German armored trains

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Published: 10 January 2012 10 January 2012
Last Updated: 30 October 2013 30 October 2013

At the beginning of the Russian campaign the German armoured trains (Panzerzug) were divided on the various fronts as follows:

Heeresgruppe Nord
18. Armee had No6 Armoured train, stationed at Insterburg
16. Armee had Armoured trains 26 & 30 stationed at Eydtkau

Heeresgruppe Mitte
9. Armee had Armoured trains 1 & 3 stationed at Ortelsburg
4. Armee had Armoured trains 2,28 & 29 stationed at Warschau,Terespol and Platerow respectivly.
Panzergruppe 2 had Armoured train 27 stationed at Terespol

Heeresgruppe Süd
6. Armee had Armoured trains 4 & 7 stationed at Kliece
17. Armee had Armoured train 31 stationed at Zurawica.

The Armored trains 27, 80 and 81 and schwere Spahzug 205 and 206 survived the war and was post-war used by the reborn Czechoslovakian army.

Documents of soldiers serving on armored trains

Pz Zug Nr

Order Date

Completed

Area’s of Service

Fate

1

26/08/39

16/09/39

M

A/G,27/06/44 Bobruisk

2

08/09/39

13/09/39

M

Z,18/07/44 Neubau unfertig

3

05/07/39

25/08/39

M:09/44, N

A/G,10/10/44 Vainoden

4

11/08/39

01/08/39

S:07/42, B

K,10/05/45 Karnten

5

01/08/39

01/09/39

 

B/Z,10/05/45 Roermond

6

10/07/39

01/08/39

N:09/42, B

V,01/10/44 o.Betschkerek

7

01/03/40

01/08/39

S: 04/45, P

I,09/05/45 Bohnmisch-Trubau

9

 

 

 

See 25

10(a)

01/12/41

02/02/42

S

B/Z,21/03/44, Kowel

10b

 

 

 

See 11

11(ex 10b)

01/08/43

01/08/43

S/A

V,13/01/45, Kliece

23

01/03/40

01/04/40

B

I,09/05/45 Unterdrauberg

24

01/03/40

01/04/40

B:02/44, I:07/44,F:10/44, A

A/G,16/01/45, o Konskie

25(ex-9)

01/03/40

01/04/40

I:42,M:11/42, F:11/44, A

V,13/01/45, sw Kielce

21

10/06/40

22/07/40

F:10/42, M:09/44, N

C,30/10/44, Moschieken

22

10/07/40

01/08/40

F:10/44, A & M

V,11/02/45, Spottau

26

01/06/41

22/06/41

N/K

K,09/05/45, Libau

27

01/06/41

22/06/41

M:04/45, P

K,09/05/45, Bohmen-Mahren

28

01/06/41

22/06/41

M:03/42, S:05/44, M

A/G,26/06/44, Krupki

29

01/06/41

22/06/41

M

A/G, 10/01/42, Kaluga

30

01/06/41

22/06/41

N:02/44, S08/44, M:10/44, O

E,21/03/45, Gross-Katz

31

01/06/41

22/06/41

S

E,28/12/43, Kasatin

32

17/04/44

12/07/44

F

C, 08/09/44, St Berain

51

16/06/42

 

N

B/G,13/08/44, Somerpalu

(ex Stettin)

52

01/06/44

10/10/44

O

E, 21/03/45, Gross-Katz

(ex Blucher)

61

01/09/42

23/12/42

M

A/G,27/06/44, Bobruisk

62

01/09/42

11/02/43

S:08/44, A

A/G,16/01/45, Konskie

63

01/10/42

01/05/43

N:04/44, S

V,17/07/44, Krasne

64

01/10/42

18/06/43

B:11/44, U

I,09/05/45, Leoben

65

01/11/42

11/07/43

B:02/45, W

K,02/05/45, Holthusen

66

01/11/42

23/07/43

M

A/G,30/07/44, Siedlce

67

15/05/43

22/09/43

M:01/44, N

B/G,27/07/44, Mitau

68

01/08/43

03/11/43

M:10/44, O

G, 31/03/45, Oxhoft

69

20/08/43

08/11/43

S

V, 22/03/44, Tarnopol

70

16/09/43

08/12/43

S

A/G, 04/04/44, Rasdelnaja

71

16/09/43

12/01/44

S:05/44, R

A/G, 31/08/44, Slanic

72a(Kdo)

23/11/43

20/02/44

A:11/44, W:02/45

A/G, 10/03/45, Kolberg

72b(Kdo)

23/11/43

20/04/44

O

G, 31/03/45, Oxhoft

73

19/11/43

17/06/44

I

L, 02/05/45, Udine

74

20/03/44

15/07/44

M

V, 28/07/44, Otwock

75

 

 

 

