Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. (until 1938 also known as: DEW - Deutsche Elektrizitäts-Werke zu Aachen) is a former electrical engineering company in Aachen.
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| Industry | Electrical engineering |
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| Predecessor | DEW - Deutsche Elektrizitäts-Werke zu Aachen |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Founder | Wilhelm Lahmeyer |
| Defunct | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Aachen , Germany |
| Owner | CGEE Alsthom |
The company was founded in 1886 by Wilhelm Lahmeyer in Aachen as Deutsche Elektrizitäts-Werke zu Aachen, Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co.. Lahmeyer left the company only a few years later, but the company still used his name. From 1938 the company was known as Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. (GL).
GL produced all sorts of electric motors, electric generators, alternators, starters, motor–generator, and other electrical equipment. During World War II, GL supplied the generators for the battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz.[1] They were also one of the suppliers of electric motors for Type VIIC U-boats.
In 1973 GL was taken over by CGEE Alsthom.[2]
Production under the GL label stopped around 1993.
References
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- General
- Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. (HRSG): Das Buch der Garbe, Lahmeyer und Co. AG., Aachener Verlags-Druckerei Gesellschaft, Jahr o.A, 288 Seiten
- Koop, Gerhard; Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (2014). Battleships Of The Bismarck Class. UK. ISBN 978-1-84832-197-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Heinz Steguweit: Licht und Kraft. 1. April 1886 - 1. April 1961. Zum 75jährigen Bestehen der Firma Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. Aktiengesellschaft. Firmenschrift, Aachen. EA, als Manuskript gedruckt, 1961
- Specific
- ^ Koop & Schmolke 2014, p. 28.
- ^ "Stärker als der Staat?". Der Spiegel. 19 May 1974.