Industry Shipbuilding
Firearms Headquarters Berlin, Germany Ceased operations 1945 | Defunct 1945 Founded 1925 | |
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Fate Dismantled after World War II | ||
Deutsche werke ortgies pistol 25 acp pocket pistol review
Deutsche Werke was a German shipbuilding company founded in 1925 when Kaiserliche Werft Kiel and other shipyards were merged. It came as a result of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I that forced the German defence industry to shrink. The company was owned by the government of the Weimar Republic and its headquarters was in Berlin.
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- Deutsche werke ortgies pistol 25 acp pocket pistol review
- Ortgies deutsche werke 7 65 32acp complete disassembly and reassembly
- Ships built at Deutsche Werke Kiel selection
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Deutsche Werke started building merchant ships but when the Nazi Party gained power in 1933 the production was changed to naval ships. Besides shipbuilding Deutsche Werke also produced firearms. Especially known are the so-called Ortgies pistols which were particular popular in the United States. The pistols were developed by Heinrich Ortgies. See link for details: http://www.ortgies.net/ortgies0015.htm
During World War II the company expanded to Gdynia, establishing Deutsche Werke Gotenhafen.
Deutsche Werke facilities and infrastructure were destroyed during World War II by bombing raids. Parts of the works were reorganised as Maschinenbau Kiel.
In 1955 the shipyard areas were bought by Howaldtswerke.