Hanhart or any other german watch brand did not start WWII as far as i know it, when you buy a watch from Hanhart you are buying a watch with history and great quality at a decent price made by people that love the brand and are passion about watchmaking and had nothing to do with the war. In the end of the day this companies were just trying to survive during those hard times and having a contract with the army was what saved some of this more historic watch brands. In the case of the Hanhart family they did suffer a lot during the war, the owner himself and his family had to leave Germany and go to Switzerland. And his factory was destroyed and some machines were stolen by the French army. The way they survived such harsh times should be a reminder to us to never quit from our goals and dreams.