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Before World War II, it was founded in 1926. All services were stopped after Germany's defeat, but it was refounded in 1954.


While Lufthansa claims

Deutsche Luft Hansa's

history as its own, it is important to note that it is not the legal successor of the company founded in 1926. The

The new Lufthansa was formed on January 6, 1953.

On April 1, 1955 Lufthansa launched scheduled service within Germany, and international

operations on May 15, 1955. Followed by

services to New York City from June 8, 1955

, and on South Atlantic routes from August 1956. Also of note, the East German

Deutsche Lufthansa, was founded in 1955 and ceased operations in 1963, when

it was liquidated and replaced by

Interflug.


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