The Transformation of Cattle Feet to Torpedo Oil
A Case Study in Nazi German Wartime Recycling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12309388 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chad B Denton (0000-0002-7587-5958, Underwood International College, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-185 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | War in History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-3445 • E-ISSN: 1477-0385 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09683445231161309 |
| OpenAlex | W4375863842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In January 1940, the Wehrmacht had only a two-month supply of torpedo oil, an irreplaceable lubricant derived solely from the feet and shinbones of slaughtered cattle. The Wehrmacht resolved this shortage by appointing the man responsible for its supply during the First World War: Alfons Knetsch. This case study shows not only the importance of knowledge transfer from one war to the other but also how competing industrial interests shaped Nazi recycling policy and how an efficient, vigorously managed recycling organization could buy time for the research and development of substitutes, overcoming seemingly impossible raw material bottlenecks
Ancient history · Archaeology · Economic shortage · Economics · Economy · First world war · German · Nazism · Operations management · Political science · World War II · Engineering · European history and politics · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |