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Ostbahn

Ostbahn (German: Eastern Railway) in the General Government, were the Nazi German railways in occupied Poland during World War II, subordinated to the General Directorate of Eastern Railways (German: Generaldirektion der Ostbahn, Gedob) in occupied Kraków; a branch of the Deutsche Reichsbahn National Railway of Germany in the newly created Generalgouvernement territory under Hans Frank.2 It ceased to exist in 1945.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 27, 1939Founded1
  • HeadquartersKraków1

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Railway Offices, 12 Matejko square, Krakow, Poland
Photo: Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Ostbahn (German: Eastern Railway) in the General Government, were the Nazi German railways in occupied Poland during World War II, subordinated to the General Directorate of Eastern Railways (German: Generaldirektion der Ostbahn, Gedob) in occupied Kraków; a branch of the Deutsche Reichsbahn National Railway of Germany in the newly created Generalgouvernement territory under Hans Frank. The trains were used to cleanse and resettle interwar Poland with the German-speaking colonists in the name of "Lebensraum", and played an essential role in the mass deportations of Jews to extermination camps 2

Timeline

  1. Jan 23, 1945Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Sep 27, 1939Founded Founded1

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