The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz - The Jewish Engineer Behind Hitler's Volkswagen

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By: Paul Schilperoord .

All the stunning facts the Nazis didn't want the world to know...

The astonishing biography of Josef Ganz, a Jewish designer from Frankfurt, who in May 1931 created a revolutionary small car: the Maikafer (German for "May bug"). Seven years later, Hitler introduced the Volkswagen.

The Nazis not only "took" the concept of Ganz's family car—their production model even ended up bearing the same nickname. The Beetle incorporated many of the features of Ganz's original Maikafer, yet until recently Ganz received no recognition for his pioneering work. The Nazis did all they could to keep the Jewish godfather of the German compact car out of the history books. Now Paul Schilperoord sets the record straight.

Josef Ganz was hunted by the Nazis, even beyond Germany's borders, and narrowly escaped assassination. He was imprisoned by the Gestapo until an influential friend with connections to Goring helped secure his release. Soon afterward, he was forced to flee Germany, while Porsche, using many of his groundbreaking ideas, created the Volkswagen for Hitler. After the war, Ganz moved to Australia, where he died in 1967.

 

 


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9781614122012
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9781614122012
Published:
2012
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155x235mm
Pages:
274
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Hard Bound, black and white ill
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