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23-440: (Redirected from Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG ) See also: Category:BFW aircraft Bayerische Flugzeugwerke may refer to: Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik , which became Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in 1916 and then Bayerische Motoren Werke in 1922 Messerschmitt , which was formed as Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in the 1920s before changing its name to Messerschmitt in 1938 Topics referred to by

46-656: A do-it-yourself hobby into a genuine industry that became vital to the military, especially after the breakout of World War I. Ernst Udet , the second-highest scoring German flying ace of World War I (second only to the Red Baron ), earned his pilot's license from private training with Otto during this time. In 1911, Otto moved the company and renamed it "Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik". The official entry appears as No. 14/364: "Gustav Otto in Munich, flying machine factory, office at 72 Karlstrasse." Shortly afterwards, Otto moved

69-558: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik In 1910, Gustav Otto founded the "Aeroplanbau Otto-Alberti" workshop at the Puchheim airfield near Munich in Bavaria, where Otto and a few others flew machines made of wood, wire and canvas which were powered by an engine. Through their passion for these flying machines, they helped transform aviation from

92-576: The 3rd Army from 1914 to 1918. Erich von Falkenhayn was named Minister of War on 7 June 1913 and held the office during the opening stages of World War I. He would succeed Helmuth von Moltke the Younger as Chief of the General Staff from 14 September 1914 to 29 August 1916. Falkenhayn was briefly concurrently minister and chief of the general staff until 21 January 1915, when Adolf Wild von Hohenborn succeeded him as minister. Wild von Hohenborn

115-742: The Ministry of the Reichswehr . The Prussian Ministry of War was gradually established between 1808 and 1809 as part of a series of reforms initiated by the Military Reorganization Commission created after the disastrous Treaties of Tilsit . The War Ministry was to help bring the Army under constitutional review , and, along with the General Staff , systematize the conduct of warfare. Gerhard von Scharnhorst ,

138-725: The Bulgarian Air Force. Prussian Minister of War The Prussian Ministry of War was the highest state authority of the Prussian Army and was responsible for the central administration of the army of the Kingdom of Prussia and, later, the Imperial German Army . The ministry existed from 1808 through the establishment of the German Empire and was dissolved in 1919, being succeeded by

161-760: The General War Department: Subordinated to the General War Department for administrative matters: Personnel Section ( Abteilung für die persönlichen Angelegenheiten ) Army Administrative Department ( Armee-Verwaltungsdepartment ) (BD) Subordinated to the Army Administrative Department: Logistics and Justice Department ( Versorgungs- und Justizdepartment ) (CD) Subordinated to the Logistics and Justice Department

184-636: The Inspectors of the Engineering Corps), the unprofitable aircraft manufacturer was taken over by the German government, and Otto was forced to resign from his company. A consortium of banks took over the assets of the company. Otto Werke was reorganized into Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG on 7 March 1916, and was later reconstituted as Messerschmitt AG on 11 July 1938. In the summer of 1916, thirteen Otto C.I twin-boom aircraft were delivered to

207-684: The course of the war, further reorganizations would take place, most importantly with regard to the organization of the war economy. Among the most significant was the establishment of the War Office ( Kriegsamt ) and the Weapons and Ammunition Procurement Office  [ de ] . Scharnhorst was succeeded by General der Infanterie Karl von Hake , who served as minister from 1810 to 1813 and from 1819 to 1833. Hermann von Boyen , another prominent reformer alongside Scharnhorst, served as minister from 1813 to 1819 and again from 1841-to 1847 and

230-575: The ministry ceased to exist), it was located in the Friedrichstadt quarter of what is today Berlin-Mitte : The main building was on Leipziger Straße 5 facing south, with the garden bordering on the Prinz-Albrecht-Palais (demolished in 1935 to erect the Ministry of Aviation building). Additional offices were later established in other parts of Berlin. A new building was built for the General Staff between 1867 and 1871 in

253-407: The most prominent and influential of the reformers, served as acting Minister of War from roughly 1808 until 1810 (he was also concurrently Chief of the General Staff ). The War Ministry was established on 25 December 1808, replacing the existing military institutions. The Ministry initially consisted of two departments. The first department was responsible for the command and condition of the army,

