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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 armoured 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 displayed as a monument in a park next to the castle in Zvolen, and an original preserved machine gun carriage is at the Museum of the Slovak National Uprising in Banská Bystrica.[2][3]