D-Rad, short for Deutsches Motorrad,
was a
motorcycle
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factory in
Berlin
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(
Spandau
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),
Germany
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. The brand was founded in 1896 as a daughter company of Deutsche Industriewerke AG.
From 1920 it produced motorcycles under the brands ''Star'' and ''Derad''.
In 1923 Deutsche Industrie-Werke took it over and changed the name to D-Rad.
NSU merged with Deutsche Industrie-Werke in 1932 and terminated D-Rad production in 1933.
References
External links
Swiss website about D-Rad
Motorcycle manufacturers of Germany
Manufacturing companies based in Berlin
Spandau
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