Friedrich Krupp AG
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thumb|The three rings were the symbol for Krupp, based on the Radreifen – the seamless Train wheel|railroad wheel tires patented by Alfred Krupp. The rings are currently part of the [[ThyssenKrupp logotype.]]
Key facts
- Company.industry
- Conglomerate
- Company.name
- Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp
- Company.logo
- Krupp Logo.svgclass=skin-invert
- Company.logo_upright
- 0.5
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.fate
- Merged with Thyssen to form ThyssenKrupp
- Company.foundation
- in Essen, Germany
- Company.founder
- Friedrich Krupp
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.owner
- Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Country
- Germany
- Founded by
- Friedrich Krupp
- Headquarters
- Essen
- Owned by
- Krupp
- Industry
- weapons industry
- Employees
- 160000
- Legal form
- Aktiengesellschaft
- Follows
- Hoesch AG
- Official website
- www.thyssenkrupp.com
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- Commons category
- Krupp
- different from
- Krupp
- inception
- 1903-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1992-01-01
- IPv6 routing prefix
- 2003:c4:3813::/48
- board member
- Alfred Hugenberg
- has works in the collection
- Het Scheepvaartmuseum
- P8168
- Phaya Thai
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Roles played in important historical events
- Franco-Prussian War
- Venezuela Crisis
- Balkan Wars
- World War I
- World War II
- Post–World War II
- The Mustang
- Other accomplishments
- Peacetime activities
- Railway expansion period
- Diesel engines
- Pronunciation
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|The three rings were the symbol for Krupp, based on the Radreifen – the seamless Train wheel|railroad wheel tires patented by Alfred Krupp. The rings are currently part of the [[ThyssenKrupp logotype.]]
Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp (formerly Fried. Krupp AG and Friedrich Krupp GmbH), trading as Krupp, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century as well as Germany's premier weapons manufacturer during both world wars. It produced battleships, U-boats, tanks, howitzers, guns, utilities, and hundreds of other commodities. The company also produced steel used to build railroads in the United States and to cap the Chrysler Building.
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