WW II - Women in the Defense Industry 1944

A woman polishes the cockpit glazing of a Heinkel He 111 in August 1944, place unknown. The employment of women as workers in all sectors, as is pictured here in the aircraft industry but also in arms and ammunition production, ensured adequate supply at the front. The Nazi Propaganda! on the back of the picture is dated 3 August 1944: "Increase in the production of aircrafts. The ranks of our women constantly supply the defense industry with workers. They work diligently to increase the production of machines, arms and ammunition. In the cockpit glazing of a He 111. "