Germany’s Volkswagen, the story of a car company and a nation

A look back at Volkswagen's history.  1937: Adolf Hitler commissions the construction of a Volkswagen plant as part of the “Kraft durch Freude” (“Strength through Joy”) effort, a state-operated leisure program. May 26, 1938: Laying of the cornerstone for the Volkswagen plant, which was modeled after the Ford factory in Michigan, and foundation of the “City of […]











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