IG Farben facts for kids
IG Farben (short for Interessen-Gemeinschaft Farbenindustrie AG), was a German conglomerate of companies formed in 1925 – including BASF, AGFA and Hoechst – and even earlier during World War I. Farben is German for "paints", "dyes", or "colors", and initially many of these companies produced dyes, but soon began to embrace more advanced chemistry. The founding of IG Farben was a reaction to Germany's defeat in World War I. IG Farben held a near total monopoly on chemical production, later during the Nazi regime, including manufacturing Zyklon B.
Images for kids
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Carl Duisberg, chairman of Bayer, argued in 1904 for a merger of Germany's dye and pharmaceutical companies.
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Share of the I. G. Farbenindustrie AG, issued in December 1925
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Painting from Hermann Groeber, The IG Farben supervisory board, commonly known as the "Council of Gods", in 1926.
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IG Farben facilities in Germany, 1932
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Occupation zones of Germany, 1945 (American, British, French and Soviet)
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The defendants in the dock on the first day of the IG Farben trial, 27 August 1947
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IG Farben building in 2007
See also
In Spanish: IG Farben para niños
