HISTORY

Lt. Eugen Siempelkamp, Jasta 29, Gondecourt, France, July 1918

The Americans manufactured it, but refused

to pay the license, and from that, he concluded that all Americans were thieves. I was

certain, however, that neither the American

nor Asian markets should be neglected, and

so we established retail organizations there

and gradually gained a market share in those

regions.” recalled Dieter Siempelkamp in an

interview for rp-online.de. The final innovations brought the firm into the field of nuclear

power plants. For example, the company has

developed special emergency equipment in

the event of core meltdowns and other safety technologies. The decision to close all

German nuclear power plants has therefore

significantly affected the company…

Persuaded to retire

Eugen Siempelkamp kept in good physical

shape through to old age. He played golf,

which was his favorite sport. Even after the

age of 80, he was very active and fit, so it is

not surprising that he had to be more or less

forced to vacate the position of the company's director by the supervisory board and

shareholders. ‘It was a very difficult decision

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for him,’ says Dieter Siempelkamp, who took

over the management of the company for 44

years. The fourth generation of the Siempelkamp family no longer carried on the family

tradition. Not that no one could; Dieter has

seven children, but it was decided that the

company would be led by hired professional

managers and the family would withdraw to

a supervisory and advisory role.

Eugen Siempelkamp died on February 13,

1989, at the age of 95.

In addition to the successful G. Siempelkamp

GmbH & Co. KG, which employs 2,600 people

worldwide, there is, among others, the Eugen Siempelkamp Foundation (Eugen-Siempelkamp-Stiftung) in Krefeld, with a wide

range of activities covering from care for

the elderly, to the education of middle-aged

people, to support activities for children and

young people. The Siempelkamp and von

Oppenheim family ranks roughly 400th in

the ranking of the richest Germans with assets of over 400 million Euros.

Author would like to express his thanks to

Greg VanWyngarden for lead photography

and Trevor Henshaw for important information helpful for the article.

References:

Jasta Colors Vol. 1; B. Schmälling, J. Leckscheid

Pfalz D.IIIa At War Vol. 2; G. VanWyngarden

The French Air Service War Chronology 1914 – 1918; F. Bailey, C. Cony

Above the Lines; N. Franks, F. Bailey, R. Guest

Jasta War Chronology; N. Franks, F. Bailey, R. Duiven

Jasta Pilots; N. Franks, F. Bailey, R. Duiven

Casulties of the German Air Service 1914–1920; N. Franks, F. Bailey, R.

Duiven

Gorrell's History - AEF Air Service

The Sky Their Battlefield II; T. Henshaw

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 30; B. Schmälling, W. Bock

G. Siempelkamp GmbH & Co. KG Bulletin

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