Second World War
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| After the war, the armaments production came to a standstill and Rheinmetall had to lay off employees. The provisions of the Treaty of Versailles made it necessary to switch to civilian products. Rheinmetall therefore produced locomotives, railway carriages, agricultural machinery and steam ploughs in the Rhineland. The factory in Sömmerda produced precision mechanical devices such as typewriters and calculating machines. Steel production in Rath was increased to ensure the production of civilian goods. From 1921, Allied regulations once again permitted the production of weapons systems in small quantities. However, the plant in Düsseldorf-Derendorf was occupied by Belgian and French troops in 1921 (Allied occupation of the Rhineland) and from 1923 to 1925 (occupation of the Ruhr), and was partially devastated. Due to a lack of orders, civilian production had to be discontinued except for the manufacture of steam ploughs. The state holding company VIAG of the German Reich bought a majority stake in Rheinmetall in 1925 as part of a capital increase. In April 1933, Rheinmetall bought the locomotive manufacturer Borsig, which was about to be liquidated, and thus came into possession of a large factory in Berlin-Tegel. This led to the company being renamed Rheinmetall-Borsig "*****" in 1936. As part of the rearmament of the Wehrmacht, the company increasingly developed and produced weapons and ammunition on behalf of the Reich Ministry of War from the mid-1930s onwards. The products ranged from machine guns and cannons, anti-tank guns, mine launchers and field guns to anti-aircraft guns and railway guns. The subsidiary Alkett (Altmärkische Kettenwerke) was founded in Berlin in 1937 for the development and construction of armoured tracked vehicles. From 1937 onwards, it was the second largest German armaments company. In 1938, the company moved its headquarters from Düsseldorf to Berlin. | After the war, the armaments production came to a standstill and Rheinmetall had to lay off employees. The provisions of the Treaty of Versailles made it necessary to switch to civilian products. Rheinmetall therefore produced locomotives, railway carriages, agricultural machinery and steam ploughs in the Rhineland. The factory in Sömmerda produced precision mechanical devices such as typewriters and calculating machines. Steel production in Rath was increased to ensure the production of civilian goods. From 1921, Allied regulations once again permitted the production of weapons systems in small quantities. However, the plant in Düsseldorf-Derendorf was occupied by Belgian and French troops in 1921 (Allied occupation of the Rhineland) and from 1923 to 1925 (occupation of the Ruhr), and was partially devastated. Due to a lack of orders, civilian production had to be discontinued except for the manufacture of steam ploughs. The state holding company VIAG of the German Reich bought a majority stake in Rheinmetall in 1925 as part of a capital increase. In April 1933, Rheinmetall bought the locomotive manufacturer Borsig, which was about to be liquidated, and thus came into possession of a large factory in Berlin-Tegel. This led to the company being renamed Rheinmetall-Borsig "*****" in 1936. As part of the rearmament of the Wehrmacht, the company increasingly developed and produced weapons and ammunition on behalf of the Reich Ministry of War from the mid-1930s onwards. The products ranged from machine guns and cannons, anti-tank guns, mine launchers and field guns to anti-aircraft guns and railway guns. The subsidiary Alkett (Altmärkische Kettenwerke) was founded in Berlin in 1937 for the development and construction of armoured tracked vehicles. From 1937 onwards, it was the second largest German armaments company. In 1938, the company moved its headquarters from Düsseldorf to Berlin. |
| === Second World War === | === World War II === |
| During the Second World War, armaments production was increased to the maximum and the development of new weapons systems was demanded. State influence through Wehrmacht institutions and the integration of Rheinmetall-Borsig into the state-owned company Reichswerke Hermann Göring increased to such an extent that the company came under complete state control and was integrated into the planned war preparations. In the last two years of the war, the production facilities were severely damaged or destroyed by Allied air raids. | During the Second World War, armaments production was increased to the maximum and the development of new weapons systems was demanded. State influence through Wehrmacht institutions and the integration of Rheinmetall-Borsig into the state-owned company Reichswerke Hermann Göring increased to such an extent that the company came under complete state control and was integrated into the planned war preparations. In the last two years of the war, the production facilities were severely damaged or destroyed by Allied air raids. |
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