The history of Wildau began with fisherman's families that settled by the Dahme River and then came to deliver sand, gravel and bricks from the region by boat to Berlin.

The original plant, located in the centre of Berlin, became insufficient to meet the growing demands of railway operators.

An area of 600.000 sqm adjacent to Berlin–Görlitz railway, close to the town of Hoherlehme, was eventually chosen for this purpose in 1889.

[3] Torpedoes, grenade shells, propeller hubs, cannon tubes, mortars and artillery were all produced.

The locomotive plant at Wildau produced the infamous “Schienenwolf” (“rail wolf”), which the German Wehrmacht deployed during their retreat from the Soviet Union and Italy.