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Posted on May 20, 2010.
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Karl Friedrich Rapp is the founder of BMW - one of the largest companies in the world of automobile construction. BMW or Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) was founded in 1916 as successor of the engine Rapp.
Many people think that the BMW logo has a white spinning propeller seen in the background of blue sky. This may be true but in fact we know it also comes from the blue and white flag of Bavaria - the largest state of Germany. The state capital of Munich, and this is the place where, even today, we can find the BMW headquarters.
In 1916, with the founding of the company has been awarded a contract to build V12 engines. These engines were about to be used in the creation of Austro-Daimler cars. These 12 cylinders V engines were first used in aircraft which is the original plan of the Company BMW. Taking into account the time when the company was founded it is very likely for them to continue like this.
However, in 1919, after the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles of aircraft production in Germany was prohibited and that quickly changed the policy of BMW. They started making brakes for rail transport. Shortly after that BMW was able to design a motorcycle engine that was used to create a motorbike called with the model name of Victoria. However Victoria was not built by BMW, but by another company in Nuremberg.
In 1924, BMW made a model of a motorcycle which was the first one they built - the R32. It was a turning point in the history of BMW because it was a major achievement and for decades they used its technology - 500 cc engines cooled by air. Shortly after that BMW has added a new innovation - the shaft. It is time to replace the drive chain and rear wheel has become a trademark of BMW for some time.
In the German town of Eisenach in 1927 began production of Dixi - under license but only a year after the Dixi Company was bought by BMW and they have started mass production with the Austin Seven.
When World War I began BMW took its place in this world because of motorized division of the German army. They used BMW R75 BMW R12. Because of the BMW engines need high note of this period as highly profitable. BMW was the main supplier and the words, even today, as the Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht brings many memories. Some of the best planes in that historical moment used BMW engines and aircraft until 1945, more than 30 000 planes with these engines were manufactured.
BMW even made researches which enabled the company to make different reactors for weapons. With the use of some men power consisting mainly by prisoners of war BMW made many rocket base that were used in the war.
Shortly after the creation of the rocket weapons based on the company's shares have been bombed. Soviets razed most of the company located in eastern Germany and the basic plant in Munich was almost completely destroyed.
After the war, BMW has not been able to recover quickly because of the need to rebuild the factory in Munich. After that, when the restrictions applied by the Allies BMW was banned for three long years in which the company was prohibited from producing motorcycles until 1948 and cars until 1952.
In 1951, the Bavarian company has been able to find all the brands and it seemed he was finally able to recover and get back to what remained. In 1959 Herbert Quandt became the "wheel" which turned the BMW around because he denied an agreement with Daimler-Benz and soon after it increased its share of the BMW, up 50% .
The name of Kurt Golda is clear that the man who led Quandt to do this step and in the same year, BMW has started production of the BMW 700 that was based on 600 BMW. This little car used two-cylinder, air-cooled engines and a few years later it was renamed "LS". Cup and some AC.

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