Following the successful career of Ernst Heinkel as the chief designer for the Hansa-Brandenburg aviation firm in World War I, Heinkel's own firm was established at Warnemünde in 1922, after the restrictions on German aviation imposed by the Treaty of Versailles were relaxed.
Tras a exitosa carreira de Ernst Heinkel como xefe de deseño para a firma de aviación Hansa-Brandenburg na Primeira Guerra Mundial, Herr Heinkel fundou a súa propia empresa en Warnemünde no ano 1922, despois de que se relaxasen as restricións imposta á aviación alemá tras o Tratado de Versalles.