Hostile activities of Siemens overseas employees during WWII

Date: 19-12-1941/23-07-1954 Reference: KV 2/3316 Creator: Security Service Catalogue context: THE SIEMENS-HALSKE-SCHUKERT COMBINE. Before the Second World War this German electrical engineering firm had technical specialists working in Britain many of whom had access to British armaments factories and service establishments in the course of their business. MI5 was conscious that from 1936 onwards the Nazi regime had made it clear that service to the Fatherland was obligatory on the part of Germans living and working abroad. This service was deemed likely to include acts of espionage. Evidence of spying on the part of Siemens employees emerged during both world wars. Much of the file relates to the hostile activities of Siemens overseas employees during the Second World War Categories: Second World War Subjects: Conflict; Fascism; Intelligence; Manufacturing; Operations, battles and campaigns; Weapons Topics: British state and citizens; Business, finance and innovation; Military and war Period: Second World War Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf