The Monsanto-Bayer Merger of 1954: The Union of a Nazi Collaborator and a Pentagon Contractor

In 2018, when Bayer bought Monsanto, none of the news reports mentioned that Bayer and Monsanto had merged once before, into the Mobay company after World War II.

The Mobay merger appears to be an odd alliance. During the war, Bayer was one of Hitler’s most important partners, while Monsanto was essential to the Manhattan Project.

Strangely, after the war, the U.S. government allowed Monsanto and Bayer to merge. Why?