The Diet in Germany and the Occupied Countries during the Second World War

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Data obtained at first hand by the authors in Germany from Aug., 1941, to May, 1942, were supplemented from sources in the U. S., particularly the O. W. I. Food rationing was begun in Germany the day after England and France declared war. People were classified as children, normal consumers, night workers, heavy workers and very heavy workers, and allotments were made accordingly. The amts. allowed were meager and were often in part unobtainable. Supplementary synthetic vits. were not used as widely as in the U. S., but some B, C, and D preps. were distributed to special groups. The occupied countries varied in the rations allowed; Poland and Italy were not as well off as Germany. Others received about the same as Germany or slightly more, Denmark, especially, having less strict rationing. Prisoners of war obtained amts. similar to the German "normal consumer" ration; Russian prisoners did not fare as well. Americans interned at Bad Nauheim received approx. the same food as the avg. German worker, but were allowed to use some additio.! stores which they had with them. Most of them lost wt. during the 5 mos. they were there.

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