Adolf "Adi" Dassler (November 3, 1900 in Herzogenaurach (Germany) - September 6, 1978 in Herzogenaurach), mainly known as Adi Dassler, is the founder of the German sportswear company adidas. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Herzogenaurach (49°34′N 10°53′E) is a small town in Mittelfranken, Bavaria. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the computer game previously called Entrepreneur, see The Corporate Machine. ... Adidas AG (ISIN: DE0005003404) is a German sports apparel manufacturer, part of the Adidas Group, which is the second largest sportswear manufacturer in the world. ...

Trained as a baker, Adi Dassler started to produce his own sports shoes in his mother's washkitchen after his return from World War I. His father, Christoph, who worked in a shoe-factory, and the brothers Zehlein, who produced handmade spikes in their blacksmith's shop, supported Dassler in starting his own business. In 1924, his brother Rudolf Dassler joined the business. At the 1928 Olympics, the company equipped several athletes. Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nikolay II Aleksey Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert H. Asquith D. Lloyd George Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna... Spikes is the mascot of the Minor League AAA Rochester Red Wings. ... A blacksmith A blacksmith at work A blacksmith at work A blacksmiths fire Hot metal work from a blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from iron or steel by forging the metal; i. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Rudolf Dassler (March 26, 1896 in Herzogenaurach (Germany) - October 27, 1974 in Herzogenaurach), is the German founder of the sportswear company PUMA and brother of Adidas founder, Adolf Dassler. ... The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ...

Because of personal disputes, Rudolf Dassler left the company in 1948 and founded PUMA. Hereupon, Adolf Dassler named his firm adidas. Rudolf Dassler (March 26, 1896 in Herzogenaurach (Germany) - October 27, 1974 in Herzogenaurach), is the German founder of the sportswear company PUMA and brother of Adidas founder, Adolf Dassler. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... PUMA AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (PUMA) is a large German-based multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes and other sportswear. ... Adidas AG (ISIN: DE0005003404) is a German sports apparel manufacturer, part of the Adidas Group, which is the second largest sportswear manufacturer in the world. ...

Equipped with these adidas shoes that had exchangeable studs, the German national soccer team won the 1954 FIFA World Cup in heavy rain. The 2003 movie "Das Wunder von Bern" (The miracle of Bern), a retelling the story of Germany's triumph, presents Dassler's invention as a key to the nation's success. This victory gave a huge confidence boost to post-war Germany, and the inclusion of adidas in the movie can be seen as huge publicity for the company. Qualifying countries The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... The Miracle of Bern film poster The Miracle of Bern (German title: Das Wunder von Bern) is a 2003 film by Sönke Wortmann, which tells the story of the unexpected West German victory in the 1954 World Cup Final in Bern, Switzerland, on July 4, 1954, and the story... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ...

Adi Dassler's son Horst established a French adidas branch in 1959, laying the foundation for the international expansion of the company. In 1973, Horst Dassler founded Arena, a producer of swimming equipment. After Adolf Dassler's death in 1978, his son and his wife Käthe took over the management. adidas was transformed into a private limited company in 1989, but remained family property until its IPO in 1995. Son of Adi Dassler who founded Adidas. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Arena logo Arena is a manufacturer of competitive swimwear. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... A Limited liability company (denoted by L.L.C. or LLC) is a type of legal entity which has only relatively recently been made possible to establish in the United States and many other, mainly anglophone, countries. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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