Railways in Germany
Extent and Medium
2 online resources (1, 13 pages)
Scope and Content
The files contain information on the railways situation in Germany and the restrictions imposed from January 1940 on, like the withdraw of reduced railway fares, the reduction of the communications between the front line and the rest of the country, the strict restrictions regarding using trains for holiday trips. The documents explain the reasons for those restrictions. They also expose the increasing discontent among the people and their seeking for other transports facilities.
Note(s)
Details of bibliographical references are in the content file
Type-scripts, quotations from newspapers.
Also available on microfilm reel 109 : frames 230-242
Subjects
- Railroads--Germany--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Railroads--Germany--History--20th century.
- Railroads and state--Germany--History--20th century.
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