First Issue: Oktober 1903
Last Issue: continues to be published
Frequency: biweekly
Predecessor: none
Successor: -
Short description:
The magazine Motorrad has a history spanning more than a century. On October 4, 1903 the first issue of „Das Motorrad — die illustrierte Zeitschrift für die Gesamtinteressen der Motor-Radfahrer" was printed by printing and publishing house Paul Förster. Starting in 1907, it was published under the title „Der Motor — Gemeinschaftsorgan für Motorrad und Motorwagen". With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the magazine was suspended. After some unsuccessful attempts of revival, the Berlin publishing house George Koenig took over with the title Das Motorrad. Under the direction of Paul Friedmann, the magazine experienced an upswing. In 1924 publication was changed from biweekly to weekly.
In 1933, as the publication was subjected to National Socialist Gleichschaltung ("coordination"), Paul Friedmann as editor-in-chief was replaced by the regime-faithful Gustav Müller. Three and a half years after the beginning of the Second World War, 20 March 1943, publication was halted.
Subscribers received instead the National Socialist Motor Corps publication Deutsche Kraftfahrt, formerly published as so-called "community sheets" DDAC-Motorwelt, Allgemeine Automobilzeitung and Motor und Sport — forerunner of Auto, Motor und Sport — until 1944.
In 1949 Paul Pietsch, cofounder of Motor Presse Stuttgart, bought rights to the title Das Motorrad for 3000 Deutsche Marks; still in the same year the first issue appeared, in 1949 ten issues appeared in all. In the following year the publishing house moved from Freiburg im Breisgau to Stuttgart; Carl Hertweck becomes editor-in-chief. In 1951 publication changed from twice a month to biweekly.

Country: Germany
Language: German
Category: Motorcycles

created Sep 27 '24 at 12:46 (UTC) by dipl1pet