Weimar Republic (1918 - 1933)

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1919 Gewerkschaft Deutscher Kaiser renamed and mining operations transferred to an independent company, loss of foreign interests.		1919 Switch to peace-time production.

		1921 Continued expansion to vertically and horizontally structured group.

1926, 4. April August Thyssen dies at his residence Schloss Landsberg near Essen.

1926 Major parts of the Thyssen group transferred to Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG.		1926 Krupp markets WIDIA tool metal.

		1929 The blast furnace plant of the Essen-Borbeck iron and steel mill goes into operation.

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