Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That kind of answer only suggest that the search results will be unpleasant. I think David's questions are reasonable, they have certainly crossed my mind, and they could be answered with a simple 'yes' or 'no'. I was not able to find any threads in the archive with keyword 'war'. Gerhard - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ted Grant Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 11:01 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] WWII and Leica, was WWII V2 rockets / PAW David Degner wrote: >>To all those leica historians, while were on the topic of WWII. What was > Leitz part in the war? How did it effect there camera designs? Did they > use any slave labor? Ive heard of the Lufthuaft's [I can't spell] leicas, > were there other ones for other branches? Is there a good source on this < Hi David, This subject has been well discussed in the past by some very respectable Leica LUG historian folks which has been very informative and interesting . May I suggest you search the LUG archives for the topic, I'm sure you'll be very surprised by how many posts there are pertaining to this subject. ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant