Institution

Krupp

1811–1999 · 19th century · Also known as Friedrich Krupp AG

Krupp was a German steel and armaments firm founded in Essen in 1811 by Friedrich Krupp. Under his son Alfred it became the leading maker of cast steel and of breech-loading guns, supplying Prussia and many foreign states. It was a pillar of German industry and arms production in both world wars, and in 1999 it merged with Thyssen to form ThyssenKrupp.

Krupp
Image: Alfred Krupp (SVG Own work after source) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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