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Ummmmm Hitler ordered the manufacturing of the Bug in April of 1934. This was before WWII. Civilian production was stopped at the start of the war, but it was

by SEJeff 8y ago

Ummmmm Hitler ordered the manufacturing of the Bug in April of 1934. This was before WWII. Civilian production was stopped at the start of the war, but it was definitely being built before the war, as evidenced by many historical sources.

philwelch 8y ago
> The construction of the new factory started in May 1938 in the new town of "Stadt des KdF-Wagens" (modern-day Wolfsburg), which had been purpose-built for the factory workers.[15] This factory had only produced a handful of cars by the time war started in 1939. None were actually delivered to any holder of the completed saving stamp books, though one Type 1 Cabriolet was presented to Hitler on 20 April 1944 (his 55th birthday).[15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen#1932%E2%80%931938:_People's_Car_project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen#1932%E2%80%931938:_...