The book on the history of Allianz 1933 to 1945
Gerald D. Feldman's study "Allianz and the German Insurance Business 1933-1945" was commissioned by the Allianz Group and published in 2001.
In 1997, Allianz was successful in winning over the eminent economic historian Prof. Gerald D. Feldman "to fill in the blanks in Allianz's history" (Henning Schulte Noelle, CEO of Allianz from 1990-2002).
Gerald D. Feldman, the author of the study
"Allianz and the German Insurance Business 1933-1945"
It took Gerald D. Feldman (University of California, Berkeley) and his team of historians four years of research to complete his study of Allianz's corporate history during the Nazi era.
In particular, the book highlights Allianz's activities during the period of the late Weimar Republic, National Socialism and the early Federal Republic. The study's chief aim is to describe the development and activities of Allianz from 1933 to 1945 within the overall historical context.
In particular, the book highlights Allianz's activities during the period of the late Weimar Republic, National Socialism and the early Federal Republic. The study's chief aim is to describe the development and activities of Allianz from 1933 to 1945 within the overall historical context.
The English version of the book is available at Cambridge University Press and costs 60 US dollars
Overview of topics
Gerald Feldman addresses the following aspects:
In October 2001, C.H. Beck published these research findings in German. The English version, entitled "Allianz and the German Insurance Business, 1933-1945", was published by Cambridge University Press.
- The link between representatives of Allianz and the Nazi leadership
- The forcing into line of the insurance industry
- The development of the company
- Allianz's treatment of Jewish employees and customers
- The so-called Kristallnacht ("Night of Broken Glass") pogrom and the insurance industry
- The expansion of the company during the Second World War and the insurance business in the occupied countries
- Business contacts with the SS and NSDAP
- Denazification and reparation after the Second World War
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