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Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives,

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s. Georg Christian Carl Henschel founded the factory in 1810 at Kassel. His son Carl Anton Henschel founded another factory in 1837. In 1848, the company began manufacturing locomotives. The factory became the largest locomotive manufacturer in Germany by the 20th century. Henschel built 10 articulated steam trucks, using Doble steam designs, for

Deutsche Reichsbahn The ''Deutsche Reichsbahn'', also known as the German National Railway, the German State Railway, German Reich Railway, and the German Imperial Railway, was the German national railway system created after the end of World War I from the regiona ...

railways as delivery trucks. Several cars were built as well, one of which became

Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1 ...

's staff car. In 1935 Henschel was able to upgrade its various steam locomotives to a high-speed Streamliner type with a maximum speeds of up to by the addition of a removable shell over the old steam locomotive. In 1918, Henschel began the production of gearboxes at the Kassel plant. In January 1925, Henschel & Son began building trucks and buses.

World War II

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1972-064-61, Kassel, Verladen eines Panzer VI

German locomotive plate, German Museum of Technology, Berlin

Early in 1935, Henschel began manufacturing

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World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, the firm was responsible for license production of the

Dornier Do 17 The Dornier Do 17 is a twin-engined light bomber produced by Dornier Flugzeugwerke for the German Luftwaffe during World War II. Designed in the early 1930s as a '' Schnellbomber'' ("fast bomber") intended to be fast enough to outrun opposing a ...

Z medium bomber, and in 1939–1940 it began large-scale production of the

Panzer III The ''Panzerkampfwagen III'', commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in World War II. The official German ordnance designation was Sd.Kfz. 141. It was intended to fight ot ...

. Henschel was the sole manufacturer of the

Tiger I The Tiger I () was a German heavy tank of World War II that operated beginning in 1942 in Africa and in the Soviet Union, usually in independent heavy tank battalions. It gave the German Army its first armoured fighting vehicle that mounted ...

, and alongside Porsche the

Tiger II The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was ''Panzerkampfwagen'' Tiger ''Ausf''. B,''Panzerkampfwagen'' – abbr: ''Pz.'' or ''Pz.Kfw.'' (English: " armoured fighting vehicle"), ''Ausf.' ...

. In 1945, the company had 8,000 workers working in two shifts each of 12 hours, and forced labour was used extensively. The company's factories, which also manufactured

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locomotives, were among the most important Allied bomber targets and were nearly completely destroyed.

Aviation

Henschel Flugzeugwerke aircraft and missiles included: *

Henschel Hs 117 The Henschel Hs 117 ''Schmetterling'' (German for ''Butterfly'') was a radio-guided German surface-to-air missile project developed during World War II. There was also an air-to-air version, the Hs 117H. The operators used a telescopic sight and ...

''Schmetterling'' (Butterfly),

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-engined surface-to-air missile *

Henschel Hs 121 The Henschel Hs 121 was the first aircraft built by the German Henschel company. It was a high-wing monoplane with an inline engine, fixed undercarriage and single, open cockpit, designed as an advanced trainer. Only one aircraft was produced, i ...

, fighter and trainer (prototype) * Henschel Hs 122,

army co-operation In military tactics, close air support (CAS) is defined as air action such as air strikes by fixed or rotary-winged aircraft against hostile targets near friendly forces and require detailed integration of each air mission with fire and movement ...

/reconnaissance *

Henschel Hs 123 The Henschel Hs 123 was a single-seat biplane dive bomber and close-support attack aircraft flown by the German ''Luftwaffe'' during the Spanish Civil War and the early to midpoint of World War II. It proved to be robust, durable and effective e ...

, ground-attack (biplane) * Henschel Hs 124, heavy fighter and bomber (prototype) *

Henschel Hs 125 The Henschel Hs 125 was a German advanced training aircraft prototype featuring a single engine and low wing, designed by Henschel & Son and tested by the Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehr ...

