Eisenbahnpanzerzuge-German Armored Trains

[cyberia]

An armored train commander directs fire from a Pz. IV mounted on a flatcar

Tanks used on armored trains were not in running condition, having their tracks removed and additional armor plates added to sides for extra protection.

A 2cm Flakvierling 38 mounted on a gun car

[Pirate-Drakk]

Here's a couple good short introductions to German Armored trains:
Ztrains: Z-Panzer WWII German Armored Locomotive
http://www.matadormodels.co.uk/tank_museum/bp4_bp44.htm

[TRDG]

Cool, now we have the German ones to, I know a couple pics I can get, will try to post them when I'm better at it!!

Cheers, thanks cyberia and P.D.!!

[Wolster]

Good pictures Cy, have you seen the movie 'the train' with Burt Lancaster? There is a nice armoured train in it.

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Wolster

Good pictures Cy, have you seen the movie 'the train' with Burt Lancaster? There is a nice armoured train in it.

Sure did, its one of my favorite Lancaster flicks.

[cyberia]

The crew of armored train number 24 stand in formation for review.

This particular armored train saw action in the Balkans from 1941-43, then in Italy and then France in 1944. On Jan. 16 1945, after serving four months on the Eastern Front, it was destroyed by it own crew after being surrounded by Russian troops near Konskie, Poland.

A wounded Panzer officer supervises Heer troops on an armored platform car
A captured French tank has been put to use on the preceding car

[cyberia]

Zeppelin

This Panzertriebwagen was the forerunner of self propelled armored train cars used by the Germans throughout the war.

Side view of the Zeppelin

Dubbed "Zeppelin" by its crew, it was built in the early stages of the war on the Eastern Front as a field manufacturer, constructed out of scrap metal and a collection of spare parts.

[cyberia]

The two above photos are alleged to be of the "Zeppelin" crew engaged in anti-partisan action along a stretch of rail line in Russia.

However, because that would have required the photographer to exit the armored train first and move to two different positions under fire; and that these photos appeared in a propaganda magazine called "Die Wehrmacht", I suspect they were in fact staged.

[TRDG]

Hey cyberia, how about this one, the best I could find so far.

Cheers, I do have some more of this "special" train, no text though.

Cheers, to more armoured trains!!

Tom

[cyberia]

Good one!!! Keep 'em coming.