Hitler's special train
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Hitler's special train
I'm looking for photos, plans, and other information on the Führer Sonderzug
fuhrers train
now that should be interesting come on members lets roll
Hitler's Train
Best of Luck. I have been trying to find this Myself, especially in concern of the Fuhrer's other Train, nicknamed "Amerika" . All I know for certain is that the Train(s) was pulled by a DeutschesBahn K5E series Kriegslokomotiv. Photos of these are common to find. One modelmaking company in Europe makes the K5E, for about $450 US.
Hitler's Train
Best of Luck. I have been trying to find this Myself, especially in concern of the Fuhrer's other Train, nicknamed "Amerika" . All I know for certain is that the Train(s) was pulled by a DeutschesBahn K5E series Kriegslokomotiv. Photos of these are common to find. One modelmaking company in Europe makes the K5E, for about $450 US.
Re: Hitler's Train
But I was not lucky with Google . Shouldn't it be Reichsbahn? Anyway, "DeutschesBahn" is not correct in German: it is in two words and no "s" in the middle!Reich wrote:pulled by a DeutschesBahn K5E series Kriegslokomotiv. Photos of these are common to find.
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Hitler's 'Special Train'
I have a book, buried somewhere in the morass that is my study, about Hitler's security people (Begleitkommando), headed by an SS officer named Rattenhuber. It has a couple of photos of the train/s, but no real details. It does say that the train/s had two special flak cars and, as I recall, a locomotive at each end.
I don't think the train/s were armored, at least not in the sense of a military armored train.
I don't think the train/s were armored, at least not in the sense of a military armored train.
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Hitler's 'Special'Train'
Also buried in my study is a back issue of Trains magazine featuring an article on Hitler's plans for a special broad-gauge (something like a massive eight-feet instead of the standard four feet, eight and one-half inches) railroad network linking all of conquered/occupied Europe, including a direct line to Moscow and the East.
Perhaps some day I'll be able to dig out the magazine and post additional details. Don't hold your collective breath, however.
Perhaps some day I'll be able to dig out the magazine and post additional details. Don't hold your collective breath, however.
Two versions of the Fuhrersonderzug existed before the war. One for peacetime travel and one for State of War. All coaches were constructed of welded steel, most weighing over 60 tons. The peacetime train was usually composed of a locomotive, baggage and power-engine car, Fuhrer's Pullman(No. 10206), conference car, escort car, dining car, two sleeping cars for guests and entourage, Pullman coach, personnel car, press chief's car, baggage and power-engine car.
The Fuhrerhauptquartier, code named "Amerika" was put into service in August 1939. It consisted of a locomotive(later two), armored antiaircraft car with 2-cm guns and a 26 man crew, baggage and power-engine car, Fuhrer's Pullman (No. 10206 in which his Chief Wehrmacht Adjutant, his chief Personal Adjutant and a valet were also quartered), conference car with communications center including several teletype machines, escort car for 22 SS-Begliet-Kommando and RSD men, dining car, two sleeping cars for entourage and guests, bath car, dining car, two cars for personnel(secretaries, cooks etc), Press chiefs car with communications center including a 700 watt short wave transmitter, baggage and power-engine car, anti-aircraft car.
from Hitler's personal security by peter hoffman
The Fuhrerhauptquartier, code named "Amerika" was put into service in August 1939. It consisted of a locomotive(later two), armored antiaircraft car with 2-cm guns and a 26 man crew, baggage and power-engine car, Fuhrer's Pullman (No. 10206 in which his Chief Wehrmacht Adjutant, his chief Personal Adjutant and a valet were also quartered), conference car with communications center including several teletype machines, escort car for 22 SS-Begliet-Kommando and RSD men, dining car, two sleeping cars for entourage and guests, bath car, dining car, two cars for personnel(secretaries, cooks etc), Press chiefs car with communications center including a 700 watt short wave transmitter, baggage and power-engine car, anti-aircraft car.
from Hitler's personal security by peter hoffman
Hitlers Train
This is an oral history interview with Mr. Kurt Heilbronn. The interviewer is Mack Teasley of the Eisenhower Library.
There are a few comments on Hitlers train.
http://www.ibiblio.org/lia/president/Ei ... _Kurt.html
//Algy
There are a few comments on Hitlers train.
http://www.ibiblio.org/lia/president/Ei ... _Kurt.html
//Algy
Hitlers car
here is a site with pictures, http://www.eksplorator.os.pl/1.htm
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from this very forum: most complete thread on "erika" (or "amerika" as someone suggested..
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... ight=erika
including pictures, and links to other sites with pictures
regards
Xavier
Instandsetzungtruppfuhrer
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... ight=erika
including pictures, and links to other sites with pictures
regards
Xavier
Instandsetzungtruppfuhrer