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  Gustav Krupp
Krupp took over the running of the company and by the outbreak of the First World War had gained the monopoly of German arms manufacture.
The gun that was used for the shelling of the fortress of Liege in Belgium.
Krupp was initially hostile to the policies of Nazi Party.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWkrupp.htm   (534 words)

  
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Acting in concert with the huge Krupp conglomerate, camp authorities established a plant owned by Weichsel Union Metallwerke close to the main camp.
He assembled the trigger device for a single-shot bazooka-type anti-tank weapon that was used by the Germans in the final months of the year.
Following that well- established economic principle of 'locating units of production near to known pools of labour,' Krupp's in 1943 actually built a factory for making shell-fuses inside Auschwitz itself -- the extermination camp where perhaps the most villanous Nazi atrocities of all were perpetrated.
www.holocaust-history.org /questions/krupp.shtml   (623 words)

  
  Krupp talks about fashion magazine business - News
Krupp was senior editor at InStyle Magazine and editor in chief at eve.com before becoming executive editor at Shop, etc. She also is the on-air style correspondent on NBC's Today show.
Krupp says the real question is not how good you are, but how much patience, time and money you have to support yourself while you wait for the perfect opportunity.
Krupp suggested loading up on credits during the fall or summer, then spending a spring semester on an internship because magazines have a harder time finding interns during the school year.
media.www.dailyillini.com /media/storage/paper736/news/2004/09/28/News/Krupp.Talks.About.Fashion.Magazine.Business-733276.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailyillini.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com   (557 words)

  
 BLINKING BACK: EYEBALL TO EYEBALL WITH ED KRUPP   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Edwin C. Krupp attempts to dispute a claim of Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval: that the Great Sphinx of Giza is meant to represent Leo and that it dates itself and the Giza complex to 10,500 BCE, when the spring equinox was in Leo.
Krupp appears to accept a number of unsubstantiated guesses as facts, as when he writes: "Intentionally aligned toward cardinal east, the Sphinx reflects the ritual significance of the cardinal directions in the Old Kingdom period (2686-2181 B.C.)." What we know factually is that the sphinx faces due east.
Krupp argues correctly that the Dendera round zodiac "does not tell us the Sphinx is Leo." He goes on to explain that Leo is shown on the Dendera round zodiac and points out that the Mesopotamian zodiac is not attested as such in Egypt prior to the Late Period.
home.maine.rr.com /imyunnut/Blinking.back.html   (3138 words)

  
 Krupp Summary
Krupp himself strongly believed in the superiority of breech-loaders over muzzle-loaders, on account of the greater accuracy of firing and the saving of time, but this view did not win general acceptance in Germany till after the Franco-Prussian war, Krupp supplied his perfected field-pieces throughout the army.
Krupp constructed special "colonies" for the employees and their families - with parks, schools and recreation grounds - while the widows' and orphans' and other benefit schemes insured the men and their families against anxiety in case of illness or death.
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, born August 7 1870, died in Austria on January 16 1950, was indicted at the Nuremberg Trials but never tried, due to his advanced dementia.
www.bookrags.com /Krupp   (3381 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Philip Krupp, 94; longtime Jewish, Zionist supporter
Krupp established the Krupp Library of History at the Anti-Defamation League headquarters in New York City, and was a founding governor of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, where a building is named in his honor.
Krupp was born into a family of Lithuanian Orthodox Jews in East Boston.
Krupp arrived at the scene of the accident, customs officials were preparing to search the truck.
www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2003/11/29/philip_krupp_94_longtime_jewish_zionist_supporter?mode=PF   (881 words)

  
 glbtq >> social sciences >> Krupp, Friedrich Alfred
However, Krupp himself was to die under a cloud of shame, accused of betraying his birthright by pursuing homosexual pleasures in the south of Italy.
Krupp sent several Italian men to the Hotel Bristol in Berlin, where he arranged for them to have nominal jobs with the understanding that when he stayed there, the men's duties revolved exclusively around him.
Krupp's wife was confined to a mental asylum, possibly to ensure her discretion.
www.glbtq.com /social-sciences/krupp_fa.html   (832 words)

  
 Buffalo Sabres Alumni Assocciation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Krupp, Pierre Turgeon, Dave McLlwain and Benoit Hogue were sent to Long Island in exchange for Pat Lafontaine, Randy Hillier, Randy Wood and a draft choice.
Krupp and the Nordiques were transferred to Colorado to become the Avalanche in 1995-96.
Krupp underwent surgery and returned for the 1997-98 season, and played a remarkable 78 games that season, and even was able to represent Germany at the Olympic Games.
www.sabresalumni.com /2001/krupp_uwe.php   (1277 words)

