Kraftwerk were the start of Techno , my history is fine mate. If you want to argue about it fair do's but I think without Kraftwerk there probably wouldn't have been Techno.

I knew everyone would come out with Atkins/ May etc but Kraftwerk were the originals and Atkins , May and Saunderson were the first people to make Techno Music POPULAR , but not the first to come up with the sound!!!!!
If you ask them who influenced them , you'll get one answer Kraftwerk!!!