Was Bmw Involved In Wwii. September 29th 2011 at 8 29 pm. Bmw made engines for the world war ii german nazi fighter focke wulf fw 190 pictured here in december 1943.
During the second world war it supplied hitler s regime with vehicles. The quandt family germany s richest is a major shareholder of the german automobile manufacturer bmw. This is actually has nothing to do with the actions of bmw which was an aircraft engine and motorcycle manufacturer during wwii and all to do with the quandt family which acquired a majority of bmw in 1960.
Eventually one of the world s first jet the heinkel he 162 had a bmw engine.
The quandt family germany s richest is a major shareholder of the german automobile manufacturer bmw. The company could have even changed the course of the war with its engine designs. The company designed some of the prototypes of the first jet engines. During the wwii bmw supplied the nazi war effort with airplanes and motorcycle parts using nazi slave labor.
