The lignite industrial complex Böhlen-Espenhain near Leipzig was of great significance for the autarky policies of both the "Third Reich" and the GDR. Martin Baumert comparatively examines the impact of three different political transformations (Nazi, SBZ, GDR) on the industrial complex, which was essential to each system, focusing on changes that took place in the organization of industry and labor.

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Martin Baumert, German Mining Museum, Bochum, Germany.