1 October 1913

Anthony Fokker established Fokker Aviatik GmbH at Johannisthal in Berlin to sell and manufacture aircraft. By late 1913, he had sold a dozen aircraft, had a booming flying school, and was profitable. On 1 October 1913, he re-registered as Fokker Flugzeugwerke GmbH and relocated the factory to Gorres, near Schwerin, in northern Germany; later, the business name was shortened to Fokker Werke GmbH.