Junkers Luftverkehr

Deutsche Luft Hansa was founded on 06Jan1926 in Berlin, following a merger between Deutsche Aero Lloyd (formed on 06Feb1923) & Junkers Luftverkehr (formed on 13Aug1923) [LUFTHANSA was originally founded in Berlin in 1926 as a consolidated German airline by the merger of DEUTSCHE AERO-LLOYD and JUNKERS LUFTVERKEHR. Acquired AUSTRIAN AIRLINES as a result of the German annexation of Austria in 1939. Went into liquidation as a result of WWII in 1945. In1953, LUFTAG was founded in Colgne and renamed to LUFTHANSA in 1954. This new German airline began operations in 1955].