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German and captured armored trains in World War II.
At the beginning of the 1930s it was known that the end of armoured trains was coming. It was caused by development of artillery, especially of improvement of its accuracy, and dynamic development of aviation. An airplane became “a killer” of an armoured train not only because the train which could not maneuver was a big and thereby easy target but also because airplane was able to destroy tracks and railway junctions so that to paralyze rail traffic for a long time. The armoured train completely lost his battle with planes and its tasks were taken over by armoured cars and a self-propelled guns. Despite those changes which were happening at the moment of outbreak of World War II armoured trains were in arsenals of many armies including German one. Germans being aware of the lack of armoured trains limited their tasks to actions clearly defensive such as defense against other trains, supervising railway tracks, anti-partisan operations, defense of railway stations and transports, limited artillery support of armies and reconnaissance. Most of German armoured trains were improvised and to a great extent captured Czechoslovakian, Polish or Soviet trains were used.
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- Schienenwolf (Schwellenpflug) – railroad plough
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- Panzerzug BP42 with Panzer 38(t) eastern front
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- Schienenwolf (Schwellenpflug) Ostpreussen 1944 – 1945
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- Captured soviet armoured steam locomotive
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- Panzerzug Flakstand (AA) eastern front 1942
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- Panzerzug number 30 eastern front 1941
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- German armoured train panzerzug typ BP42 1943
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- Armoured train panzerzug eastern front
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- Panzerzug typ BP42, artillerie und flakwagen 2cm Vierlings Fla,k eastern front 1943
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- Captured soviet armoured train
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- Captured soviet armoured train 2
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- 2 cm Flakvierling 38 panzerzug eastern front
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- Ex soviet armoured train Panzerzug Ostfront
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- German armoured train Panzerzug BP42 eastern front
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- German armoured train Panzerzug in Russia
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- Captured soviet armored locomotive
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- Derailed Panzerzug number 1 Holland May 1940
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- German armoured train
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- German armoured train with French-built Somua S35 tank eastern front
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- Panzerzug BP42 Blucher eastern front 1944
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- schwere Spahzug 1945
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- German armoured train Panzerzug in Dorogobusch Russia
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- Armoured train panzerzug with tanks
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- German armored train Panzerzug winter camo
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- Panzerzug german armored train with panzer 38t winter camouflage
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- Destroyed russian armored train 6
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- Destroyed russian armored train 3
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- German armored train Panzerzug 2
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- Railcar with flak MG Frankfurt Main Bahnhof 1940
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- Panzerzug german armored train number 21 camo 2
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- Panzerzug BP42 Kommandowagen
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- Panzerzug 11 december 1942
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- Russian armored trains
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- Panzerzug camouflage photo
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- armored train in Russia
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- Panzerzug 61 BP42 German armored train
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- German armored train Panzerzug
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- Panzerzug with Totenkopf
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- Panzerzug in Russia
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- Soviet armored train
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- German armored train in yard at Ohringen Germany 1945
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- Destroyed russian armored train 2
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- Beute Panzerzug Simferopol Krim 1941
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- Panzerzug german armored train winter camouflage
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- Armored train
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- Destroyed russian armored train
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- Panzerzug german armored train number 21 camo
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- Destroyed russian armored train 5
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- Russian armored train 2
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- Panzerzug armored train in Russia
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- Panzerzug Panzer Zug Eisenbahn
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- Panzerzug with Vierlingsflak
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- German armored train
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- Panzerzug german armored train winter camouflage 2
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- Destroyed armored train
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- German armored train 2
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- Russian armored train
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- Panzerzug camouflage
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- Destroyed russian armored train, Eastern Front 1941/42
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- Destroyed russian armored train, Eastern Front 1941-1942
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- russian armored train destroyed
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- Panzerzug 24 ID Domanow Russia
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- German railway car with 2cm Flakvierling
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- Russian armored wagon
German and captured armored trains in World War II.
At the beginning of the 1930s it was known that the end of armoured trains was coming. It was caused by development of artillery, especially of improvement of its accuracy, and dynamic development of aviation. An airplane became “a killer” of an armoured train not only because the train which could not maneuver was a big and thereby easy target but also because airplane was able to destroy tracks and railway junctions so that to paralyze rail traffic for a long time. The armoured train completely lost his battle with planes and its tasks were taken over by armoured cars and a self-propelled guns. Despite those changes which were happening at the moment of outbreak of World War II armoured trains were in arsenals of many armies including German one. Germans being aware of the lack of armoured trains limited their tasks to actions clearly defensive such as defense against other trains, supervising railway tracks, anti-partisan operations, defense of railway stations and transports, limited artillery support of armies and reconnaissance. Most of German armoured trains were improvised and to a great extent captured Czechoslovakian, Polish or Soviet trains were used.