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November 8, 2016

Volkswagen Faces Accusations as Its Longtime Historian Departs
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Dozens of historians and researchers are accusing Volkswagen of trying
to cover up the "dark pages" of its history in Nazi Germany, following
the announcement Volkswagen's longtime historian Manfred Grieger was
leaving the company. Grieger has led Volkwagen's efforts to research and
reveal the company's actions during World War II, when Volkswagen forced
concentration camp prisoners to work in the auto factories. Volkswagen
has denied Grieger was dismissed. This comes as Volkswagen has announced
another historian, Christopher Kopper, has been commissioned to research
the company's actions in Brazil during the military dictatorship from
1964 to 1985, following a lawsuit alleging 12 Volkswagen workers
critical of the dictatorship were tortured in a VW factory near São
Paulo.


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