, fighter and trainer (prototype) *

Henschel Hs 126 The Henschel Hs 126 was a German two-seat reconnaissance and observation aircraft of World War II that was derived from the Henschel Hs 122. The pilot was seated in a protected cockpit under the parasol wing and the gunner in an open rear cockp ...

, reconnaissance *

Henschel Hs 127 The Henschel Hs 127 was a German bomber that was built as two prototypes, but cancelled without entering mass production. In 1935, the RLM (''Reichsluftfahrtministerium'' - German Ministry of Aviation) published requests for a fast tactical bom ...

, fast medium bomber (''Schnellbomber'' prototype) * Henschel Hs 128, high-altitude reconnaissance and bomber (prototypes) *

Henschel Hs 129 The Henschel Hs 129 was a World War II ground-attack aircraft fielded by the German ''Luftwaffe''. The aircraft saw combat in Tunisia and on the Eastern Front. A key requirement of the original specification was that the aircraft be powered b ...

, ground-attack *

Henschel Hs 130 The Henschel Hs 130 was a German high-altitude reconnaissance and bomber aircraft developed in World War II. It suffered from various mechanical faults and was never used operationally, only existing as prototype airframes. Development Develop ...

, high altitude reconnaissance and bomber (prototypes) * Henschel Hs 132,

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d dive bomber (prototype) *

Henschel Hs 135 Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehicl ...

, delta wing * Henschel Hs 293,

-boosted

glide bomb A glide bomb or stand-off bomb is a standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces. This allows it to be released at a distance from the target r ...

Henschel Hs 294 The Henschel Hs 294 was a guided Anti-surface warfare, air-to-sea missile developed by Henschel & Son, Henschel Flugzeug-Werke AG in Nazi Germany, Germany during World War II. Design The Hs 294 was a further development of the Henschel Hs 293, b ...

, rocket-powered anti-shipping glide bomb *

Henschel Hs 295 Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehic ...

* Henschel Hs 296 *

Henschel Hs 297 The Henschel Hs 297 Föhn or 7.3 cm Raketen Sprenggranate was a small German surface-to-air rocket of the Second World War. The associated multiple rocket launcher was known as the 7.3 cm Föhn-Gerät. Design The Henschel Hs 297 Föhn (The Fo ...

''Föhn'', 73mm anti-aircraft rocket-launcher * Henschel Hs 298, rocket-powered air-to-air missile *

Henschel Hs P.75 Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehicle ...

, a 1941 design with slightly swept-back wings placed at the rear, swept-back canards at the front, and double pusher propellers at the rear. * Henschel Hs P.87, a

Schnellbomber A ''Schnellbomber'' (German; literally "fast bomber") is a bomber that relies upon speed to avoid enemy fighters, rather than relying on defensive armament and armor. Concept The concept developed in the 1930s when it was believed that a ver ...

design similar to the Hs P.75, except that the canards in the front are straight and the wing is curved. * Henschel 'Zitterrochen' (Torpedofish), air-to-surface missile (pre-production only)

Post-war business

Manufacturing began again in 1948. In 1964, the company took over Rheinische Stahlwerke and became Rheinstahl Henschel AG (

Hanomag Hanomag (Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG, ) was a German producer of steam locomotives, tractors, trucks and military vehicles in Hanover. Hanomag first achieved international fame by delivering numerous steam locomotives to Finland, Romania and ...

). The truck production of Henschel was merged with that of Hanomag that spun off to form Hanomag-Henschel in 1969, this later went to Daimler-Benz, which discontinued the brand name Hanomag-Henschel in 1974. The production was switched to commercial vehicle axles, in this area it is the largest factory in Europe. In 1976

Thyssen-Henschel Thyssen Henschel was a German industrial firm and defense contractor. One part of the company '' Henschel Wehrtechnik'' was acquired by Rheinmetall in 1999 and was integrated into ''Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH'' in 2000. Products * TAM medium ...

, and 1990 ABB Henschel AG. In 1996, the company became ABB Daimler Benz Transportation Adtranz. The company was subsequently acquired by Bombardier (Canada) around 2002. The Kassel facility still exists and is one of the world's largest manufacturers of locomotives (Henschel Antriebstechnik).

