Grunder Industries

### Company Products

AI and Robotics technology (primarily military), aeronautical engineering (Fighters, UAVs, other craft)

## Company Statistics

### Specialization

Military

Gründer **History**

North Germany Gründer Industries is a large mega corporation located in Hamburg, Germany. The company specializes in aviation, AI, robotics, and aerospace technology however its capabilities and expertise are far reaching across many industries.

Gründer Automotive, the ancestor of Gründer Industries, was founded as a small auto repair shop in 1943 by André Rügen (born Andrej Katejan), a Wehrmacht veteran and Holocaust survivor. Upon his return to Germany from Turkey in 1943, he settled down in Hamburg with his wife and founded the auto repair shop, Gründer Automotive in southern Hamburg, Germany. Under the ownership of André Rügen, the company would expand into an automotive repair chain. This company would expand across the Hamburg area and make Rügen a wealthy man, however in 1967, in an effort to silence Holocaust survivors, Rügen and his family would be assassinated by Orvo. This would leave his close friend and co-founder, Fritz von Aargau to take over the company. Fritz von Aargau would be scared into submission by Orvo never to tell the stories of his friend. Von Aargau would be the one to found Gründer Industries. In 1971 Aargau would open up the first South Hamburg Gründer Motors factory, which would mark the beginning of the company of the same name. Gründer Motors would expand across Northwestern Germany, opening several factories and becoming a well known company in the region and country as a whole. In 1979 the first Gründer computing facility would be opened and South Hamburg Gründer Motors would be renamed to North Germany Gründer Industries in accordance with their expansion of products and services. In 1982, after falling into a deep guilt and supposedly “seeing Jesus”, Fritz von Aargau would let slip information about Rügen and his assassination to his friend, who had been an Orvo plant. He would be framed as insane and put in a mental institution. Shortly after, he would commit suicide.

In 1982, Johannes Schroeder would be appointed Director of North Germany Gründer Industries which would mark a change in direction for the company. This would see a shift from automobiles to aviation as a primary industry, as well as the beginning of research into AI, robotics, and personal computing. This saw Gründer emerge as a major player in the field of robotics within Germany, leading to increased profits, however more importantly was Gründer’s investment into the field of aviation. In 2002, Gründer would see their first contract from the Luftwaffe, beginning the special relationship between North Germany Gründer Industries and the 4th Reich. This plane, the Roterbaron 2005 would be regarded as “high quality” by the Luftwaffe and contracts would continue. This would shift the specialization of the company from robotics to military aviation however they would continue to develop robotics, AI, and computing technologies. The success of Gründer aircraft would propel them to a higher status in Germany, and turn Gründer Industries into a household name. In 2030, Director of 48 years Johannes Schroeder would pass away. His grandson, Karl Schroeder, would be appointed as Director leading to significant changes in the company.

The appointment of Karl Schroeder would have major impacts on the company. The development of new highly advanced aircraft, UAVs, AI, and other technologies for the German military would strengthen the special relationship between the two and lead to further advancements for the company. In 2035, the company would expand further, reopening South Hamburg Gründer Motors and establishing several new companies under Gründer Industries leading to further profit and reach, growing the company into a major player on not just the German market, but the global stage.