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The 1st world war and subsequent russian civil war 1918 21 had armored trains very effectively used by poland, czechoslovakia the u. List of german combat vehicles of world war ii wikipedia. It is designed so that the interested reader can select those volumes of interest to him without having to purchase an entire, very expensive book. The successful role of the armored trains, considered obsolete by both polish and german strategists, caused the revision of that judgment by both sides. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. It was translated into english by schiffer publishing in 1989.
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It was designed and developed by the german aircraft engineer franz kruckenberg in 1929. The main emphasis here is on the operational history of german armored train units on the russian front. The days of hope, lyn macdonald, penguin books 1989 isbn. Schiffer german armored trains in wwii military history book. Poland is pretty convinced it found a buried nazi train, maybe full of gold articles about assorted topics relating to world war ii. Well assume youre ok with this, but you can optout if you wish. He is considered to be the expert on german trains, and every other source cites him.
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It was among the first armoured trains serving the polish army and took part in the polishukrainian war of 19181919, the subsequent polishsoviet war and the silesian uprisings. Railway gun ww2 photos ww2 pictures rail car german army armored vehicles war machine military history model trains tadeusz slowikowski revealed to mailonline how he first heard about the tunnel, and its dark and dangerous history, back in the 1950s and the threats he endured. This book gives a detailed account of the types and. German armored trains in world war ii by wolfgang sawodney. Schiffer german armored trains in wwii sch1988 german armored trains in wwii this is the german armored trains in wwii military history book by schiffer books. This book gives a detailed account of the types and employment of german armored trains during wwii. Pdf german armored trains on the russian front book free. Military forces around the world were quick to see the advantages of railways in warfare, whether for the rapid deployment of men or the movement of heavy equipment like artillery. Wolfgang sawodny author of german armored trains in world.
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At the beginning of the 1930s it was known that the end of armoured trains was coming. An illustrated encyclopedia 18252016 is the first englishlanguage edition of the authoritative work on the subject. This new book is the third by wolfgang sawodny on german armored trains in world war ii, and presents all new information not previously discussed in his first two highly successful volumes. The series consists of a modular system of books, dealing in detail with the german armed forces ground combat units in world war ii.
German armored trains in world war ii, german armored trains in world war ii vol. Armored trains railroad artillery railroad troops railroad. Jun 26, 2017 armoured trains were heavily armed and armored trains operating the vast rail networks of europe, especially on the eastern front of world war 1. This is the second volume describing the various german armored trains used during wwii. Download leo niehorsters german wwii organizational series. Wolfgang sawodny is the author of german armored trains on the russian front 19411944 4. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read armored trains. In january 1925 this division was renamed armoured train training division. Starting with the first german uses of military armored trains in the early 1900s, the book continues through the world war i and reichswehr periods, to world war ii, the main focus of the book. Propulsion was by means of a pusher propeller located at the rear. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. German armored trains in world war ii, volume ii by. An armoured train built in 1933 was designated rinji soko ressha special armored train.
Polish, russia both red and white and other forces used armored trains in considerable numbers during the russian civil war. Then just to have some fun i did a little looking around for these trains in ho scale and wouldnt you know it, the germans make all of them, including rail guns and armored steam and diesel locomotives. I this book gives a detailed account of the types and employment of german armored trains during wwii. Armored train in action, 1915 painting by gino severini, museum of modern art, new york, via. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. At the beginning of world war ii in september 1939, poland used armoured trains after the german invasion. It was deployed in manchuria with the 2nd armored train unit. The main emphasis here is on the operational history of german armored train units on the russian front, and includes many previously unpublished photographs. German armored trains in world war ii, volume ii book. Shown are soviet armored trains as used during the russian revolution, the. The occupation, conquest and invasion of the above nations between 1938 and 1941 meant that the german army in addition to its own inventory captured a number of czech and polish trains and in the first victorious rush of operation barbarossa would capture and utilize soviet armored trains as well. Both books have a summary and photo captions in english, for those who are interested in delving deeper into the subject. A short description on armoured trains and its history. Pdf german armored trains on the russian front download.
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