The Coca-Cola Collaborators of WW2
4,133Some are aware of the origins of Fanta in WW2 Germany, but fewer are aware of the degree to which Coca-Cola served as a symbol of freedom and liberty -- all things American, while simultaneously resting comfortably next to the Swastika.
Emperortigerstar has pointed out the map looks messed up, I know! I'm a words guy, not a map guy so I'm not really sure how to fix it.
#history #cocacola #ww2
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Bibliography:
Fanta's 75th Anniversary: https://youtu.be/qAJXHPaWUWw
- F. Allen, "Secret Formula" (2015)
- D. Baer, "Coca-Cola just pulled an ad suggesting that Nazi Germany was 'Good Old Times' ", businessinsider.com, Mar 4th 2015.
- J. Dyck, "Fanta: How One Man In Nazi Germany Created a Global Soda", Oct. 8th, 2019
- B. Mikkelson, "Fanta and the Nazis", snopes.com, Sep. 12th, 2004.
- Museum of the American G.I, "Coca-Cola in World War II", (accessed 27.03.2024)
- M. Pendergrast, “For God, Country and Coca-Cola” (2013)
- A. Tooze, "Wages of Destruction" (2006)
- Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, "Robert W. Woodruff", Woodruff.org (accessed 30.03.2024)
@DucDeVinny on Twitter found a picture of Max Keith on the German version of the Coca-Cola website: https://www.coca-cola.com/ch/de/media-center/geschichte
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