Danuta (armoured train)

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The Danuta, also called Armoured Train Number 11, was a Polish

Polish Army during the German invasion of Poland
in September 1939.

The Danuta from 1939. From the left: artillery wagon, infantry assault wagon, armoured locomotive, artillery wagon.

History

The Danuta was built in Poznań in 1919. In August 1920, the train participated in the Battle for Warsaw, as part of the Polish 1st Army. In 1924, the Danuta was assigned to the armoured train training unit located in Jabłonna, Legionowo County. Like most other Polish armoured trains, the Danuta was modernised in the early 1930s by receiving a Ti3 type locomotive, additional guns and AA machine guns.

Second World War

After the

FT-17
tanks blown up.

The composition of the train in 1939

  • Flatcar
  • Artillery Wagon
  • Assault Wagon
  • Armoured Locomotive
  • Artillery Wagon
  • Flatcar

Citations

  1. ^ Malmassari, p. 448

Bibliography

  • Malmassari, Paul (2016) [1989]. Armoured Trains (2nd revised and expanded ed.). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. .

See also