America 1919-Chapter 897 - 306, Krupp_3

The Krupp Family’s Krupp Armaments has always been the largest military enterprise in Germany.

Germany’s first armored vehicles were products of Krupp Armaments.

As for Gustav Krupp, his last name was not actually Krupp, but Halbas.

His wife, Bertha Krupp, was the only daughter of the previous head of the Krupp Family, Friedrich Krupp.

After Friedrich Krupp passed away, Bertha Krupp could manage all the family enterprises, but at that time, Germans did not believe a woman could manage the vast Krupp Family’s businesses well.

Thus, Emperor Wilhelm II personally chose a husband for the young Bertha, selecting Prussian diplomat Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach, and they married on October 15, 1906, with the emperor approving Gustav to bear the Krupp surname.

During World War I, Krupp Armaments provided a large number of weapons to the German military. After the war ended, Gustav Krupp was tried as a war criminal, but he did not serve any sentence!

After several years of development, Krupp Armaments again stood at the forefront of Germany’s armament factories.

During World War II, Gustav Krupp’s son, Alfried Krupp, had already taken over Krupp Armaments, actively supporting the Führer and even began maintaining Jewish slaves, using them as free labor for his factories.

After World War II ended, Alfried Krupp, like his father, became a war criminal, but he was not as lucky as his father; he was arrested and imprisoned along with 60 other war criminals.

However, with the later rearmament of Germany by the United States and the United Kingdom to "turn it into a new sword," Krupp once again became a beneficiary of this new "realpolitik."

On January 31, 1951, Alfried Krupp was released along with 60 prisoners, having spent less than four years in prison.

Upon returning to Essen, Alfried Krupp reorganized the family business, and in October 1952, he signed an agreement with the occupying authorities, resolving the fate of the Krupp Corporation.

All his heavy industries, mining, and steel production enterprises were transferred to a company responsible for selling them; Krupp retained shares in shipbuilding, truck manufacturing, and locomotive manufacturing departments. As compensation for the transfer of property rights, Krupp received a compensation payment of 250 million Francs.

In less than 10 years, the Krupp empire rose again.

By the early 1960s, his employees numbered as many as 110,000, with an annual turnover of 1.5 billion US Dollars, ranking among the top ten enterprises in Europe, with business operations including shipbuilding, complete equipment, bridge construction, chemicals, textiles, plastics, water treatment, refining, and nuclear reactors.

But the revival of Krupp was ultimately a flash in the pan, with the Jewish People regaining their voice in West Germany, and attacks from Jewish People in other European countries and the United States on Krupp.

This eventually led to the complete collapse of the Krupp consortium in the early 1970s, with all its industries being completely divided up by Jewish merchants!

Donnie’s current meeting with Gustav Krupp was actually to discuss cooperation matters!

Previously, Donnie always wanted to venture into the military industry but could not find a good opportunity to enter.

Although American military enterprises are not as glamorous as their financial enterprises in later years, their influence actually surpasses that of financial enterprises.

The most important thing is that although World War I has ended, World War II is not far off.

Moreover, the scale of World War II far exceeds that of World War I, which means that military enterprises will make immense profits in this war.

Being able to make money while enhancing influence.

Donnie couldn’t think of any reason not to engage in this business!

In Donnie’s view, Krupp Armaments is the best partner.

Firstly, in terms of technology, Krupp Armaments at this time is definitely at the forefront of the world. Secondly, due to World War II, Krupp Armaments will also be completely controlled by the victorious countries like the United States and the United Kingdom after the war.

Donnie only needs to use his own influence at that time to fully take over the armament factories cooperative with Krupp Armaments.

Of course, Donnie can also choose to support the Krupp Family, as in Donnie’s plan for his commercial development, the consortiums of Jewish descent have always been a significant obstacle blocking Donnie’s path.

Gustav Krupp, upon receiving Donnie’s call, also had Donnie’s background investigated.

After learning of Donnie’s achievements in the United States, Gustav Krupp was very shocked.

He could not understand how a young man could amass such a huge fortune in the United States in just a few short years!

He couldn’t figure it out, but that didn’t stop Gustav Krupp from seriously considering Donnie’s visit.

When Donnie proposed establishing a military factory in the United States, with Krupp Armaments’ technology as equity, Gustav Krupp once again marveled at Donnie’s ambition.

A military factory is not just something anyone can start.

Without relations with the American military, it’s basically impossible to succeed in this business!

"Mr. Block, there are also many military factories in the United States, why don’t you choose to cooperate with them, instead coming all the way to Germany to cooperate with us?"

Although Gustav Krupp was somewhat moved by Donnie’s plan, this was not something that mere interest could guarantee agreement on; he needed to consider many aspects, the foremost of which is:

Why does Donnie want to cooperate with him?

Donnie explained with a smile: "Indeed, there are some military factories in the United States, and some are struggling due to the end of the war, but the internal workings of these factories and their relationships with the military are very complicated, and cooperating with them actually means even more trouble.

Krupp is different. It’s in Germany and doesn’t have direct conflicts of interest with me. More importantly, Krupp has the world’s most advanced military technology!"