German Embassy Washington - 👟 German shoe company Adidas was founded on this day in 1949. The founder and namesake, Adi Dassler, split his company from his brother Rudolf, the founder of
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The Nazi history of Adidas, the sportswear giant that took weeks to drop Kanye West over antisemitism - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
![F37® on Twitter: "In 1948, @adidas was split in two companies. Adolf Dassler renamed the former company as adidas and Rudolf founded a new one: Puma. https://t.co/GdxoXQcwgG" / Twitter F37® on Twitter: "In 1948, @adidas was split in two companies. Adolf Dassler renamed the former company as adidas and Rudolf founded a new one: Puma. https://t.co/GdxoXQcwgG" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cw59dlsXAAAEdAf.jpg)