Editing Second World War (section)

== Home fronts and production ==
The war required mass mobilization of labour, food, fuel, industry, shipping, rail transport, finance, and raw materials. Civilian economies were redirected toward military production and state-controlled allocation.

German industry relied on occupied resources and forced labour. Prisoners of war, civilian deportees, and concentration camp prisoners were used in factories, mines, farms, and construction sites. As Germany lost manpower and transport capacity, coercive labour became increasingly important to the war economy.

The [[Schroeter family]] had members serving in German armed forces and technical roles during the Nazi period. [[Schroeter Traktoren]] shifted production toward wartime demand and supplied reinforced chassis systems and armoured industrial components. In Rotterdam, wartime shortages affected civilian workshops, including marble and stone work connected to [[Martinus Schroeter]] after the bombing of Rotterdam in 1940.

Members of the [[Van Hetten family]] in Germany became involved in aviation-linked branches and technical programmes. Humphrey van Hetten served in German military aviation before and during the war.<ref name="humphrey" />

The [[Van Noords of Schaan]] operated from Liechtenstein and used Swiss commercial routes during the war. Their industrial activity supplied engines, drivetrain systems, and engineering work to German-aligned industrial partners while limiting formal exposure.