Historical Figure
Hugo Boss
1885–1948
German businessman (1885–1948)
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Biography
Hugo Ferdinand Boss was a German businessman who founded the fashion house Hugo Boss. He was an active member of the Nazi Party from 1931, and remained so until Nazi Germany's capitulation. His clothing company also utilized forced labour drawn from German-occupied territories and prisoner-of-war camps to manufacture military uniforms for the Schutzstaffel and Wehrmacht.
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Joined the Nazi Party. His factory began producing uniforms for the SA and SS. The brown shirts, the black uniforms. Business boomed. He employed forced laborers from concentration camps.
The factory was requisitioned by the French occupation forces after the war. Boss was classified as an "activist" and "supporter and beneficiary" of National Socialism. He was fined and stripped of voting rights.
Artifacts (10)
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Gratitude Journal for Men: A 52 Week Guide to Cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude
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