What army rank did Count Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin reach before founding the airship manufacturing company bearing his name?
Luftschiffbau Zeppelin:  The company was founded by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Ferdinand von Zeppelin: Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin (8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was a German general and later aircraft manufacturer, who founded the Zeppelin airship company.
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