Underground Factory

Underground factories became a response to the vulnerability of industrial production to air attack, particularly during the later Second World War. Moving machinery into tunnels, mines, or excavated facilities could protect some equipment but created severe transport, ventilation, power, and workforce problems. In Nazi Germany, underground production was also associated with brutal forced labor and lethal conditions. The subject therefore represents both an industrial-dispersal strategy and its human cost, rather than an automatically invulnerable source of production.

Underground workshops could shelter production from bombing, but excavation demanded labor, power, ventilation, and transport access. Nazi Germany’s late-war relocation programs also relied on brutal forced labor, making the human history inseparable from the industrial structures.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in the Global War series of games by Historical Board Gaming and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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