of Management in May 1945. One month later, the Allies arrested him on account of his title Military Economic Leader, which he had been granted in the course of the war. During the denazification process he was designated as a “nominal member of the Nazi party” and was finally, after an appeal, classified as “untainted”. Franz Josef Popp then once more attempted to join the Board of Management at the Bayerische Motoren Werke. However, his attempts were completely unsuccessful and his move to Stuttgart marked the end of these ambitions. Popp died there on 29 July 1954. See also History of BMW References External links BMW Group archives Chief executives in the automobile industry Directors of BMW 1954 deaths 1886 births Businesspeople from Vienna Austrian people of World War I Austro-Hungarian Navy officers German founders of automobile manufacturers Austrian automotive pioneers