Locomotives

Private, mining and industry railways ;Generation 1 * Henschel DH 110 * Henschel DH 200 * Henschel DH 360 * Henschel DH 550 ;Generation 2 * Henschel DH 240 * Henschel DH 360 * Henschel DH 390 * Henschel DH 440 *

Henschel DH 630 Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehicle ...

* Henschel DH 875 * Henschel DHG 630 * Henschel DH 500 * Henschel DH 500 ;Generation 3 * Henschel DH 120 B * Henschel DH 180 B * Henschel DH 240 B * Henschel DH 360 B * Henschel DH 500 B * Henschel DH 120 B * Henschel DH 120 B * Henschel DH 120 B * Henschel DH 120 B *

Henschel DH 360 Ca Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehic ...

* Henschel DH 440 Ca * Henschel DH 500 Ca * Henschel DH 600 Ca *

Henschel DH 700 Ci Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehic ...

* Henschel DH 360 D * Henschel DH 700 D *

Henschel DH 850 D Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehic ...

;Generation 4 * Henschel DHG 500 C *

Henschel DHG 700 C Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehic ...

* Henschel DHG 1000 BB * Henschel DHG 1200 BB ;Generation 5 * Henschel DHG 300 B *

* Henschel DHG 700 C-F * Henschel DHG 800 BB * Henschel DHG 1200 BB ;Generation 6 * Henschel DHG 300 B * Henschel DE 500 C ;Esslinger * Henschel DHG 160 B * Henschel DHG 200 B * Henschel DHG 240 B *

Henschel DHG 275 B Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehicle ...

Henschel DHG 330 C Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehicle ...

;Bundesbahn *

Henschel-BBC DE2500 The DB Class 202, also commonly referred to under its manufacturers' designation Henschel- BBC DE2500, since it was only in experimental use and never purchased by the DB, is a class of diesel-electric locomotives designed for use on main and s ...

;Export * ''Henschel DHG 625 C'' as SJ-Series V 4 und SJ-Series V 5 * Henschel DH 600 C for Export to Ghana and Sudan * Henschel NY5 for the Chinese Railways * Henschel NY6 for the Chinese Railways * Henschel NY7 for the Chinese Railways * Henschel DHG 2500 BB for

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...

WDM-3 The Indian locomotive class WDM-3 is a class of Diesel–hydraulic locomotive that was developed in 1962 by Henschel for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) engine, 3rd generation (3). They ...

- 8 built 1970 * Henschel DHG 1000 BB for Perusahaan Djawatan Kereta Api/PJKA (now PT.Kereta Api Indonesia or Indonesian Railway) as BB 302 01 - BB 302 06 (built 1970) and BB 303 01 - BB 303 57 (built 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1984). * Henschel DHG 800 BB for PJKA as BB 306 01 - BB 306 22 (built 1984 to 1986). * Henschel AA221 for ENR (built 1978 to 1988). *

DSB Class EA The DSB Class EA was the first electric locomotive in Denmark, introduced in 1984. Twenty-two were built for DSB, about half were acquired by Deutsche Bahn in 2001 when it took over the freight business of DSB. Between 2007 and 2010 some bega ...

for the Danish State Railways

Notable employees

*Chief Designer Erwin Aders *Dr. Herbert A. Wagner (see

, Henschel Hs 293,

Supercavitation Supercavitation is the use of a cavitation bubble to reduce skin friction drag on a submerged object and enable high speeds. Applications include torpedoes and propellers, but in theory, the technique could be extended to an entire underwater v ...

Operation Paperclip Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from the former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War ...

) *

Konrad Zuse Konrad Ernst Otto Zuse (; 22 June 1910 – 18 December 1995) was a German civil engineer, pioneering computer scientist, inventor and businessman. His greatest achievement was the world's first programmable computer; the functional program ...

References

External links

Henschel's Mittelfeld Werkes Tiger tank factory
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