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=== The | === The Second World War === | ||
For many years has the Bergmann | For many years has the Bergmann Group been one of the leading companies in the world of underground constructions. But things changed after the Great Depression. Germany and the rest of Europe became politically and socially unstable. [[Eric Kleinman]] moved, just before the second world war, to Switzerland, with his company. [[Xeander Berg]] joined him in 1940, after the collapse of the Belgian defensive forces. | ||
They continued with their underground projects for the Swiss government and became specialized in tunnels and bunkers. | They continued with their underground projects for the Swiss government and became specialized in tunnels and bunkers. | ||
After the war they returned to the rest of Europe. Their first big project after the war was in the capital Stalburg. The city suffered a lot under the German bombing. The government ordered to build the city from the ground up again, starting with the | After the war they returned to the rest of Europe. Their first big project after the war was in the capital Stalburg. The city suffered a lot under the German bombing. The government ordered to build the city from the ground up again, starting with the fundamentals of the city. The tunnels of Bergmann Group was one of them. | ||
Stalburg was rebuild with the collaboration of 3 major companies: [[Stalburg Steel|Stalburg steel cooperation]], the [[Hartman Company]] and the Bergmann Group. The city council gave the Bergmann Group some room to build innovating structures for the city. One of the ideas was to do something with the rivers around Stalburg. The [[Hartman Company]] built 2 hydroelectric dams for the main electricity production of the city, the [[Puzzle: Hammer Valley Dam|Hammer Valley Dam]] and the [[Two Gorges Dam]]. The Bergmann Group had the job to create the main tunnels for the underground power plants. With the knowledge of the bunker constructions for the Swiss government the Bergmann company had a lot of knowhow for this task. | Stalburg was rebuild with the collaboration of 3 major companies: [[Stalburg Steel|Stalburg steel cooperation]], the [[Hartman Company]] and the Bergmann Group. The city council gave the Bergmann Group some room to build innovating structures for the city. One of the ideas was to do something with the rivers around Stalburg. The [[Hartman Company]] built 2 hydroelectric dams for the main electricity production of the city, the [[Puzzle: Hammer Valley Dam|Hammer Valley Dam]] and the [[Two Gorges Dam]]. The Bergmann Group had the job to create the main tunnels for the underground power plants. With the knowledge of the bunker constructions for the Swiss government the Bergmann company had a lot of knowhow for this task. | ||
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The company invested heavily into the innovation department and had little to show for it. At the same time, the public construction projects were not as profitable as one would hope, and when making the deals the Bergmann Group had taken the public interest into account as well. | The company invested heavily into the innovation department and had little to show for it. At the same time, the public construction projects were not as profitable as one would hope, and when making the deals the Bergmann Group had taken the public interest into account as well. | ||
At the end, Many shareholders didn't believe in Bergmann anymore. They forced [[Eric Kleinman]] to sell his company to another building company, | At the end, Many shareholders didn't believe in Bergmann anymore. They forced [[Eric Kleinman]] to sell his company to another building company, owned by [[Jeff Walter]]. In [[Timeline of Events|1980]], the Bergmann Group is officially declared bankrupt. | ||
Nowadays, almost every big city in the world is built with the knowledge of the Bergmann | Nowadays, almost every big city in the world is built with the knowledge of the Bergmann Group. | ||