  
 One35th presents the 28cm K5(E) Eisenbahngeschutz - KRUPP - Hitler's Armourers
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach was born in the Hague, the son of a diplomat.
During the 1930s, Krupp Works became the center of German rearmament, due in large part to Gustav Krupp's devotion to the Third Reich, Alfried, his son, took over in 1943, was arrested by the Allies, tried for slave labor, and sentenced for war crimes at Nuremburg.
Krupp cannons were used in Bismarck's wars against Austria and France; its artillery destroyed the Belgian fortifications in 1914, and shelled Paris in 1918; and its stupendous armaments output supplied Hitler nearly single-handedly with heavy artillery, tanks, and U-boats.
www.one35th.com /model/k5/k5_krupp.htm   (1722 words)

  
 A Pledge Betrayed: Freeing Krupp
Krupp proposed paying the SS; four marks per diem per inmate, from which seven-tenths of a mark would be deducted for feeding.
Krupp had anticipated Hitler’s order of September 18 and teletyped a message to Saukel’s Berlin office notifying the labor director that Krupp was ready to employ between 1050-1100 Jewish workers.
Krupp had met the officer before and requested from him a record of all skilled Jews picked up in the capital and shipped to the east.
www.spiritone.com /~gdy52150/betrayalp10.htm   (4646 words)

  
 Larry Krupp - Biography
Krupp has conducted more than 30 compliance audits in states across the U.S. Industries audited have included heavy equipment, paint, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and automotive parts manufacturing, warehouse and distribution operations, food processing plants, and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
Krupp's role included the modification of system algorithms, enhancement of the user interface, and creation of additional analytical tools to perform customized calculations of the data and print customized reports.
Krupp include: A system for tracking the progress, data, results, regulatory deadlines, and submittals for environmental fate and toxicology studies underway at laboratories nationwide; a system for recording, tracking, and reporting the regulatory status of pesticides; a system for managing library holdings; and a system for managing client contact information.
www.kruppconsulting.com /a_lkres.htm   (1503 words)

  
 No. 1737: Airplanes and Krupp Guns
Germany's Krupp weapons factory had long been a central pillar of German nationalism, fiercely loyal to whatever regime was in power.
She had inherited the Krupp works in 1902 at the age of only sixteen.
Bertha Krupp resigned herself to the name Big Bertha, for, after all, that was a part of her job.
www.uh.edu /engines/epi1737.htm   (520 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Thrashers' Krupp faces more surgery   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Thrashers defenseman Uwe Krupp, who was on top of the world after scoring the winning goal in the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals, is suffering medical problems again.
The Thrashers brought Krupp in along with defenseman Richard Smehlik and forwards Slava Kozlov and Shawn McEachern in an effort to improve the last-place team.
Krupp, signed to an incentive-laden one-year, $500,000 deal, was named part of Atlanta's rotation of captains.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/nhl/thrashers/2002-11-05-krupp_x.htm   (374 words)

  
 Krupp - HighBeam Encyclopedia
The core of the great Krupp industrial empire was started by Friedrich Krupp, 1787-1826, who built a small steel plant c.1810.
Under his son, Friedrich Alfred Krupp (Fritz Krupp), 1854-1902, who was interested in the financial rather than the technical aspects of the enterprise, the Krupp family vastly extended its operations.
His daughter, Bertha Krupp (after whom the Big Berthas were named), married Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach, who assumed the name Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 1870-1950.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Krupp.html   (665 words)

  
 The Trusts: Men = Cannon Fodder = Big Profits
However, the settlement with Vickers was only a small episode in Krupp's long history of world-wide trade in arms and in making arms manufacturing agreements with all kinds of companies in the arms industry.
Each new advance made by one of the players (Krupp in Germany; Schneider in France; Armstrong and Vickers in England, and the Austrian Skoda in Czechoslovakia, were being joined by Mitsui in Japan) made it necessary for the other players to come up with new inventions that would neutralize or surpass the advance.
My note: When I was taught in 1948 about the involvement of Krupp in profiting from the war, we were told that the warship had sailed for delivery — loaded to the hilt with artillery shells — to Soviet Russia on or about the same day that the invasion of Poland began.
www.fathersforlife.org /hist/krupp.htm   (4546 words)

  
 Krupp. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
His daughter, Bertha Krupp (after whom the Big Berthas were named), married Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach, who assumed the name Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 1870–1950.
In 1951 he was released, and in 1953 he resumed control of the firm with the stipulation that he sell his major interests in iron, steel, and coal.
In 1999 the Krupp Group merged with its largest competitor, Thyssen AG; the combined company is one of the largest steel producers in the world.
www.bartleby.com /65/kr/Krupp.html   (391 words)

