Führersonderzug
Sign in to saveThe Führersonderzug (from German: "Führer's special train") was Adolf Hitler's personal train. It was named Führersonderzug "Amerika" in 1940, and in January 1943, was renamed the Führersonderzug "Brandenburg". The train served as Hitler's headquarters until the Balkans campaign. Afterwards, the train was not used as Führer Headquarters (Führerhauptquartier), however Hitler continued to travel on it throughout the war between Berlin, Berchtesgaden, the Wolfsschanze and his other military headquarters.
Key facts
- Train.name
- Führersonderzug
- Train.manufacturer
- Deutsche Reichsbahn
- Train.factory
- HenschelKrauss-MaffeiCredé
- Train.yearconstruction
- 1937–39
- Train.yearservice
- 1939
- Train.yearscrapped
- 1945
- Train.capacity
- 200+
- Train.operator
- Deutsche Reichsbahn
- Train.trainlength
- 10–16 components
- Train.weight
- 1,200 tons
- Train.enginetype
- 2x BR 52 "Kriegslok"Class KDL1 locomotives
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- train
- Country
- Nazi Germany
- Operator
- Deutsche Reichsbahn
- Manufacturer
- Deutsche Reichsbahn
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L18678, Hitler, von Brauchitsch, Keitel bei Besprechung.jpg
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- location of creation
- Henschel & Sohn
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Usage
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The Führersonderzug (from German: "Führer's special train") was Adolf Hitler's personal train. It was named Führersonderzug "Amerika" in 1940, and in January 1943, was renamed the Führersonderzug "Brandenburg". The train served as Hitler's headquarters until the Balkans campaign. Afterwards, the train was not used as Führer Headquarters (Führerhauptquartier), however Hitler continued to travel on it throughout the war between Berlin, Berchtesgaden, the Wolfsschanze and his other military headquarters.
==Usage== Before the first permanent Führer Headquarters Felsennest was used in May 1940, the Führersonderzug served as a mobile headquarters. Hitler and his entourage used this train to visit various fronts and theaters of war. For safety, a front train and rear train were used to prevent any possible attack.
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