Breweries in the Bohemian Lands under the German Occupation: Institutional and Proprietary Change

Abstract

The study deals with the brewing industry in the Bohemian Lands within the specific period of Nazi occupation. In the middle of interest there are the control mechanisms and subjection of the Protectorate brewing industry to the occupational needs. Was the Czech brewing industry subjected to occuptional needs and to what extent? Which were the key methods or instruments within this process? The Protectorate administration and breweries are analalyzed in relation to the process of Germanisation. Special attention is given to personell and proprietary changes of selected joint-stock breweries.