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BMW Welt is a combined facility in Munich that showcases the current model lineup of BMW cars and motorcycles, and offers a dramatic experience for customers picking up their special ordered cars. It is the most visited tourist attraction in Bavaria and was designed by the Vienna-based architects COOP HIMMELB (L)AU.
This list includes corporations and their documented collaboration in the implementation of the Holocaust, Forced labour and other German war crimes. It does not mention any car company making WW2 vehicles, but some of the listed companies produced military hardware or vehicles during the war.
Learn about the history and architecture of the BMW Tower, a high-rise building that serves as the global corporate headquarters of BMW since 1973. The tower is located in Munich, Germany, near the Olympiapark and BMW's main factory.
The Kasernierte Volkspolizei (a paramilitary police branch which preceded the National People's Army) and the succeeding East German armed forces needed vehicles and expressed interest in reviving production of the BMW 325, an unsuccessful wartime off-road Einheits-PKW (standardized military light utility vehicle) built by BMW in Eisenach.
Learn about the history and design of BMW products and culture at the corporate museum in Munich. The museum features a permanent collection of about 120 exhibits, including engines, motorcycles, and futuristic vehicles.
BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke, which means Bavarian Motor Works in English. Learn about the origins, products and milestones of this German company that started as an aircraft producer and became a global leader in automobiles and motorcycles.
Rapp Motorenwerke was a German aircraft engine manufacturer founded by Karl Rapp and Julius Auspitzer in 1913. It later merged with Bayerische Flugzeugwerke to form BMW, and produced various engines for military and civilian use.
This web page provides a comprehensive list of all German motors used in aircraft, rockets, jets and other powerplants during the Second World War. It includes the official designations, common names, manufacturers, types and descriptions of each engine.