Which 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen is known for the industrial production of steel and armaments and has been known as the 'Arsenal of the Reich'?
Krupp Krupp The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, became famous for their production of steel, artillery, ammunition, and other armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. It was important to weapons development and production in both world wars. One of the most powerful dynasties in European history, for 400 years Krupp flourished as the premier weapons manufacturer for Germany. From the Thirty Years' War until the end of the Second World War, they produced everything from battleships, U-boats, tanks, howitzers,
The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea "The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea" (, Skaz o Tulskom kosom Levshe i o stalnoy Blokhe), "The Tale of the Crosseyed Lefthander from Tula and the Steel Flea" or simply "Levsha" (, "left-handed"), sometimes called "The Lefthander", "Lefty", "The Steel Flea" or "The Left-handed Craftsman" is a well-known 1881 skaz (story) by Nikolai Leskov. Styled as a folk tale, it tells a story of a left-handed arms craftsman from Tula (traditionally a center of the Russian armaments industry) who outperformed his English colleagues by