The countries of Europe, whose economy and military power were used by Germany in the war against the Soviet Union.

Germany during the Second World War tried to make the most of the industry of the occupied European countries. For example, after the capture of Norway, Hitler’s Germany gained access to deposits of strategically important raw materials: iron ore and non-ferrous metals necessary for the production of armor and aircraft steel. After the occupation of France in 1940, the Germans used captured equipment and weapons on other fronts. Military orders were placed at French enterprises for the production of military equipment (tanks, aircraft, artillery pieces, ammunition) and ammunition. The German occupation authorities did the same in Poland and the Czech Republic. So at the factories of the Skoda company in the Czech Republic they produced armored vehicles and vehicles for various purposes. In addition to the industry of the occupied territories, Germany used the industrial potential of the allies, such as Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia.