KdF Volkswagen

Japanese: KdF ワーゲン - かーでーえふわーげん
KdF Volkswagen

…Headquarters: Wolfsburg. Based on the Nazi government's national car policy of the 1930s, the company was established in 1937 as the German National Car Preparation Company, Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des deutschen Volkswagen mbH, and in 1938 changed its name to Volkswagenwerk GmbH when it began mass production of the KdWagen (the prototype of the Beetle), a passenger car designed by Ferdinand Porsche (1857-1951). During World War II, the company produced military vehicles and military equipment. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "KdF Volkswagen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…本社ウォルフスブルク。 1930年代のナチス政権の国民車政策に基づき,37年にドイツ国民車準備会社Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des deutschen Volkswagen mbHとして設立,38年にポルシェFerdinand Porsche(1857‐1951)がデザインした乗用車KdFワーゲン(〈ビートルbeetle〉の原形)の量産開始とともに社名をVolkswagenwerk GmbHに改称した。第2次大戦中は軍用車,軍需機材の生産を行う。…

※「KdF ワーゲン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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