Deutsche Afrika-Linien/John T. Essberger Group of Companies

Deutsche Afrika-Linien/John T. Essberger Group of Companies

The Deutsche Afrika-Linien GmbH & Co./ John T. Essberger GmbH & Co. (DAL/JTE) is a German shipping company, based in Hamburg.[1] It originated in the Essberger-Tankschiffreederei, a tanker company founded in Hamburg in 1924 by the British-born John Theodor Essberger (1886–1959), who had become a naturalised German citizen before 1914, led torpedo-boats during the First World War and was named 'Leader of German shipping' under the Third Reich. In 1942 Essberger took over the Woermann-Linie and Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie from the cigarette manufacturer Philipp Fürchtegott Reemtsma.[2]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”