The first BMW car, was built in Berlin: on 22 March 1929 the first BMW 3/15 PS’s left the production hall rented by BMW near Berlin-Johannisthal Airport. The first BMW motorcycle, the R 32 featuring an air-cooled twin-flat engine and shaft drive, was presented a few years earlier in 1923 at the German Car Show in Berlin. The BMW Plant Berlin was part of the team almost from the start: the history of BMW AG started with the production of aircraft engines in Berlin. The first BMW motorcycle built in Berlin – a BMW R 60/2 — came off the assembly line in 1967, but the motorcycle of the Berlin Plant in the former aircraft engine plant started much earlier back in 1949 with production of the first parts for motorcycles still built in Munich back then. Over the years, motorcycle production was shifted step-by-step from Munich to Berlin. And to this day, Berlin remains the only production plant for BMW motorcycles the world over. Nearly all parts and components required for this purpose were manufactured at the Plant, with a total workforce of not quite 400 employees working in motorcycle production back then. Apart from consistently modernising the facilities, motorcycle production as a whole was substantially expanded in 1983 upon the introduction of the K-Series, BMW AG investing some DM 500 million in an entirely new assembly building and system, as well as a highly automated production line for engine components. Ten years later the Company modernised and expanded the …
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BMW Motorcycle Production at Berlin Plant
Sonntag, 30. Oktober 2011Berlin (documentary, English subtitles). Part 1/6.
Donnerstag, 27. Oktober 2011Berlin (documentary, English subtitles). Part 1/6. This is a historical chronicle of the last, decisive battle with Nazi Germany, the capture of Berlin and the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces. This film uses newsreel footage of Germans too. © Central studio of documentary films, 1945. ================== Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ==================
A short story of the Berlin wall
Montag, 24. Oktober 2011A student of English created this short video about the Berlin wall by means of some pictures and her narration.
WSOP final table event 43 Nachman Berlin vs Andre Akkari HEADS UP,, wildest rail in WSOP history
Freitag, 21. Oktober 2011A 10 HOUR HEADS UP BATTLE FOR THE CHAMIONSHIP NACHMAN BERLIN PLAYING FOR USA.. andre akkari PLAYING FOR BRAZIL,,
Grupo Experimental Nueva Yorkino in Berlin (Winner of a NY Emmy)
Dienstag, 18. Oktober 2011Return of a Legend Grupo Folklórico Y Experimental Nuevayorquino is one of the best-kept secrets in New York’s musical history. In the mid-1970s several of the best Latin Jazz musicians in the city got together in the basement of brothers Andy and Jerry González (bass and percussion/trumpet). They included percussionist Milton Cardona, rumba singer Virgilio Martí and salsa stars such as Chocolate Armenteros (trumpet) and Reinaldo Jorge (trombone). Out of the casual jam sessions evolved an alternative sound to the commercial salsa of the day — music charged with an experimental energy and with roots deep in the Afro-Cuban and Afro-American traditions. Although Grupo only ever made two records, “Concepts in Unity” and “Lo dice todo”, they numbered among the most influential bands of the 1970s. Their upcoming reunion after thirty years is a sensation — and not only for fans of Latin music. Producer: Jerry Carlson Camera: Gabriel Caballeros, Alex Wolfe & Mario Rosales Montage: MARS ATTACK!!!