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The Krupp steelworks, or Krupp foundry, or Krupp cast steel factory (German: Krupp-Gussstahlfabrik [Guss+stahl+fabrik]) in Essen is a historic industrial site of the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany that was known as the "weapons forge of the German Reich" (Waffenschmiede des Deutschen Reiches).
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.
Krupp armour was a type of steel naval armour used in the construction of capital ships starting shortly before the end of the nineteenth century. It was developed by Germany's Krupp Arms Works in 1893 and quickly replaced Harvey armour as the primary method of protecting naval ships, before itself being supplanted by the improved Krupp ...
Krupp was born in Essen, Germany.His father was Alfred Krupp, who turned the small local ironworks of Krupp into one of the most powerful companies in the world.Raised in the unhealthy atmosphere of the Ruhr, he suffered from asthma and was more interested in natural sciences than business, so his father even considered passing the company to one of his own nephews.
ThyssenKrupp AG (/ ˈ t ɪ s ən. k r ʊ p /, German: [ˌtʏsn̩ˈkʁʊp]; [5] stylized as thyssenkrupp) is a German industrial engineering and steel production multinational conglomerate. It resulted from the 1999 merger of Thyssen AG and Krupp and has its operational headquarters in Duisburg and Essen .
The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, and was the premier weapons manufacturer for Germany in both world wars. During the time of the Third Reich , the Krupp company supported the Nazi regime and used slave labour , which was used by the Nazi Party to help carry ...
Krupp (merged with Thyssen to form ThyssenKrupp in 1999) Kunming Steel, China [5] (merged into China Baowu Steel Group) Lackawanna Steel Company (acquired by Bethlehem Steel in 1922, plants closed in 1982) Laiwu Steel (merged into Shandong Iron and Steel Group) Lone Star Steel Company (acquired by U.S. Steel in 2007)
The Krupp family is a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, noted for its production of steel, artillery, ammunition and other armaments. The dynasty began in 1587 when trader Arndt Krupp moved to Essen and joined the merchants' guild. He bought and sold real estate, and became one of the city's richest men.