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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Josef_GanzJosef Ganz - Wikipedia

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   Arrest. Josef Ganz himself was arrested by the Gestapo in May 1933 based on falsified charges of blackmail of the automotive industry. He was eventually released. He fled Germany in June 1934 – the month Adolf Hitler assigned Ferdinand Porsche to design a mass-producible auto for a consumer price of 1,000 Reichsmark.

2. josefganz.orgJosef Ganz | True father of the Volkswagen Beetle Concept

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   Learn about Josef Ganz, a Jewish engineer who designed a revolutionary car that inspired Hitler's Volkswagen project. Explore his books, documentary film, vehicles, and cultural events on this website.

3. josefganz.org › biographyBiography - Josef Ganz

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   Josef Ganz (1898-1967) was a Jewish engineer and journalist who designed and promoted the idea of a German Volkswagen in the 1920s and 1930s. He faced persecution and threats from the Nazi regime and the automotive industry, but continued his work in Switzerland and France until his death.

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5. josefganz.org › documentaryDocumentary | Ganz: How I lost my Beetle - Josef Ganz

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   A feature documentary about Josef Ganz, the Jewish engineer who invented the Volkswagen Beetle and lost it to Hitler. Watch the trailer and learn how Ganz's dream was stolen by the Nazis.

6. josefganz.org › standard-superiorStandard Superior - Josef Ganz

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   While the chassis construction, based on the many patents of Josef Ganz, was praised for its revolutiory design, the bodywork was critized for being a little unpractical. Standard reacted to the criticism and developed an improved body for the production model. The production model of the Standard Superior, 1933.

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8. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org › josef-ganzJosef Ganz - Jewish Virtual Library

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   Josef Ganz was a German car designer born in Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Hungary). Josef Ganz was born on 1 July 1898 into a Jewish family living in Budapest, then the second-largest city within Austria-Hungary.

9. josefganz.org › carsJosef Ganz Cars | Predecessors of the Volkswagen Beetle

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   As editor-in-chief of Motor-Kritik, Josef Ganz had a strong influence on the design of a large number of German cars developed in the early to mid-1930s. Furthermore, in his capacity as automotive engineer, Josef Ganz designed or was closely involved in the development of the following cars:

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    Who was Josef Ganz?

    • Josef Ganz was born on 1 July 1898 into a Jewish family living in Budapest, then the second-largest city within Austria-Hungary. His mother was Maria Török (1872–1926) from Hungary. His father was Hugo Markus Ganz (1862–1922) from Mainz in Germany who worked as a political and literary writer and journalist for the Frankfurter Zeitung.

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    Why was Josef Ganz arrested?

    • Josef Ganz himself was arrested by the Gestapo in May 1933 based on falsified charges of blackmail of the automotive industry. He was eventually released. He fled Germany in June 1934 – the month Adolf Hitler assigned Ferdinand Porsche to design a mass-producible auto for a consumer price of 1,000 Reichsmark.

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    Where is the photograph of Josef Ganz?

    • Josef Ganz sitting on the rooftop of a Standard Superior Type 2 in Zurich, 1935 In 2021, Josef Ganz relative Lorenz Schmid recreated the photograph from 1935 in front of Beyer Chronometrie AG, Switzerland’s oldest watch store. Read more by clicking here.

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    What happened to Josef Ganz?

    • For some years he worked there for General Motors – Holden, but became almost bedridden after a series of heart attacks in the early 1960s. Despite some attempts to restore his name, it was too little too late. Josef Ganz died in obscurity in Australia in 1967, his legacy known and admired by all but his name forgotten.

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