  
 Fred Krupp - SourceWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Fred Krupp is the President of Environmental Defense (formerly known as the Environmental Defense Fund), a U.S. environmental group.
The 2002-2003 annual return submitted by ED to the Internal Revenue Service discloses that Krupp was paid just over $329,000 that year with a further $37,000 in contributions to his employee benefit plan.
Krupp has endorsed the Climate Stewardship Act proposed by Republican John McCain and Democrat Joe Lieberman.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Fred_Krupp   (343 words)

  
 Krupp - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Krupp, family that formerly owned and operated steel and armament plants in Germany's industrial Ruhr region.
area associated with firm, Iranian purchase of 25% of Krupp subsidiary, picture of Krupp steel plant, use of slave labor from concentration camps...
Krupp (company, Germany): picture of Krupp steel plant
ca.encarta.msn.com /Krupp.html   (67 words)

  
 Columbia Encyclopedia- Krupp - AOL Research & Learn
The core of the great Krupp industrial empire was started by Friedrich Krupp, 1787–1826, who built a small steel plant c.1810.
His son, Alfred Krupp, 1812–87, known as the Cannon King, introduced new methods for producing large quantities of cast steel.
Under his son, Friedrich Alfred Krupp (Fritz Krupp), 1854–1902, who was interested in the financial rather than the technical aspects of the enterprise, the Krupp family vastly extended its operations.
reference.aol.com /columbia/_a/krupp/20051206191709990003   (379 words)

  
 Jacobs University Bremen: About Alfried Krupp College
It was funded by a 10 million DM contribution from the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung which is where its name comes from.
Krupp College was designed by architect Jürgen Böge from the architectural firm, Böge and Linder.
Krupp College is located at the centre of Jacobs University right next to the soccer field.
www.iu-bremen.de /services/colleges/krupp   (228 words)

  
 Krupp and American Railroads - Trains.com Forums
Krupp was the premier steel maker in Europe throughout the late 1800's through the 1960's, as well as Germany's armorer since about 1866.
Alfred Krupp invented/perfected the breech-loading "guhstahl kannonen" (cast-steel cannon) in 1854.
Krupp got the higher price for its steel rails in its domestic market, and since it was operating at capacity, had no incentive to market its rails overseas.
www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/989552/ShowPost.aspx   (3341 words)

  
 Welcome
Alfried Krupp Hospital has 573 beds,11 clinical departments, a medical staff of 170 doctors and a nursing staff of more than 400 to provide an optimum of medical care in the Ruhr area.
At Alfried Krupp Hospital, quality doesn’t begin with standardized surveys regarding quality management, quality data or certifications, but with the friendliness of a staff representing many different cultures.
In addition, the hospital has achieved certification in key sub-sectors such as breast cancer treatment in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 protocol and as a center for vascular medicine.
www.krupp-krankenhaus.de /international_patient/welcome/welcome.htm   (150 words)

  
 Kohlberg, Krupp, Zielonka Became Business and Civic Leaders
Krupp, born in Russia on March 14, 1874, came to New York as a young boy, later moving to El Paso in 1890 to work for his brother, Harris.
He worked in the wholesale clothing business, H. Krupp and Brother, located at 233 San Antonio Street, which expanded to the building next door in 1900.
After years of working with his brother, Haymon Krupp opened his own store called the Bazaar, located at 101 North Mesa, a wholesale and retail dry goods store, specializing in upholstered goods but also featuring men's boots, shoes, hats and other clothing.
www.epcc.edu /nwlibrary/borderlands/20_kohlberg_krupp_zielonka.htm   (1519 words)

  
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Twelve former members of the Krupp Group were accused of helping Germany prepare to rearm after World War I and in the use of slave labor under the Nazi leadership.
Alfried was the son of Gustaf Krupp von Gohlen und Halbach who had been a defendant at the International Military Tribunal (where he had been determined medically unit to stand trial).
The wartime activities of the Krupp concern were based in part upon spoilation of other countries and on exploitation and maltreatment of large masses of forced foreign labor.
www.adl.org /education/dimensions_19/section3/krupp.asp   (972 words)

  
 Bank of Krupp Records, 1903-1908
Records of the Bank of Krupp, a commercial bank located at Krupp (Marlin), Washington, and also known as the Krupp Branch of the Citizens Bank of Wilson Creek and the State Bank of Krupp, were separated from the records of the Wilson Creek State Bank.
This firm then took a supervisory position relative to the Bank of Krupp and eventually the Bank of Krupp became known as the Krupp branch of the Citizens Bank.
John Brewer, Cashier of the Citizens Bank served as nominal Cashier of the Krupp branch, while day to day operation of the branch fell to an Assistant Cashier, a position filled by Jesse J. Phillips, who managed the branch during most of its existence.
www.wsulibs.wsu.edu /holland/masc/finders/cg326.htm   (709 words)

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