perseus
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Is anyone aware of instances were a country 'officially' traded with their enemy during war, in terms of matériel?
The case I have just come across was in the middle of WW1. Evidently the British were short of optical equipment, but only German companies could supply large quantities of it in the quality required. Bizarrely the German government didn't only allow this trade but actually withdraw some soldiers from the line to meet the order, some of which was supplied ahead of schedule! Why? Germany had a desperate need for rubber, and a supply was allowed in, both traded through a neutral country Switzerland I think.
This information was mentioned from the 2011 book 'To End all Wars' by Adam Hochschild.
Sometimes I wonder whether these psychopaths actually enjoyed it!
The case I have just come across was in the middle of WW1. Evidently the British were short of optical equipment, but only German companies could supply large quantities of it in the quality required. Bizarrely the German government didn't only allow this trade but actually withdraw some soldiers from the line to meet the order, some of which was supplied ahead of schedule! Why? Germany had a desperate need for rubber, and a supply was allowed in, both traded through a neutral country Switzerland I think.
This information was mentioned from the 2011 book 'To End all Wars' by Adam Hochschild.
Sometimes I wonder whether these psychopaths actually enjoyed it!