See Lehr 5

75

23/10/44

31/12/44

B:02/45, W

K, 02/05/45, Holthausen

76

04/04/44

18/11/44

O

B/G, 15/04/45, Seerappen

77

01/05/44

19/01/45

W

V, 26/02/45, Bublitz

78

25/04/44

06/02/45

U

L, 09/05/45, Judenburg

79

10/07/44

06/02/45

U

A/G, 09/05/45, Celldomolk

80

07/08/44

01/04/45

P

K,09/05/45, Bohmen-Mahren

81

16/09/44

01/04/45

P

K, 09/05/45, Bohmen-Mahren

201(s.Sp)

05/01/44

11/11/44

B

A/G, 15/04/45, Cacinci

202(s.Sp)

10/01/44

11/11/44

B

K, 09/05/45, Kronau

203(s.Sp)

21/02/44

18/01/45

B

K, 09/05/45, Schonstien

204(s.Sp)

23/03/44

06/02/45

B

K, 09/05/45, Cilli

205(s.Sp)

04/04/44

01/04/45

P

L, 09/05/45, Lissa

206(s.Sp)

17/04/44

01/04/45

P

K, 09/05/45, Milowitz

301(le.Sp)

16/09/43

29/02/44

B

A/G, 30/11/44, Kraljevo

302(le.Sp)

19/09/43

19/03/44

B

V, 12/11/44, Kosovo Poljie

303(le.Sp)

19/09/43

14/06/44

B

K, 09/05/45, Cilli

304(le.Sp)

16/09/43

22/04/44

B

A/G, 30/08/44, Lavara

Lehr 5 (ex 75)

15/04/44

15/07/44

M:10/44, O:02/45, W

A/G, 05/03/45, Belgrad

 

Car Number

Established

Completed

Subordinate to Train Number

Area of Operations

Fate

15

/08/39

/09/39

7,25,6,304,65

40:F;12.41:M;

3.43:B

K:09/05/45 Graz

16

27/01/44

1944

11,83,350

A/M;2.45:W

E:02/05/45 bei Neustadt/Douse

17

10/04/43

07/12/43

61

M

A/G:27/06/44 Bobruisk

18

20/11/43

14/07/44

63,11

S/A

E:16/01/45 Kielce

19

20/11/43

30/08/44

30,64

M;10.44:O;3.45:U

L:09/05/45 Leoben

20

20/11/43

18/09/44

62

A

E:20/04/45 Nurnburg

21

27/01/44

10/10/44

52,83

O;3.45:W

K:02/05/45 Holthusen

22

27/01/44

26/10/44

22,65

A/M;2.45:W

K:02/05/45 Holthusen

23

27/01/44

18/11/44

76

O

G:15/04/45 Seerapen

30

12/05/44

17/06/44

303

B

K:09/05/45 Cilli

31

12/05/44

17/06/44

303

B

K:09/05/45 Cilli

32

12/05/44

12/07/44

302,64,65,4?

B

K:09/05/45 Slowenien

33

12/05/44

12/07/44

302,64,65

B

E:20/04/45 Nurnburg

34

21/08/44

11/11/44

204

B

L:09/05/45 Cilli

35

21/08/44

11/11/44

23

B

K:09/05/45 Unterdrauberg

36

21/08/41

/04/45

?

P

K:06/05/45 Bohmen-Mahren

37

21/08/41

01/02/45

?

W

?

38

21/08/44

11/11/44?

?

B

K:09/05/45 Cilli

51-53

/04/45

?

?

?

Hestellerwerk-Steyr



Panzertriebwagen 16 (PT 16) at Chabówka Rolling-Stock Heritage Park, Poland
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(Courtesy of Piotrus)

A type BP42 armored train on the Eastern front in 1942
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An armored train in the Crimea in 1942
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Oberst Hans von Ahlfen inspecting an armored train in the Crimea in 1942
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Oberst Hans von Ahlfen inspecting an armored train in the Crimea in 1942
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Abbreviations

Areas of Operations
A= Heeresgruppe A (Poland 44-45)
B= Balkans
F= France
I= Italy
K= Courland (44-45)
M= Heeresgruppe Mitte, N= Heeresgruppe Nord
O= East Prussia (44-45),
P= Protectorate of Bohemia & Moravia
R= Romania
S= Heeresgruppe Süd (inc. A,B,Don,North & South Ukraine)
U= Hungary
W= Heeresgruppe Weichsel

Fate
A= Cut Off
B= Damaged
E= Captured by Enemy
G= Blown up by crew
K= Surrendered
L= Abandoned
V= Destroyed by Enemy action
Z= Taken out of service

General
le.Sp = leichte Spahzug (Light Recon Train)
s.Sp = schwere Spahzug (Heavy Recon Train) 

Sources used

Charles K. Kliment & Vladimir Francev - Czechoslovak Armoured Fighting Vehicles 1918-1948
Wolfgang Sawodny - German Armored Trains in World War II

Reference material on these units

Wolfgang Sawodny - German Armored Trains in World War II
Wolfgang Sawodny - German Armored Trains on the Russian Front 1941-1944