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During World War II, survival depended on far more than weapons, factories, or battlefield tactics. Across Europe and beyond, civilians endured food shortages, rationing, labor collapse, and broken supply lines. What kept millions alive were not miracle technologies—but forgotten crops that modern agriculture abandoned.

In this documentary from The Survival Record, we examine the overlooked role of perennial vegetables during WWII—plants that could be grown once and harvested for decades. Some grew as tall as trees. Others thrived in bombed soil, coastal ground, or neglected gardens. These crops quietly sustained civilians, resistance movements, and isolated communities when centralized food systems failed.

Unlike annual crops, these vegetables required no yearly replanting, minimal inputs, and little oversight. They represented resilience rather than efficiency. Yet after the war, they disappeared from farms, seed catalogs, and public memory. Not because they failed—but because postwar societies chose industrial productivity over long-term survival strategies.

This video explores:
• How wartime food systems collapsed across Europe
• Why perennial vegetables became critical survival assets
• How governments viewed decentralized food production
• Why postwar agriculture deliberately abandoned resilient crops
• What these decisions reveal about preparedness, memory, and modern food security

This is not a surface-level WWII summary. It is a deep historical analysis of how ordinary people survived total war—and what we lost when we stopped valuing resilience.

If you’re interested in WWII history, survival preparedness, wartime logistics, food security, or overlooked lessons of the 20th century, this documentary is for you.

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