Carl August Klinger is born in Stolpen
Klinger company presents its first agricultural machine
Klinger invents the first baler machine in the world
Klinger dies at the age of 78
Gold Medal Award at the 1. Dresdner Hygenie Ausstellung
Start of the construction of the new factory in Neustadt/ Saxony
C.A. Klinger company becomes a public listed enterprise
Acquisition of Kuettner Machinery in Pirna
Acquisition of Hering AG, Nuremberg
C.A. Klingers factories in Neustadt and Stolpen form the nucleus of now state owned FORTSCHRITT Landmaschinen Group
Start of Machinery Deliveries to Africa
2000 RS 09 / GT124 (predecessor of MUT 18 Sparrow) to India
Begin of Exports to China
Export to the UK under the brand name Bonhill
Formation of Kombinat Fortschritt as a nationwide industrial Komplex
Shipping of the 300,000th machine to the USSR
Shipping of the 9000th machine to China
BSG FORTSCHRITT Football Club promoted to highest league of the GDR
15,000th machine to Africa
Beginning of break-up and privatization of Kombinat FORTSCHRITT by the German State Asset Management body
MAFA is founded, securing the brand name FORTSCHRITT
FORTSCHRITT Agritec is founded