Did they have their own scientists / specialists travelling in the rear who then try to figure out how to get the facility back online? I’m assuming here that the enemy workers have already fled and the facilities are empty.
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Many such facilities would be destroyed before the troops even get to them, either by the attackers (factories were prime targets for aerial bombing) or by fleeing defenders sabotaging equipment (in WW2 the Soviets famously did this). In both cases it was done to deny the other side the ability to produce materiel.
Many such facilities would be destroyed before the troops even get to them, either by the attackers (factories were prime targets for aerial bombing) or by fleeing defenders sabotaging equipment (in WW2 the Soviets famously did this). In both cases it was done to deny the other side the ability to produce materiel.
A huge aspect of capturing an enemy production source was to deprive the enemy of it. The rest was secondary. Any ancillary production you could get from it was a bonus.
A huge aspect of capturing an enemy production source was to deprive the enemy of it. The rest was secondary. Any ancillary production you could get from it was a bonus.
Oof, really dark question…
Some people staid behind, others were captured and forced to work in industry as concentration camp victims, and then of course there were the workers and engineers who collaborated with the nazis and were willing to offer their services.
And then in the reverse: after ww2 the soviets through the Allies and the un were able to force millions of German and other axis workers to pay reparations through labor rebuilding damaged areas and working in industry.
Oof, really dark question…
Some people staid behind, others were captured and forced to work in industry as concentration camp victims, and then of course there were the workers and engineers who collaborated with the nazis and were willing to offer their services.
And then in the reverse: after ww2 the soviets through the Allies and the un were able to force millions of German and other axis workers to pay reparations through labor rebuilding damaged areas and working in industry.
The general idea is that the invading army wants to replace the government and officials of a country, not the population.
So when they fight, they want to push out the military without involving the civilian population – that the locals will put down arms and the government will willingly hand over control when they see the big invading army advancing on them.
Those being invaded will often need to be pragmatic – choosing where to retreat and give up land, and where to hold out and fight will often include consideration towards the population of an area and how a battle will affect them.
This may then leave a local population living under the rule of an invading army, rather than the country they consider home. To solve degree this may invoke resistance against the invaders, but for the average person life still had to go on – they still need to earn a living and provide for themselves, which means buckling down under the new rules and not fighting back – and watching those that do face the consequences set by the new government.
In other cases areas will be flattened and destroyed by fighting, leaving little behind and with populations having been evacuated in advance. The industry in these areas just won’t really be workable until that area is considered peaceful enough that a population starts to return and rebuild.
The general idea is that the invading army wants to replace the government and officials of a country, not the population.
So when they fight, they want to push out the military without involving the civilian population – that the locals will put down arms and the government will willingly hand over control when they see the big invading army advancing on them.
Those being invaded will often need to be pragmatic – choosing where to retreat and give up land, and where to hold out and fight will often include consideration towards the population of an area and how a battle will affect them.
This may then leave a local population living under the rule of an invading army, rather than the country they consider home. To solve degree this may invoke resistance against the invaders, but for the average person life still had to go on – they still need to earn a living and provide for themselves, which means buckling down under the new rules and not fighting back – and watching those that do face the consequences set by the new government.
In other cases areas will be flattened and destroyed by fighting, leaving little behind and with populations having been evacuated in advance. The industry in these areas just won’t really be workable until that area is considered peaceful enough that a population starts to return and rebuild.
Firstly, a german factory for example doesn’t differ too much from an american, british or whatever nation factory. So yes, people could relatively easily figure these things out. Remember, back then, they didn’t use computers. A welding station looks similar wherever you go.
Secondly, if you do things the way they should be done, you try not to target civilians. Not saying that this wasn’t done. I live in a tactically completely unimportant village that was bombed in WW2. But you generally try to keep at least most the civilians alive. Those civilians work in the factories they worked in before the war. Little anecdote: My wife is from ukraine and her grandmother told her how nice the german soldiers were to her and her siblings. Even shared chocolate(!)
Firstly, a german factory for example doesn’t differ too much from an american, british or whatever nation factory. So yes, people could relatively easily figure these things out. Remember, back then, they didn’t use computers. A welding station looks similar wherever you go.
Secondly, if you do things the way they should be done, you try not to target civilians. Not saying that this wasn’t done. I live in a tactically completely unimportant village that was bombed in WW2. But you generally try to keep at least most the civilians alive. Those civilians work in the factories they worked in before the war. Little anecdote: My wife is from ukraine and her grandmother told her how nice the german soldiers were to her and her siblings. Even shared chocolate(!)
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