Mercedes-Benz: A Century of Reinvention
In short: A factual 90-second history of Mercedes-Benz, from Bertha Benz's pioneering drive and the 1926 Daimler-Benz merger to wartime forced labour, postwar recovery and a later reckoning with the past.
A 2:14 short film in the series “90 Seconds of History”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: BBC News, “Beaulieu hosts the world's first car and tales of its lady driver”; Mercedes-Benz Group, “Daimler-Benz in the Nazi Era (1933 - 1945) | Mercedes-Benz Group”; Florida State University (surveys.ecit.fsu.edu), “The Daimler-Chrysler Merger: A Decade-Long Saga Of Ambition, Clash, And Collapse - Florida State University”; Palgrave Macmillan (Springer Nature), chapter by Holm-Detlev Köhler in 'The Second Automobile Revolution' (2009), “From the Marriage in Heaven to the Divorce on Earth: the DaimlerChrysler Trajectory since the Merger”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft | German company | Britannica”; Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Money), “Daimler AG | German Automaker, Luxury Cars, & Mobility Services | Britannica Money”; UNESCO (Memory of the World Programme), “Patent DRP 37435 “Vehicle with gas engine operation” submitted by Carl”; domain-b.com (Business History section), “Sad story of the woman after whom the Mercedes car was named”; TIME magazine (TIME Vault archive, 1953 article 'BUSINESS ABROAD: A Car for Daughter'), “BUSINESS ABROAD: A Car for Daughter”; Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times Archives, from Times Wire Services), 12 June 1988, “Daimler-Benz to Pay $12 Million for War Forced Labor”.
Sources used in this film
- BBC News — Beaulieu hosts the world's first car and tales of its lady driver · View →
- Mercedes-Benz Group — Daimler-Benz in the Nazi Era (1933 - 1945) | Mercedes-Benz Group · View →
- Florida State University (surveys.ecit.fsu.edu) — The Daimler-Chrysler Merger: A Decade-Long Saga Of Ambition, Clash, And Collapse - Florida State University · View →
- Palgrave Macmillan (Springer Nature), chapter by Holm-Detlev Köhler in 'The Second Automobile Revolution' (2009) — From the Marriage in Heaven to the Divorce on Earth: the DaimlerChrysler Trajectory since the Merger · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft | German company | Britannica · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Money) — Daimler AG | German Automaker, Luxury Cars, & Mobility Services | Britannica Money · View →
- UNESCO (Memory of the World Programme) — Patent DRP 37435 “Vehicle with gas engine operation” submitted by Carl · View →
- domain-b.com (Business History section) — Sad story of the woman after whom the Mercedes car was named · View →
- TIME magazine (TIME Vault archive, 1953 article 'BUSINESS ABROAD: A Car for Daughter') — BUSINESS ABROAD: A Car for Daughter · View →
- Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times Archives, from Times Wire Services), 12 June 1988 — Daimler-Benz to Pay $12 Million for War Forced Labor · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: BBC News: Beaulieu hosts the world's first car and tales of its lady driver
- Also: Mercedes-Benz Group: Daimler-Benz in the Nazi Era (1933 - 1945) | Mercedes-Benz Group
- Also: Florida State University (surveys.ecit.fsu.edu): The Daimler-Chrysler Merger: A Decade-Long Saga Of Ambition, Clash, And Collapse - Florida State University
- Also: Palgrave Macmillan (Springer Nature), chapter by Holm-Detlev Köhler in 'The Second Automobile Revolution' (2009): From the Marriage in Heaven to the Divorce on Earth: the DaimlerChrysler Trajectory since the Merger
- Also: Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft | German company | Britannica
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Money): Daimler AG | German Automaker, Luxury Cars, & Mobility Services | Britannica Money
- Also: UNESCO (Memory of the World Programme): Patent DRP 37435 “Vehicle with gas engine operation” submitted by Carl
- Also: domain-b.com (Business History section): Sad story of the woman after whom the Mercedes car was named
- Also: TIME magazine (TIME Vault archive, 1953 article 'BUSINESS ABROAD: A Car for Daughter'): BUSINESS ABROAD: A Car for Daughter
- Also: Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times Archives, from Times Wire Services), 12 June 1988: Daimler-Benz to Pay $12 Million for War Forced Labor
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