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Forst Zinna rail disaster

1988 in East GermanyAccidents and incidents involving Deutsche ReichsbahnDisaster stubsEast Germany–Soviet Union relationsGermany stubs
Railway accidents and incidents in GermanyRailway accidents in 1988

The Forst Zinna rail disaster occurred 19 January 1988 in Forst Zinna, East Germany. It was the result of a collision between a Soviet T-64A tank and an express train on the Berlin–Halle railway, in an area often used by the Soviet military for tank training. Six people were killed, and 33 were injured. It was one of the worst railway accidents in the history of the GDR.

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