The Trebbin Disaster 1962

Video Description

In March 1962, one of the deadliest rail incidents occurred in East Germany and yet for decades after, not many people even knew it happened. Near the rural village of Trebbin south of Berlin, a huge soviet freight convoy comprising T-55 tanks was steaming north when a southbound express train collided with a tank barrel that had rotated into the trackway. Not until the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification would witnesses come forward to retell the story, providing accounts of the horrific casualties, the heroic actions and the veil of secrecy that descended on Soviet orders. This documentary will not just discuss the immediate events of March 1st, but also explore the historic context of East Germany in the 1960’s, and the towns and bases that were directly related to the events of that evening. Chapters Introduction: 00:00 Cold War 1960’s: 02:15 Krampnitz: 03:47 The T-55 Tank: 06:56 Juterbog and the Lagers: 09:35 The Class 52 Kriegslok: 13:32 The Disaster – March 1st 1962: 16:19 The 40 Year Secret: 26:27 Legacy of Trebbin: 29:07 Outro: 32:18 #EastGermany #Trebbin #Steam #TrainIncident #Zugunfall #1962 #Juterbog Credits and Thanks; Specific Photos and Footage Andre – Urbex https://www.urbex.nl/ CarloR - Sight Raider - https://www.sightraider.com GSVGshniki Forum Members Nazadvgsvg Forum members Russian T-54/55 Documentary Music Superhero Story 1 – Fredrik Ekstrom In Retrospect – Bill Ferngren The Stakeout – Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Tracker – Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Launching Procedures – Christian Anderson Anna’s Log – Howard Harper-Barnes Tranquilize – Dream Cave Synchronised with the Analysed - Eludent Ira – Hampus Naeselius Continuum – Hampus Naeselius In Frozen Waters – Hampus Naeselius The Shadow - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Wolves – Farrell Wooten Kindled - Valante Glowing Vitality – Dream Cave 3D Modelling. 3D Models were either created by myself or purchased. In many cases I made use of available Sketchfab models for various elements. Rigging and animation was done by me. In addition, I would like to thank the team at ModWerkstatt who make assets for TransportFever 1 and 2 who kindly assisted me with some specific models I needed. https://modwerkstatt.com Specific SFX Somes SFX have been utilised and remixed from locomotive footage I’ve come across. I wanted authentic and correct sound for the trains therefore I would like to call out the channel @Powered_by_Steam of which some key locomotive sounds were repurposed, and I extend my personal thanks to them. Disclaimer: As no images of the actual crash have surfaced online, any images or footage depicted is for illustrative purposes only. Photos of individuals shown, whilst of the period, are not necessarily connected to or were involved in the events depicted.