Germans in Alabama

There is a German national population residing in Alabama, and historically there was a German immigrant population.

In 1866 German immigrants founded Cullman, Alabama.[1]

Wernher von Braun, formerly affiliated with Nazi Germany, helped establish the space industry in Huntsville, Alabama.[1]

German companies began widespread business operations in Alabama when Mercedes-Benz established its first assembly plant in the U.S. in Alabama, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International;[1] in 1993 it selected Vance,[2] a town west of Birmingham,[1] and east of Tuscaloosa.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reeves, Jay (2007-05-20). "Ala., Germany have Mercedes, rocket ties". Associated Press at the USA Today. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18. - Also available at: Reeves, Jay. "Ties Cozy Between Alabama, Germany." Associated Press at the Times Daily. Monday May 21, 2007. p. 1B, 4B
  2. 1 2 Nauss, Donald W. (1993-09-30). "Mercedes to Build Plant in Alabama : Rural Hamlet Beats Out Carolinas for $300-Million Facility". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

Further reading

Articles

Books

  • Laney, Monique (2015). German Rocketeers in the Heart of Dixie: Making Sense of the Nazi Past During the Civil Rights Era. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300198034. OCLC 894310406.


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