From trains to tanks: Germany’s rearmament marks industrial shift

Components for Leopard II main battle tanks and Puma infantry fighting vehicles will, from next year, be produced at Görlitz’s 176-year-old train factory. Photo: Ints Kalnins/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

Article republished from Financial Times

Patricia Nilsson in Görlitz, Financial Times

24. apr. 2025 KL. 11.43

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Push to increase defence production is offering a glimmer of hope for workers facing manufacturing job losses

Børsens ansvarshavende chefredaktør Bjarne Crydon anbefaler denne artikel fra Financial Times fordi:

Artiklen ser meget konkret på mulighederne for at omstille Tysklands kriseramte, traditionelle industri i takt med oprustningen i Europa.
Kombinationen af makrotal og fortællinger om menneskeskæbner på fabriksgulvet gør, at man næsten kan smage omstillingens betydning. Det er værd at følge med i udviklingen hos de tyske foregangsmænd.

For three generations, the Liebigs have made a living building double-decker railcars in the easternmost German town of Görlitz. But those who come after Carsten Liebig will now build weapons, not trains.

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