8 Great Inventions BUILT BY THE NAZIS!

Even though the Nazis did unthinkable acts, caused immeasurable pain, and were responsible for uncountable deaths, everything they made wasn't destined for War. Here are 8 inventions you didn't know were made in Nazi Germany.

1. The Jerrycan. This Container was designed in Germany in the 1930s to hold up to 5.3 US gal (20 liters) of fuel. It was made from pressed steel with indentations to strengthen the sides but still allow for expansion and contraction of the fuel due to temperature change. The German design was reverse engineered and copied by the allies during the second world war and got its name "Jerrycan" because the allied slang term for the Germans was the "Jerrys".

2. Jagermeister. Yep, so next time you are on a night out and are going to have a Jagerbomb you're going to have some interesting facts to tell! Jagermeister actually means "Master of the Hunt" in German, the drink was developed by the German Curt Mast in 1934 by combining 56 herbs and spices and was originally used as an after-dinner digestive aid, however, thanks to American businessman Sidney Frank's promotion and distribution of the product since the 1980s, the name Jagermeister and "Partying" have become synonymous, but now, after learning it was invented in Nazi Germany, the phrase JagerBomb has become a little more sinister.

3. Volkswagen Type 1. Otherwise known as "The Beetle" or "The Bug" most people know it was a concept formulated by Hitler himself, who wanted a cheap, simple car that was available for all, a car for the people, a folks wagon, or in German a "Volkswagen" however, what a lot of people don't know is that thanks to the Spanish Civil War and WWII, most of Germany's car manufacturing plants were building military equipment, so it wasn't until after WWII and Hitler's demise that large scale production began.

4. Volksflugzeug. "The aircraft for the people" was supposed to be a small and simple mass-produced airplane. The Germans actually produced a number of cheap biplanes intended to be "For the people" but WWII came and manufacturing was moved to military craft only. Just like the Volkswagen, the Volksflugzeug was part of the Nazi's attempt to appear to work for the people, other inventions for the people, included, the Volksempfanger, "The People's Radio", the Volkskuhlschrank, "The People's Refrigerator", and the Volksgasmaske, The People's... well you can probably guess this one.

5. Fanta. I know what you're thinking, "Wasn't Fanta made by Coca-Cola?" and yes, it was, Coca-Cola Germany! In 1940 the US had a trade embargo against Germany so they couldn't receive the Coca-Cola syrup required to produce the soft drink, Max Keith, the head of Coca-Cola Germany at the time decided to create a beverage specifically for the German people using the only ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSTFzX1nfCc