German re-armament
The Daimler-Benz company established the Ludwigsfelde factory in 1936 to make DB 600 aero engines for new "Luftwaffe" bomber- and fighter-aircraft. In the course of German re-armament and the Second World War the factory went on to make Daimler-Benz DB 601, DB 603 and DB 605 engines for various "Luftwaffe" aircraft.