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Dr. Kaumann, Gottfried( *
19. Dec. 1893
1954
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1922 - 1926
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Dr. Gottfired Kaumann belonged to the Sachsenberg Geschwader during WWI. He joint the Junkers Luftverkehr in 1922 and became member of the boards of directors as the managing director of Lloyd-Junkers Luftverkehr. In 1923 Kaumann was appointed chairman of the TREU. In August 1924 Kaumann became member of the board of directors of Junkers Luftverkehr and of Rumpler Luftverkehrs AG. In 1926 he was engaged in the liquidation of Junkers Luftverkehr and later moved to Luft Hansa. At the end of the twenties Kaumann returned to Junkers and became selling manager for Japan and China and later Kaumann was member of the managing director board of IFA. He left Junkers in December 1931 after disputes with Junkers, but returned in January 1935 to the board again for a short while until May 1935. After WWII Kaumann worked in positions outside the aviation industry.
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Kaye, Georg( *
25. Oct. 1884
09. Apr. 1963
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1924 – 1928 |
Georg Kaye joint Junkers Luftverkehr in July 1924. When JLAG and DAL merged, Kaye stayed at JFA in 1926. In Dec. 1928 he finally left Junkers.
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Keppler, Wilhelm( *
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1936
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Wilhelm Keppler became a member of the Supervisory Board of the Junkers Flugzeug- and Motorenwerke A.G. in 1936. He represented the governmental ownership of JFM. The Reich became the largest Junkers shareholder in 1934, when Hugo Junkers sold most of his shares to the Reich.
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Kindermann, Karlheinz B.( *
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???? - 1945
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He flew first the Junkers Ju88 on 21.12.1936. On 04.06.1938 Kindermann achieved a world record with Junkers Ju89 D-ALAT, when Kindermann climbed up to 9312 metres with 5000kg payload. Four days later Kindermann reached 7242 metres with 10000kg payload. Kindermann was joined by the Junkers pilot Wendel and by Werner Hotopf during this flight. After WWII Kindermann became president of the Hugo Junkers Gesellschaft.
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Kirchhoff, Frido( *
07. Nov. 1890
+ 1970
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1925 - ????
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Frido Kirchhoff joint Junkers in 1925. He worked in the technical customer service. He was also engaged in the setup of the Greece air transport in Athens. He left Junkers in the thirties and joint the Aviation Ministry in Berlin.
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Kleinhenz, Franz( *
+ 1957
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1924 - ????
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Franz Kleinhenz joint Junkers in 1924 and was sent to Fili as a construction engineer.
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Kleinsorge, Walter( *
1902
1969
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1934 - 1945
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Walter Kleinsorge studied at the Technical Highschool in Hannover and started his career at the Bamag in Dessau in 1927. In 1934 he went to Junkers Flugzeugwerke and in 1935 he was engaged in the developement of brakes within the Junkers Motorenwerke. In 1936 this departement was transfered to Breslau into the Fahrzeug- und Motorenwerke (Famo). In 1945 Famo was again transfered to Nordhausen, where facilities were built in former caves and mines. But before Famo could be moved into the subterral facilities most toolings were destroyed during an air raid in April 1945.
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Knick, Otto( *
1864
29. Mar. 1921
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1892 - 1921
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Otto Knick was one of the earliest workers at a Junkers company. He already joint the Hugo Junkers Civilingenieur company in May 1892. Hugo Junkers himself stated, that Otto Knick had the original ideas of metal constructions and that he intensively formed Junkers thinking about utilization of metal structures. Otto Knick was also engaged in the construction of the first Junkers aircraft, i.e. the Junkers J-1 and the Junkers J2.
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Knight, William( *
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1924 - ????
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William Knight belonged to Ford Motor Company since 1920. In Europe he was technical assistant of the National Advisory Board for Aeronautics. In 1924 he joint the Supervisory Board of the U.S. Junkers company Jucoram.
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Dr. Koch, Justus( *
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1927 - ????
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Dr. Justus Koch was a foundation member of the Luftfrako, a Junkers cargo airline, in 1927. He became member of the Supervisory Board of Luftfrako in 1929. Dr. Koch-Deneke (family member of Koch?) became responsible manager of Luftfrako in 1929.
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Koestner, Alfred( *
12. Sept. 1971
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1927 - ????
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Alfred Koestner joint Kurt Weil in his Persia engagement for Junkers Luftverkehr Persia in 1927. Koestner took over the position of the technical director of that airline.
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Koehler, Josef( *
21. May 1895
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1931 - ????
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Josef Koehler was the operational manager of the Junkers Flugzeugwerke facility in Dessau.
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Kollmorgen, Rudolf( *
1910
1973
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1936 - 1945
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Rudolf Kollmorgen was responsible planer of the Junkers Stammwerk Halberstadt from 1936 to 1945. He was also responsible for the pre calculation in Halberstadt.
