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Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik. Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik was a pioneering German aircraft producer during the early part of the 20th century. Founded in 1910 by Gustav Otto in Bavaria, the firm was reorganized on 7 March 1916 into Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW). [ 1] In 1917, a Bavarian aircraft engine maker called Rapp Motorenwerke changed ...
Germany and the Second World War is the English translation of the series which Clarendon Press (an imprint of Oxford University Press) began publishing in 1990.By 2017, 11 of the 13 parts had been published at a rate of one every two years, although a long delay occurred between the publications of parts IX/I and IX/II after the death of the main translation editor.
The Bundeswehr (German: [ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯] ⓘ, literally Federal Defence) is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and a civil part, the military part consisting of the German Army, the German Navy, the German Air Force, the Joint Support Service, the Joint Medical Service, and the Cyber and ...
The Federal Ministry of Defence ( German: Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm deːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ] ⓘ ), abbreviated BMVg, is a top-level federal agency, headed by the Federal Minister of Defence as a member of the Cabinet of Germany. The ministry is headquartered at the Hardthöhe ...
bmwgroup.com (BMW AG corporate website) Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW ( German pronunciation: [ˌbeːʔɛmˈveː] ⓘ ), is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The company was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it ...
Tommy – German slang for a British soldier (similar to "Jerry" or "Kraut", the British and American slang terms for Germans). Totenkopf – "death's head", skull and crossbones, also the nickname for the Kampfgeschwader 54 bomber wing of the World War II era Luftwaffe. Tornister – Back pack.
Germany: Military truck — "hümS" [213] "commercially available vehicle modified for military use" Mercedes AXOR. 18.290, 4×4 Germany: Military truck: 1700 [214] / 846 [215] In service since 2007. [214] Standard swap body (developed by the company Sonntag Fahrzeugbau) Mercedes Unimog 5000 2t hümS gl Germany: Military truck: 650 "hümS" [216]
The first customer to take European delivery of a new BMW at the Welt was Jonathan Spira. [6] There were 2,200,000 visitors during the first 12 months of operation. [4] The number of visitors increased to 2,930,000 in 2013, of which 60% came from Germany. [7] BMW Welt and BMW Headquarters, Munich, Germany