Magirus
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Iveco Magirus AG is a truck manufacturer based in Ulm
, Germany, founded by Conrad Dietrich Magirus (1824–1895). The company began manufacturing fire-fighting vehicles in 1864. In the late 1910s, it started the production of truck
s and bus
es. These vehicles developed a reputation for high engineering standards, able to operate under the most arduous conditions.
During World War II
, Magirus Deutz was involved in producing gas vans
, an extermination method devised by Nazi Germany to kill victims of the regime. Gas vans were used, particularly at Chełmno extermination camp, until gas chambers
were developed as a more efficient method for killing large numbers of people. The total number of gas van gassings is unknown. One German document dated June 5, 1942 in occupied Minsk indicates that from December 1941 to June 1942 3 gas vans were used to kill 97,000 civilians.
The company also invented the turntable ladder, as Magirus Leiter, which quickly became an essential item of fire brigade equipment worldwide.
The parent company was Klöckner Humbolt Deutz AG, maker of the well-known Deutz
engines, so the brand commonly used was Magirus Deutz, and for a short time Klöckner. The logo of Magirus Deutz was a stylised M with a sharp, long center point to represent the tower of the Ulm Cathedral.
In 1975, Magirus was purchased by Iveco
which continued producing some Magirus trucks for a short while under the name "Iveco Magirus" before abandoning it completely in most countries. However, Iveco trucks were sold under the Magirus brand in Germany and other European and Middle Eastern markets until the end of the 1980s. Nowadays the Magirus brand is only used for the company's fire fighting equipment section, but not for the whole fleet of manufactured trucks anymore.
Iveco Magirus is one of the leading manufacturers of fire fighting equipment. Basis for the fire fighting trucks are mainly Iveco's own chassis and engines, but also platforms of other truck manufacturers are used to build up the fire fighting equipment. With its Magirus brand turntable ladder, Iveco Magirus is the unrivalled global market leader.
Most trucks from Magirus are also known as Magirus Deutz because the air-cooled engine came from the factory of Deutz AG
. These engines are still being sold for agricultural and marine use.
Ulm
Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...
, Germany, founded by Conrad Dietrich Magirus (1824–1895). The company began manufacturing fire-fighting vehicles in 1864. In the late 1910s, it started the production of truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
s and bus
Bus
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es. These vehicles developed a reputation for high engineering standards, able to operate under the most arduous conditions.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Magirus Deutz was involved in producing gas vans
Gas van
The gas van or gas wagon was an extermination method devised by Nazi Germany to kill victims of the regime. It was also rumored that analog of such device was used by the Soviet Union on an experimental basis during the Great Purge-Nazi Germany:...
, an extermination method devised by Nazi Germany to kill victims of the regime. Gas vans were used, particularly at Chełmno extermination camp, until gas chambers
Gas Chambers
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were developed as a more efficient method for killing large numbers of people. The total number of gas van gassings is unknown. One German document dated June 5, 1942 in occupied Minsk indicates that from December 1941 to June 1942 3 gas vans were used to kill 97,000 civilians.
The company also invented the turntable ladder, as Magirus Leiter, which quickly became an essential item of fire brigade equipment worldwide.
The parent company was Klöckner Humbolt Deutz AG, maker of the well-known Deutz
Deutz AG
Deutz AG is an engine manufacturer, based in Cologne, Germany.-History:The company was founded by Nikolaus Otto, inventor of the four-stroke internal combustion engine, in 1864 as N. A...
engines, so the brand commonly used was Magirus Deutz, and for a short time Klöckner. The logo of Magirus Deutz was a stylised M with a sharp, long center point to represent the tower of the Ulm Cathedral.
In 1975, Magirus was purchased by Iveco
Iveco
Iveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...
which continued producing some Magirus trucks for a short while under the name "Iveco Magirus" before abandoning it completely in most countries. However, Iveco trucks were sold under the Magirus brand in Germany and other European and Middle Eastern markets until the end of the 1980s. Nowadays the Magirus brand is only used for the company's fire fighting equipment section, but not for the whole fleet of manufactured trucks anymore.
Iveco Magirus is one of the leading manufacturers of fire fighting equipment. Basis for the fire fighting trucks are mainly Iveco's own chassis and engines, but also platforms of other truck manufacturers are used to build up the fire fighting equipment. With its Magirus brand turntable ladder, Iveco Magirus is the unrivalled global market leader.
Most trucks from Magirus are also known as Magirus Deutz because the air-cooled engine came from the factory of Deutz AG
Deutz AG
Deutz AG is an engine manufacturer, based in Cologne, Germany.-History:The company was founded by Nikolaus Otto, inventor of the four-stroke internal combustion engine, in 1864 as N. A...
. These engines are still being sold for agricultural and marine use.
Current products
- Iveco Magirus Eurocargo
- Iveco Magirus StralisIveco StralisThe Stralis is the flagship heavy-duty truck of Iveco Magirus. The Stralis, produced from 2002, replaced the EuroStar and EuroTech models. It covers the range above Eurocargo, between 19 and 44 tonnes....
- Iveco Magirus Trakker
Timeline
- 1864 - Founded by Conrad Dietrich Magirus
- 1872 - 1872 2-wheel hand ladder climbable when free-standing, model »Ulmer Ladder«
- 1892 - First horse-pulled rotating ladder 25 m
- 1904 - First steam powered self propelled “fire engine”
- 1916 - First fully automatic drive turn table ladder in the world
- 1917 - Production of Magirus motor vehicles
- 1931 - First turn table ladder with steel ladder set
- 1936 - Fusion with Humboldt-Deutz Motorenfabrik
- 1951 - Made the highest turntable ladder in the world 52 m
- 1953 - First turntable ladder with hydraulic drive
- 1965 - First forward control truck chassis
- 1971 - First rescue vehicle RW-rail for subway and local railway operation
- 1972 - First large airport crash tender
- 1980 - First turntable ladder »low-design«
- 1986 - First computer controlled turntable ladder
- 1987 - Take over of previous Bachert production plant in Weisweil, Germany
- 1992 - Iveco Mezzi Speciali, Brescia, Italy
- 1994 - First articulated ladder DLK 23-12 GL CC
- 1996 - Production start of light pumper vehicles in Görlitz/Germany
- 1997 - Lohr-Magirus in Graz/Austria
- 2000 - First oscillation-free turntable ladder (Computer Stabilized)
- 2005 - „Firework of Novelties“ at the Interschutz in Hannover
- 2007 - New modular bodywork generation AluFire 3
- 2010 - Presentation of the models M 32 L-AT, M 33 P, SuperDragon 2, MultiStar2 at the Interschutz in Leipzig
See also
- Fiat S.p.AFiatFIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
- Irisbus IvecoIrisbusIrisbus is a bus manufacturer which was formed through the merger of the bus and coach divisions of Fiat Industrial, Iveco and Renault in January 1999 and Ikarus Bus in late 1999...
- Iveco S.p.AIvecoIveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...
- Fiat Industrial S.p.AFiat IndustrialFiat Industrial S.p.A. is a company to which Fiat S.p.A. Fiat Industrial S.p.A. is a company to which Fiat S.p.A. Fiat Industrial S.p.A. is a company to which Fiat S.p.A. (parent company of Fiat Group demerged its capital goods activities at the start of 2011...