Type Armoured train Used by Slovak Republic | Place of origin Slovakia Produced September 25, 1944 | |
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In service October 23–24, 1944-Retired thereafter. Wars Slovak National Uprising, World War II | ||
The Armored train Hurban was an armored train used during World War II, during the Slovak National Uprising. 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.
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.