Armored train Hurban
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| Armored train Hurban | |
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| Type | Armoured train |
| Place of origin |  Slovakia |
| Service history | |
| In service | October 23–24, 1944-Retired thereafter. |
| Used by |  Slovakia |
| Wars | Slovak National Uprising, World War II |
| Production history | |
| Produced | September 25, 1944 |
| Specifications | |
| Crew | 71 |
Main armament | 8cm vz.17 field gun located in a cannon carriage 4 37 mm guns located in tank turrets in tank carriages 11 heavy machine guns of 7.92 caliber |
The Armored train Hurban was an armored train used during World War II, during the Slovak National Uprising.[1] The Hurban was constructed on September 25, 1944 in the Railway Manufactory in Zvolen, Slovakia, and was the last armored train used in the Slovak National Uprising. A replica is now on display as a monument in a park next to the castle in Zvolen. An original preserved machine gun carriage is on display in The Museum of the Slovak National Uprising in Banská Bystrica.[2]
Combat history
The commander of the train was Captain J. Kukliš, and his assistant was Lt. J. Belko, together commanding a crew of 71 men. Hurban operated in the Brezno – Červená Skala area against the 18th division SS Horst Wessel and from October 23 – 24 1944 was the main factor in the fight for the upper flow of the Hron river. Despite suffering a damaged engine, it repulsed all German attacks. It was pulled to Harmanec, where it was abandoned in a railway tunnel, the crew fighting on as a partisan detachment.
See also
References
- ^ "Armoured train "Hurban" - Zvolen - TracesOfWar.com". En.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ^ "Muzeum SNP.sk - Expozície - Skanzen ťažkej bojovej techniky". www.muzeumsnp.sk. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
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