Porsche, Ferdinand

Overview

Ferdinand Porsche
Born	3 September 1875 Maffersdorf, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Vratislavice nad Nisou, Czech Republic)
Died	30 January 1951 (aged 75) Stuttgart, West Germany
Citizenship	Austria-Hungary (Birth-1918) Czechoslovakia (1918-1934) Germany (Third Reich) / West Germany (1934-Death)
Children	Ferry Porsche Louisa Porsche
Career
Occupation	Engineer
Awards	• German National Prize for Art and Science (1938) • SS-Ehrenring • War Merit Cross • Wilhelm Exner Medal (1936)

Ferdinand Porsche was an automotive engineer.

Austro-Daimler AG

Porsche was recruited into Austro-Daimler in 1906 as their chief designer.

Porsche GmbH

Porsche returned to Stuttgart in April 1931 and founded consulting firm Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche GmbH, Konstruktionen und Beratungen für Motoren und Fahrzeugbau (designs and consulting services for engines and vehicles).

History

1939

• September 3 — Porsche named chairman of the Panzerkommission.

Germany (Deutsches Reich) People Interwar & World War II Period (1919 — 1945)

Administration
Leadership	Leaders	Dönitz, K. • Goebbels, P.J. • Hitler, A. • von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, P.L.H.A. • von Krosigk, L.G.S.
Parties	Party	[[]]
	Party	[[]]
Security	Allgemeine SS	Diels, R. • Frick, W. • Göring, H.W. • Hanke, K.A. • Heydrich, R.T.E. • Himmler, H. • Kaltenbrunner, E. • Müller, H.
	...	[[]]

Designers
Artillery & Small Arms	Ammunition	[[]]
	Artillery	Gathmann, L.
	Firearms	Borchardt, H. • Cönders, A. • Gruner, W. • Heckler, E. • Koch, T. • Loewe, I. • Loewe, L. • Mauser, F.A. • Schmeisser, H. • Schmeisser, L. • Schwarzlose, A.W. • Seidel, A. • Stange, L.W.
	Optics	[[]]
Industry	Chemical, Fuel, Power Generation	[[]]
	Metals / Polymers	[[]]
Uniform	Armour	[[]]
Vehicles	Aviation	[[]]
	Ground Vehicles	Porsche, F.
	Naval Vessels	[[]]
Vehicle Parts	Aircraft Engines	[[]]
	Gunsights	[[]]
	Steering Units	[[]]
	Submarine Engines	[[]]
	Transmissions	[[]]
	Vehicle Engines	Maybach, K. • Porsche, F.

Military
Ordnungspolizei	Officers	Schulz, A.
	Enlisted	[[]]
Waffen SS	Officers	Dietrich, J.
	Enlisted	[[]]
Heer	Officers	Gille, H.O. • Hube, HV. • Keitel, W. • Mauss, K. • Model, W. • Rommel, J.E.E. • Schörner, F. • Schulz, A. • Tolsdorff, T. • von Groß-Zauche und Caminetz, H.G.S. • von Manteuffel, H. • von Saucken, D.
	Enlisted	[[]]
Kriegsmarine	Officers	Balck, G.O.H. • Brandi, A. • Kesselring, A. • Lüth, W.
	Enlisted	[[]]
Luftwaffe	Officers	Galland, A.J.F. • Mölders, W. • Ramcke, HB. • Schnaufer, HW.
	Enlisted	Gollob, G. • Graf, H. • Hartmann, E.A. • Lent, H. • Marseille, HJ. • Nowotny, W. • Rudel, HU.