Krupp (company)

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Krupp (company) was a major German industrial conglomerate best known for its steel production and armaments manufacturing, playing a central role in both World Wars and in the development of heavy industry in Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arms manufacturer
industrial conglomerate
steel manufacturer
basedIn Ruhr area
surface form: Ruhr region
benefitedFrom Nazi armaments programs
country Germany
dateMerged 1999
developed Big Bertha howitzer
Paris Gun
railway guns
tank armament components
employed tens of thousands of workers at its peak
faced war crimes charges after World War II
familyControlledBy Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
surface form: Krupp family
foundedBy Friedrich Krupp
founder Friedrich Krupp
hasKeyPerson Alfred Krupp
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Friedrich Krupp
surface form: Friedrich Alfred Krupp

Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
hasMotto Essen bleibt unser Werkssitz
headquartersLocation Essen
inception 1811
industry armaments industry
heavy industry
steel industry
influenced industrialization of Germany
knownFor armor plate production
close ties to the German state
heavy steel casting
large-caliber artillery
locationCountry Germany
mergedInto Krupp (company) self-linksurface differs
surface form: ThyssenKrupp
notableWork armored vehicle components
artillery production
industrial machinery
railway equipment
steel production
originalName Krupp (company) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
ownedBy Krupp family
participatedIn German rearmament in the 1930s
playedRoleIn World War I
World War II
subjectOf Krupp Trial
surface form: Krupp trial
successor Krupp (company) self-linksurface differs
surface form: ThyssenKrupp AG
supplied German Army
Imperial German Navy
Wehrmacht
used forced labor during World War II

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Friedrich Janssen affiliatedWith Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Krupp concern
Wilhelm Jaeger affiliatedWith Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Krupp Group
NMT Case X concernsOrganization Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
NMT Case X concernsOrganization Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Krupp industrial conglomerate
Panzer IV tanks designedBy Krupp (company)
subject surface form: Panzer IV
this entity surface form: Krupp
88 mm Flak gun developedBy Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Krupp
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
Eduard Houdremont employer Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
Eduard Houdremont employer Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Krupp conglomerate
Erich Mueller employer Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
Ewald Loeser employer Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
Ewald Loeser employer Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Krupp conglomerate
Friedrich Janssen employer Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
Heinrich Korschan employer Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
Karl Heinrich Pfirsch employer Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
Wilhelm Jaeger employer Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
Panzer I tanks manufacturer Krupp (company)
subject surface form: Panzer I
this entity surface form: Krupp
Panzer IV tanks manufacturer Krupp (company)
subject surface form: Panzer IV
this entity surface form: Krupp
Karl Heinrich Pfirsch memberOf Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Krupp conglomerate
Krupp (company) mergedInto Krupp (company) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Krupp
this entity surface form: ThyssenKrupp
Krupp (company) originalName Krupp (company) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Krupp
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
this entity surface form: Krupp industrial holdings
Krupp Trial relatedTo Krupp (company)
this entity surface form: Friedrich Krupp AG
Krupp (company) successor Krupp (company) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Krupp
this entity surface form: ThyssenKrupp AG