1941

9 January 1941
Daimler-Benz GmbH Kolmar is established as a subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG. Production of aeroengine parts starts up in a leased manufacturing facility in Colmar, Alsace, in April.

January 1941
Series production of the L 4500 S 4.5-tonne truck begins at the Gaggenau plant. The L 4500 A with all-wheel drive follows two months later.

May 1941
The Genshagen plant takes up large-scale production of the DB 605 V12 aeroengine. This more powerful derivative of the DB 601 has a displacement of 35.7 litres. More than 40,000 units make it the most widely built Mercedes-Benz aeroengine of the Second World War.

May 1941
The M 148 searchlight engine goes into production at the Untertürkheim plant. Originally developed for future car models, the V12 has a displacement of 6 litres and delivers 105 hp / 77 kW as a searchlight engine. More than 700 units are produced by mid-1943. Additionally, more than 2,600 units of the improved M 173 with 6.5 litres displacement and 125 hp / 92 kW are built.

May 1941
The first units of the L 1500 A all-wheel-drive light truck are completed in Untertürkheim. In July, production of the rear-wheel-drive L 1500 S begins. Both models are fitted with a 2.6-litre carburettor engine. The L 1500 A is built mainly as a personnel carrier for the German military, while the L 1500 S serves as a platform truck and light crew fire-fighting vehicle. In July, production of the rear-wheel-drive L 1500 S begins. Both models are fitted with a 2.6-litre carburettor engine. The L 1500 A is built mainly as a personnel carrier for the German military, while the L 1500 S serves as a platform truck and light crew fire-fighting vehicle.

June 1941
The Marienfelde plant begins series production of the DB 603, a supercharged V12 aeroengine with petrol injection and a displacement of 44.5 litres. Its design is based on the DB 601.

29 July 1941
The Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Daimler-Benz AG authorises the Board of Management to increase share capital by up to 25 million Reichsmarks with the consent of the Supervisory Board by issuing new common shares.

September 1941
The Reich Ministry of Aviation assigns the management of the Flugmotorenwerke Ostmark GmbH aeroengine company with factories in Vienna, Brno and Maribor, set up in January, to Daimler-Benz AG. In June 1943 managerial responsibility is transferred to Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG.

October 1941
The Gaggenau plant begins series production of anthracite coal-burning generators for trucks. By October 1944 almost 14,000 units are built.

1 November 1941
On the instructions of the Reich Ministry of Aviation, Daimler-Benz takes over custodianship of the Reichshof (Rzeszów) aeroengine factory, 180 km east of Krakow, from Henschel AG and forms Flugmotorenwerk Reichshof GmbH to serve this purpose.