Monopoly - die internationale Geschichte

The company Franz Schmidt in Nürnberg, one of the predecessors of the present Schmidt Spiele, got the first license for the manufacture and distribution of Monopoly in 1936. This edition, of which only about 5000 copies were made, had the streets and squares of Berlin.
However, it wasn't very successful. Sales went very slowly and the remaining stock got lost as the company in Nürnberg was bombed.

During the war, Spielefabrik Franz Schmidt received a letter from the “Reichsleitung der Hitlerjugend” ordering to stop production of the game because it “did not improve German youth education due to its speculative character”.

However, some copies of the game still circulated in officers' clubs. Probably the gentlemen themselves already had sufficient education...

Some additional trivia info: In 1941 the British Secret Service had John Waddington Ltd., the licensed manufacturer of the game outside the U.S., create a special edition for World War II prisoners of war held by the Nazis. Hidden inside these games were maps, compasses, real money, and other objects useful for escaping. They were distributed to prisoners by secret service created fake charity groups. This was the first "special issue" of the game. ^^

From: http://www.muurkrant.nl/monopoly/brd_classic_games.htm