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Lorraine-Dietrich was a French automobile and aircraft engine manufacturer from 1896 until 1935, created when railway locomotive manufacturer Société Lorraine des Anciens Etablissments de Dietrich and Cie (known as De Dietrich et Cie, founded in 1684 by Jean de Dietrich) branched into the manufacture of automobiles. The Franco-Prussian War divided the company's manufacturing capacity, one plant in Niederbronn-les-Bains, Alsace, the other in Lunéville, Lorraine.
After World War I, with Lorraine restored to France, the company restarted manufacture of automobiles and aero-engines. Their 12-cylinder aero-engines were used by Breguet, IAR, and Aero, among others. The de Dietrich family sold its share in the company, which became simply known as Lorraine from 1928 on. By 1935, Lorraine had disappeared from the automobile industry. Until World War II, it concentrated on the military market, manufacturing vehicles such as the Lorraine 37L armoured carrier. (Source: Wikipedia).
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