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.
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
- ^ Malmassari, p. 448
Bibliography
- Malmassari, Paul (2016) [1989]. Armoured Trains (2nd revised and expanded ed.). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-262-2.
See also