASA's Nazi Memorials - Honouring War Criminals 2024], Mark Felton Productions, Apr 20, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref>

Werner von Braun used forced laborers from [[concentration camp]]s during his career in Nazi Germany; thousands perished in the process. Ironically, more forced laborers died in construction of the [[V-2]] rocket that von Braun designed oversaw its production than were killed in the late London Blitz.<ref>[https://youtu.be/wrKmDUNi6sY NASA's Nazi Memorials - Honouring War Criminals 2024], Mark Felton Productions, Apr 20, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref> Instead of bringing him to trial, the red carpet was rolled out for him and his team in the [[U.S.]] and he was showered with medals and honors for his role as the father of the Saturn rocket which landed a man on the moon.

 

Instead of bringing him to trial, the red carpet was rolled out for him and his team in the [[U.S.]] and he was showered with medals and honors for his role as the father of the Saturn rocket which landed a man on the moon.

Germany was not only a leader in rocket science, but also in various fields such as [[chemistry]], [[aviation]] and [[medicine]]. The U.S. and its Allies wanted to exploit these innovations. Numerous patents were confiscated, in particular by Allied Control Council Directive No. 10, which provided for German scientific and technical achievements to be made available to the Allies. Millions of pages of technical documents and patents were transferred from Germany to the U.S. For example, developments in the chemical industry (dyes, plastics, [[pharmaceutical]]s) were taken over from companies such as IG Farben. The U.S. also benefited from developments in the aviation industry, e.g. from the German company Focke-Wulf or Messerschmitt.

Germany was not only a leader in rocket science, but also in various fields such as [[chemistry]], [[aviation]] and [[medicine]]. The U.S. and its Allies wanted to exploit these innovations. Numerous patents were confiscated, in particular by Allied Control Council Directive No. 10, which provided for German scientific and technical achievements to be made available to the Allies. Millions of pages of technical documents and patents were transferred from Germany to the U.S. For example, developments in the chemical industry (dyes, plastics, [[pharmaceutical]]s) were taken over from companies such as IG Farben. The U.S. also benefited from developments in the aviation industry, e.g. from the German company Focke-Wulf or Messerschmitt.