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Dr. Koppenberg, Heinrich( *
25. Mar. 1880
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1934 - 1941
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Heinrich Koppenberg became chairman of the Supervisory Board of IFA and managing director of JUMO on 24th November 1933, after Hugo Junkers was forced to drop both positions by the Nazis. Koppenberg was already managing director of the Flick consortium. Under his leadership the Junkerswerke were developed to one of Germany's most powerful armament facilities. He integrated Junkers Flugzeugwerke AG and Junkers Motorenbau GmbH into the Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG in 1936. He was also responsible for the massive expansion of Junkers facilities throughout Germany. In January 1941 Koppenberg left the board of directors of IFM, followed by Dr. Leo Rothe. Koppenberg already left the IFA supervisory board on 16th December 1937. Since 1941 Koppenberg was responsible for aluminium production in Germany and the occupied countries. After the end of WWII Koppenberg tried to reactivate the former Junkers consortium. He was killed by accident in 1960.
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Dr. Kottmeier, Adolf( *
24. July 1894
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1925 - 1926
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Dr. Kottmeier joint Junkers in 1925. He was the lawyer of the Junkers consortium during the thirties. He also supported Hugo Junkers during his last fight against the take-over of the consortium by the German government
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Kraft( *
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1930s
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Kraft was member of the construction office in the late 30s. He was engaged in the development of the Junkers EF77 airliner at the Prague design offices, as well as the Junkers Ju252 and the Junkers Ju290, which were both designed at Prague. The Junkers Prague office was headed by Kraft during WWII.
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Kratz, Paul( *
25. April 1884
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1911 - 1919
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Paul Kratz joint the Junkers construction office "S" (shipping) in 1911. In 1912 he changed to the Research Institute of Junkers at Aachen and in 1919 he went to Dessau and joint the Junkers engine departement there. Later he became the responsible manager for the Junkers Training Center and in 1931 he became chief engineer of Junkers Motorenbau GmbH.
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Dr. Kredel, Ernst( *
11. Feb. 1893
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1924 - 1926
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Ernst Kredel was a member of the Sachsenberg Geschwader. In 1924 he joint Junkers Luftverkehr and became member of the PR Department of JLAG. In 1926 he moved to Lufthansa and became responsible manager of the PR Departement there. In 1929 he joint Nordbayerische Verkehrsflug AG and later he moved to Luftwaffe.
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Kreglewsky( *
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???? - 1917
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Ing. Kreglewsky was an engineer at Junkers + Co during WWI. In 1917 he left Junkers and joint Gebrueder Koerting at Hannover.
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Krogmann, Adolf( *
15. March 1898
05. Sept. 1973
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1923 - 1932
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Adolf Krogmann was a close assistant of G. Sachsenberg. He was already a pilot trainee at the Centrale fuer Aviatik in 1913. During WWI he was pilot at the Feld Flieger Abt. 63 in Galicia. After WWI he studied Jura and in 1920 he founded the "Hanseatisches Luftverkehrsbuero". In 1923 he joint Junkers Luftverkehr and headed the secretary of Sachsenberg. When Junkers Luftverkehr was absorbed into Lufthansa, Krogmann remained at Sachsenberg's office until 1932, when he left Junkers for Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule. In 1935 Krogmann became head of the Aero-Club Deutschland and during WWII he was Adjutant of the Chief of the Luftwaffe Generalstab. After WWII he was foundation member of several German Aviation Societies until 1967.
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Krohn, Johannes( *
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1918 - 1919
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Johannes Krohn was a test pilot for several WWI Junkers aircraft. He tested the Junkers J8 on 19th March 1918. On 4th May 1918 he flew first the Junkers J10 and in October 1918 he was responsible for the comparisment of the Junkers J9 with other competitors in Adlershof.
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Krueckel, Josef( *
1904
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1936 - ????
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Josef Krueckel joint Junkers in 1936 as Koppenberg's personal assistant. Later he became manager of the Junkers Berlin office and as a technical director of the Junkers facility at Stassfurt-Leopoldshall. After WWII he was member of the board of directors of the Hugo Junkers Gesellschaft.
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Kuehnen( *
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1930s
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Kuehnen was the head of the production planning departement of Junkers Flugzeugwerke during the early thirties. In this position he was engaged in the improvement of the serial production of aircraft, when high production rates were needed at Junkers Flugzeugwerke to fullfill the demand for Ju52 aircraft since 1932.
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Dr. Kulenkampff, Walter( *
+ 29. Sept. 1929
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1925 - 1929
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Dr. Walter Kulenkampff was member of the Reichstag and the City of Magdeburg. He strongly promoted the extension of Magdeburg's airport during the early twenties. In 1924 he became member of the Supervisory Board of Junkers Luftverkehrs AG on behalve of DAL. Later he was a member of the JFA Supervisory Board until he died in September 1929.
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Dr. Kupper, August( *
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Dr. August Kupper was member of the Junkers Research Laboratories during the twenties. He was specially engaged in the Aerodynamical Departement. In 1930 he left Junkers and joint the DVL glider plane departement.
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Kuerner, August( *
14. June 1892
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1922 - 1933
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August Kuerner joint Junkers in 1922. He became technical manager of the Malmo facilities of AB Flygindustri until 1933. Then he changed to the Stassfurt facility as its manager and later was responsible for the setup of the Bernburg completition center. Kuerner became member of the board of Junkers Flugzeugwerke in the mid-30s. After WWII he founded automobile supply company at Stockstadt with some other Junkers people.
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