Krupp steelworks

"Krupp gun factory number 1," 1917 (Library of Congress); gun apparently meaning cannon or military artillery rather than pistol or revolver, note what appear to be cannon barrels suspended over the floor

The Krupp steelworks, or Krupp foundry, or Krupp cast steel factory (German: Krupp-Gussstahlfabrik [Guss+stahl+fabrik]) in Essen is a historic industrial site of the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany that was known as the "weapons forge of the German Reich" (Waffenschmiede des Deutschen Reiches).[1]

  1. ^ "Vor 75 Jahren verhaftet – Alfried Krupp – Erbe der Waffenschmiede der Nazis". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-02.