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276-1079: The purview of the War Ministry were: After the mobilization for World War I , the Ministry of War was reorganized with the following structure: A. Minister of War with mobile staff in the Supreme Headquarters B. Deputy Minister of War in Berlin 1. Central Department (ZD) 2. Army Section (A 1), to which the Replacement Section (C 1) is attached 3. General War Department (AD) 4. War Provisioning Section ( Kriegsverpflegungs-Abteilung ) (B 1) 5. Peace Provisioning Section ( Friedensverpflegungs-Abteilung ) (B 2) 6. Accommodations Department (UD) 7. Logistics and Justice Department (CD) 8. Remount Inspectorate (RJ) 9. Medical Section (MA) 10. War Raw Materials Section ( Kriegs-Rohstoff-Abteilung ) (KRA) Over

299-445: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bayerische Flugzeugwerke . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayerische_Flugzeugwerke&oldid=1038304168 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

322-499: The second for its financial administration. At first, no Minister of War was appointed due to resistance from Frederick William III , the King of Prussia. Gerhard von Scharnhorst became head of the first department (the General War Department or Allgemeines Kriegsdepartement ) and Lieutenant Colonel Graf Lottum became head of the second department. Scharnhorst also functioned as acting Minister of War, as long as no permanent appointment

345-494: The site of Munich's first airport. He wanted to be closer to the German government's procurement process for military sale. In 1915, the company was again renamed to "Otto Werke, Gustav Otto, München". Shortly thereafter, Otto established another company named AGO Flugzeugwerke at Berlin 's Johannisthal Air Field. While the designs by Otto were initially successful, he was continually experiencing problems related to cost-effective production, as well as generating profits. At

368-551: The start of the war, Otto Werke was supplying the German Air Force, but as the war progressed, so did production problems. Eventually, the government agencies urged the company to nationalize its production. The stress of wartime and ongoing financial problems with the company proved too great a burden for Otto, who suffered health issues. At the insistence of the Bavarian and Prussian War Ministries (and in particular

391-525: The workshop from its original location at 37 Gabelsberger Strasse to new premises at 135 Schleissheimer Strasse. In 1914, construction started on a new factory at 76 Neulerchenfeldstrasse (later Lerchenauer Straße ). Otto moved the company to the new factory on Lerchenauer Strasse, just east of the Oberwiesenfeld troop maneuver area in the Milbertshofen district of Munich, later to become

414-433: Was also created, the artillery and engineering department. This in turn comprised the artillery section, which dealt with artillery equipment, rifle production, cannon foundries, powder factories, etc., and the engineering section, which was primarily responsible for the maintenance of fortifications. The second department, the military economy department ( Militär-Ökonomie Departement ), had four divisions. The first division

437-497: Was dismissed on 29 October 1916 and replaced by Hermann von Stein , who held the office until shortly before the end of the war. Stein was succeeded on 9 October 1918 by Heinrich Schëuch , though by that point much of the ministry's responsibilities had been assumed by the higher military staff under Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff . Walther Reinhardt would serve as the last Prussian Minister of War in 1919. For one hundred years, from 1 January 1819 to 1 January 1919 (when

460-576: Was made. The first department initially consisted of three divisions. The first division represented the continuation of the old Prussian Adjutancy-General and was also known as the "Privy Military Cabinet" ( Geheimes Kriegskabinett ). It in turn had control over the General War Chancellery ( Allgemeine Kriegskanzlei ). The second division dealt with general army matters, including troop formation, replacements and turnover, accomodations, military exercises and mobilization. A third division

483-802: Was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall in 1847. Among other long-serving ministers was Albrecht Graf von Roon , who served as minister from 1859 to 1873, during the Second Schleswig War (1864), the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) and was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall in 1873. General der Infanterie Georg von Kameke succeeded Graf von Roon and served from 1873 to 1883. Karl von Einem would serve as minister from 1903 to 1909 and would be recalled in World War I, commanding

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506-660: Was responsible for pay, the second for provisioning, the third for clothing and the fourth for invalids. Over the years from its founding, the structure of the Ministry of War evolved. By 1914, the ministry had the following structure: Central Department ( Zentraldepartment ) (ZD) Subordinated to the Central Department was the Examination Board for Higher Intendance Officials ( Prüfungsausschuß für höhere Intendantur-Beamte ) General War Department ( Allgemeines Kriegsdepartment ) (AD) Subordinated to

529-759: Was the Directorate of the Potsdam Grand Military Orphanage ( Direktorium des Potsdamschen Großen Militär-Waisenhauses ) Remount Inspectorate ( Remonte-Inspektion ) (RJ) Subordinated to the Remount Inspectorate: Medical Section ( Medizinalabteilung ) (MA) Subordinated to the Medical Section: Adjudication Council for Retirement Issues ( Kollegium zur Entscheidung von Pensionierungsfragen ) Also under

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