Interesting version of DWM's company history

Vlim · 09-01-2008, 08:29 AM

I have shown versions of the book '50 Jahre Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken Aktiengesellschaft', published by VdI Verlag in 1939 several times.

I recently obtained a copy that could be traced back to the original owner, an Employee of DWM and MfM in the 1930s.

A handwritten entry on one of the books first pages reads:

A. Schultze - Masch. Schlosser
18.I.37 - 26.VIV.39 Khe. D.W.M.
27.IX.39 - 27.XII.39 LÃ?Â¼beck M.f.M.

Austritt am 31.XII.39 Khe.

Mr. A. Schultze worked as a machine fitter / machine engineer for DWM's branch in Karlsruhe in Baden, Germany from the 18th of January 1937 until the 26th of September, 1939. He was then transferred to the new factory site of DWM and daughter company MfM (Maschinen fur Massenverpackung GmbH) in LÃ?Â¼beck, where he worked until the 27th of December, 1939. Since he left the company on the 31st of December, 1939, the chance is pretty high that his new employer would have been the German army.

Although MfM was originally a company that mainly produced machines for packaging equipment, basically packaging machines themselves, they were also heavily involved in the rearmament of the German nation, as were their parent company DWM (which had reverted to it's old name after being known as BKIW for a number of years).

The company site in LÃ?Â¼beck survived the war without any real problems. The lay-out way such that the individual buildings were scattered across a vast forest area, protecting them against explosions and bombing raids. Furthermore the roof tops were camouflaged using real plants and trees that were placed on top of them. The allied forces had so much problems getting detailed aerial photographs of the complex after the war, that they had large parts of the site deforested.

The complex now houses a number of smaller companies and business parks.

09-01-2008, 08:29 AM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Interesting version of DWM's company history I have shown versions of the book '50 Jahre Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken Aktiengesellschaft', published by VdI Verlag in 1939 several times. I recently obtained a copy that could be traced back to the original owner, an Employee of DWM and MfM in the 1930s. A handwritten entry on one of the books first pages reads: A. Schultze - Masch. Schlosser 18.I.37 - 26.VIV.39 Khe. D.W.M. 27.IX.39 - 27.XII.39 LÃ?Â¼beck M.f.M. Austritt am 31.XII.39 Khe. Mr. A. Schultze worked as a machine fitter / machine engineer for DWM's branch in Karlsruhe in Baden, Germany from the 18th of January 1937 until the 26th of September, 1939. He was then transferred to the new factory site of DWM and daughter company MfM (Maschinen fur Massenverpackung GmbH) in LÃ?Â¼beck, where he worked until the 27th of December, 1939. Since he left the company on the 31st of December, 1939, the chance is pretty high that his new employer would have been the German army. Although MfM was originally a company that mainly produced machines for packaging equipment, basically packaging machines themselves, they were also heavily involved in the rearmament of the German nation, as were their parent company DWM (which had reverted to it's old name after being known as BKIW for a number of years). The company site in LÃ?Â¼beck survived the war without any real problems. The lay-out way such that the individual buildings were scattered across a vast forest area, protecting them against explosions and bombing raids. Furthermore the roof tops were camouflaged using real plants and trees that were placed on top of them. The allied forces had so much problems getting detailed aerial photographs of the complex after the war, that they had large parts of the site deforested. The complex now houses a number of smaller companies and business parks.