IrishGunner Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 What is the following unit: Festung-Eisenbahn-Betriebs-Abteilung I know how it translates - Fortress Railroad Work Detachment But what exactly did it do...? How many of these could there have been in WWI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I have a write up for the site on Eisenbahn, just never seem to have the time to finish it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) I have a write up for the site on Eisenbahn, just never seem to have the time to finish it... Eisenbahn units certainly seem to be a great collecting area - not necessarily mine though. Just happen to have a post card sent by a member of Festung-Eisenbahn-Betriebs-Abteilung Nr. 2 to a friend in the Fussartillerie. The stempel made me wonder exactly what the Eisenbahn unit did and if it had any relationship to artillery since it was "Festung" Edited September 30, 2013 by IrishGunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 will check when i get home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 will check when i get home C'est si bon, merci. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 But what exactly did it do...? How many of these could there have been in WWI? Given the title, I would hazard the guess that they actually ran trains as opposed to being in the construction (Eisenbahn-Bau) business. Hermann Cron lists just four Festungs-Eisenbahn-Betriebs-Abteilungen (1-4) formed at mobilisation and this is confirmed in the Mobilmachungsrangliste 1914 der Deutschen Eisenbahn-Truppen although a further Festungs-Eisenbahn-Betriebs-Kompagnie (Nr. 1) is also listed in the latter publication. A further four Festungs-Feldbahn-Betriebs-Abteilungen are also listed. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 Glenn, thanks... I would agree these units are actually conducting rail operations. It's the "Festung" part that confuses me...since festung are static. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Perhaps ammunition supply in large static locations? Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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