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Autobahn work sites had been established at 22 locations, governed by 9 regional work divisions (which became 15 by mid-1934), distributed throughout the Reich for maximum public visibility, and work was ceremonially initiated at 15 of the sites. At Unterhaching, Hitler made a short speech ending with the command, "Fanget an!" ("Begin!")
The motorway had its beginning as a single-carriageway part of Reichsautobahn 9 (Berlin-Breslau) built by Nazi Germany in the 1930s, [1] completed between 1936 and 1938. This route had all the features of an autobahn, built according to the standards of the time, including all the exits, viaducts and bridges.
The Mercedes-Benz T80 was a six-wheeled vehicle built by Mercedes-Benz, developed and designed by Ferdinand Porsche in the late 1930s. It was intended to break the world land speed record , but never made the attempt, due to the project having been overtaken by the outbreak of World War II .
Rosemeyer was killed during a land speed record attempt on a regular traffic route on the Autobahn between Frankfurt and Darmstadt on 28 January 1938. Competing for the record against Rudolf Caracciola , Rosemeyer went out later in the day in his Auto Union streamliner, setting a new class record of 432 km/h (268 mph).
Mar 27, 1930 348 days Centre Party: Theodor von Guérard (2) (1863 – 1943) Mar 30, 1930 Oct 7, 1931 1 year, 191 days Centre Party: Brüning I: Gottfried Treviranus (1891–1971) Oct 9, 1931 May 30, 1932 234 days Conservative People's Party (KVP) Brüning II: Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach (1875–1943) Jun 1, 1932 Feb 2, 1937 4 years, 246 days
1930s. American Airways flight attendants Mae Bobeck, Agnes Nohava, Marie Allen, and Velma Maul are poised, each with her right hand on the guard rail, as they descend the boarding steps of an ...
According to Daily Mail, video captured by CCTV shows a spirit leaving the body of the passenger who was killed in the accident. Daily Mail also reports a girl named Manee died while a man named ...
July 25 – West Germany – A bus carrying Belgian children on vacation plunges off an Autobahn bridge and crashes on its roof. 33 people were killed, including 27 children and the driver who fell asleep at the wheel. Only 4 people survived.