February 26.02.1936, XNUMX | Opening of the first Volkswagen plant.

The rapid development of Volkswagen comes only after the war, but as many well remember, the idea of ​​​​a car for the people originated in the Third Reich. 

In 1934, Hitler entrusted this task to Ferdinand Porsche, who a year later built the first prototypes and began testing. In the meantime, the Volkswagen plant was built, which was opened by Adolf Hitler on February 26, 1936. In fact, the plant started operating in 1938, and after the release of about 210 copies of the Volkswagen Beetle, the production of military vehicles based on it began - it was the Kubelwagen SUV and its derivative, the Schwimmwagen amphibious car.

The first Volkswagen cars were captured by the Nazis. Mass production began only after the war. The beginning was extremely difficult, as the country was devastated by the war, but Volkswagen survived the worst period and today is one of the largest automobile concerns in the world.

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