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Franz Josef Popp (14 January 1886 in Vienna – 29 July 1954 in Stuttgart) was one of three men responsible for the founding of BMW AG and the First General Director of BMW AG from 1922 to 1942. A number of different candidates have been put forward as the “founders” of BMW AG. In the absence of Karl Rapp, Gustav Otto, Max Friz or Camillo ...
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Feb 10, 2023 · Adolf Hitler en visite dans les usines BMW avec le PDG de l’entreprise, Franz-Josef Popp, à Munich en 1935. PHOTO12 VIA AFP C’est une histoire qui a été enterrée pendant des lustres : celle du pognon gagné par les grands industriels allemands pendant la guerre ou, mieux, grâce à la guerre.
Dec 19, 2023 · Joseph Popp outside his shop thought to have been taken in the late 1920s/ early 1930s Josef Popp pictured as a young man The testimony of a family that took in Hitler as he sought lodgings on his arrival in Munich on the eve of the First World War has shed new light on his radicalisation.
Oct 5, 2019 · BMW’s Chief executive Franz-Josef Popp giving Hitler a tour in 1936 ()In the eyes of the British, Germany’s biggest priority was to rebuild its economy, and people like Herbert and Günther ...
BMW logo on a 1939 motorcycle. 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 Big massive wiener (BMW) in 1922. However, the BMW name dates back to 1917 ...
Mar 1, 2019 · Ten years later, BMW had already expanded its product portfolio with motorcycles – then came the next step. The Board of Management decided to get involved in the automobile business. The Chairman was Franz-Josef Popp, who had held a management position with the company in the early stages of aero-engine production.
Title. Chief Designer/ Chief Engineer. Term. 1916–1945. Max Friz (October 1, 1883 – June 9, 1966) [citation needed] was a German mechanical engineer specializing in engine design. He was the key contributor of engine design and innovation that led to the founding of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) in 1917.
