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The Final Victory

A former Nazi graphic designer named Borg has embarked upon an insane quest to get credit for his role in designing the VW logo:

According to his lawyer, Borg presented the first draft in June 1939 before joining the German military. That autumn he got a letter saying plans for the design were postponed until after final victory.

Since the letter was destroyed some time later, Ciresa said, Borg has had to rely on other documents including an early draft of the logo he found in his cellar and testimony from an army comrade and fellow art enthusiast who had seen the letter...

Just as insanely, perhaps, VW is fighting him all the way, in what appears to be a public relations-savvy bid to ensure that the company's Third Reich origins remain firmly in the public consciousness at all times. The patent for their logo, they argue, was secured long before the "final victory":

A Volkswagen spokesman denied the claim, saying the logo had been submitted to the Third Reich's patent office for copyright protection in May 1938 and was later registered in April 1939.

(via Stay Free.)

Posted by Dr. Frank at June 5, 2005 08:59 PM | TrackBack