The Ruhr Industrial District was bustling as usual, with dense factories pieced together like building blocks in the city suburbs. Enormous chimneys continually spewed out thick smoke, filling the air with a suffocating coal scent.
Workers moved back and forth inside the factories. Trucks transported iron ore to the smelting plants, where workers sent them to the conveyor belts, finally processing them into steel that was shipped to other factories.
These would become the artillery, tanks, ammunition, etc., needed on the battlefield, providing material support for Germany's ongoing war.
(Above image: One of the ruins of the Ruhr Industrial District)
Suddenly, several gunshots rang out from outside.
The workers paid it no mind; they were used to it.
Workers, under high-intensity work and insufficient food, often did some outrageous things, such as stealing, grabbing food, selling materials, etc.
