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Thyssen, Fossoul & Co. is established in Duisburg, Germany |
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1871
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Thyssen & Co is established
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1906
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In-house trading and shipping organization established and the group is internationalized
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1913
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Thyssen acquires a leading position in the West German iron and steel industry behind Krupp
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1926
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Major parts of the Thyssen group transferred to "Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG"
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1934
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August Thyssen Huette AG is established as an operating company of Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG
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1939
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The supervisory board chairman, Fritz Thyssen, rejects the German invasion of Poland and flees to Switzerland
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1945
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The Thyssenhütte mill is finally brought to a standstill after a heavy air attack
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1953
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August Thyssen-Hütte AG is reestablished
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1956
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Horizontal diversification of August Thyssen- Hütte AG begins
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1973
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Growth into a conglomerate focused on steel, capital goods, trading, and services
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1978
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Internationalization and further vertical diversification
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1983
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Thyssen AG concentrates on group management functions and spin off of steel activities into Thyssen Stahl AG
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1997
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Flat carbon steel activities of Krupp and Thyssen are combined to form Thyssen Krupp Stahl AG
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March 17, 1999
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ThyssenKrupp AG is officially registered
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