Puma und Adidas

[Hoffman Grink]

Recent news about the rift between the two Sports manufacturers led me to do a bit of light reading -

Without boring everyone with the detail - Brothers Rudolf and Adolf Dassler (Rudolf formed Ruda, later Puma and Adolf formed Adidas) ran a show factory during the war - Production was turned over to would you believe it - THE PANZERSCHRECK! - Often fact is stranger than fiction don't you think?

Another fascinating trivia is that they supplied running shoes to Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics....... and were both Party Members!!!!! do a bit fo reading about them - Google Dassler or Adidas/Puma - there's at least one chuckle in there.

[gurowski]

Recent news about the rift between the two Sports manufacturers led me to do a bit of light reading -

Without boring everyone with the detail - Brothers Rudolf and Adolf Dassler (Rudolf formed Ruda, later Puma and Adolf formed Adidas) ran a show factory during the war - Production was turned over to would you believe it - THE PANZERSCHRECK! - Often fact is stranger than fiction don't you think?

Another fascinating trivia is that they supplied running shoes to Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics....... and were both Party Members!!!!! do a bit fo reading about them - Google Dassler or Adidas/Puma - there's at least one chuckle in there.

I will add that to my info file that currently only holds Hugo Boss

[John Wilson]

One was right and the other one wasn't

[Reich Crispies]

Read about this in the Mail at the weekend. Fascinating stuff...........