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Stará Kremnička derailment

1944 disasters in Europe1944 in SlovakiaBanská Bystrica RegionDecember 1944 eventsDerailments in Czechoslovakia
Railway accidents and incidents in SlovakiaRailway accidents in 1944
Stará Kremnička pohľad z Kamenice
Stará Kremnička pohľad z Kamenice

The Stará Kremnička derailment took place on 27 December 1944 in Stará Kremnička, Slovakia when a passenger train carrying German troops to the front lines derailed upon reaching the end of the train tracks after their brakes failed to operate properly, resulting in the deaths of 370 people with a further 7 injured.

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