Karl Friedrich Rapp is the founder of BMW. BMW -
one of the biggest world wide car manufacturing companies. BMW or Bayerische
Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) was founded in 1916 as a successor to the
Rapp Motor.
Many people think that the logo of BMW comes from
a spinning white propeller seen in the background of the blue sky. This may be
so but in fact it is known that it also comes from the white and blue flag of
Bavaria - the major state of Germany. The capital city of the state is Munich
and this is the place where even today we can find the BMW Headquarters.
When the World War I began BMW took its place in
it because of the German army's motorized division. They used BMW R75 together
with BMW R12. Because of the high need of engines BMW note that period as
highly profitable. BMW was the main supplier and even today words like
Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht brings many memories. Some of the best planes in that
historical time used the BMW aero-engines and till the 1945 more than 30 000
planes with these engines were manufactured.
