▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Sh annon ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁world ▁first ▁for ▁its ▁design . ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁remembered ▁for ▁its ▁desire ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁w ages ▁of ▁its ▁under - pa id ▁workers ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁over ru led ▁by ▁the ▁C umann ▁na ▁n G a ed he al ▁government . ▁▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁ ▁S iem ens ▁( at ▁the ▁time : ▁S iem ens - Sch uck ert ) ▁explo ited ▁the ▁forced ▁labour ▁of ▁deport ed ▁people ▁in ▁ex termin ation ▁cam ps . ▁The ▁company ▁owned ▁a ▁plant ▁in ▁Aus ch witz ▁concentration ▁camp . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁years ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁numerous ▁plants ▁and ▁fact ories ▁in ▁Berlin ▁and ▁other ▁major ▁cities ▁were ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Al lied ▁air ▁ra ids . ▁To ▁prevent ▁further ▁losses , ▁manufact uring ▁was ▁therefore ▁moved ▁to ▁alternative ▁places ▁and ▁regions ▁not ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁air ▁war . ▁The ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁secure ▁continued ▁production ▁of ▁important ▁war - related ▁and ▁every day ▁goods . ▁According ▁to ▁records , ▁S iem ens ▁was ▁operating ▁almost ▁ 4 0 0 ▁alternative ▁or ▁re located ▁manufact uring ▁plants ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁S iem ens ▁su ed ▁German ▁sat ir ist ▁F . C . ▁Del ius ▁for ▁his ▁sat ir ical ▁history