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History of BMW. The official founding date of the German motor vehicle manufacturer BMW is 7 March 1916, when an aircraft producer called Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (formerly Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik) was established. [1][2] This company was renamed to Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) in 1922. However, the BMW name dates back to 1917, when Rapp ...
Schatzgräber or “Treasure Hunter” was the name of a military weather station Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine established in the north of Alexandra Land in the Arctic Franz Josef Land archipelago in 1943. [1] The construction of the secret complex codename “Treasure Hunter” began in 1942 at the command of Adolf Hitler but came into operation only in 1943. The mission of the station's crew ...
The BMW Headquarters (‹See Tfd› German: BMW-Vierzylinder, lit.'BMW four-cylinder'), also known as the BMW Tower (German: BMW-Turm or BMW-Hochhaus), is a high-rise building located in the Am Riesenfeld area of Munich, Germany. The building has served as the global corporate headquarters of German automaker BMW since 1973. It was declared a protected historic building in 1999, and it is ...
The BMW Welt is a combined exhibition, delivery, adventure museum, and event venue located in Munich 's district Am Riesenfeld, next to the Olympic Park, in the immediate vicinity of the BMW Headquarters and factory.
Blockade of Germany (1939–1945) The Blockade of Germany (1939–1945), also known as the Economic War, involved operations carried out during World War II by the British Empire and by France in order to restrict the supplies of minerals, fuel, metals, food and textiles needed by Nazi Germany – and later by Fascist Italy – in order to ...
The BMW Central Building Located in Leipzig, Germany was the winning design submitted for competition by Pritzker Prize winning architect, Zaha Hadid. The central building is the nerve center [1] for BMW's new $1.55 billion complex built to manufacture the BMW 3 Series.
BMW Marine. BMW Marine GmbH was BMW 's marine engine division. BMW's interest in marine engines dated back to 1913; they began making marine engines in 1919 after World War I. BMW Museum Boat Engine Plaque. May, 2024.
German submarine U-534 is a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. She was built in 1942 in Hamburg-Finkenwerder by Deutsche Werft AG as yard number 352. She was launched on 23 September 1942 and commissioned on 23 December with Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Nollau in command.