The Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft (DRG), also known as the German National Railway, the German State Railway, German Reich Railway, and the German Imperial Railway, was the German national railway system created after the end of World War I from the regional railways of the individual states of the German Empire.
The Deutsche Reichsbahn has been described as the largest enterprise in the capitalist world in the years between 1920 and 1932, nevertheless its importance arises primarily from the fact that the DRG was at the center of events in a period of great turmoil in German history.
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MoreThe Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft (DRG), also known as the German National Railway, the German State Railway, German Reich Railway, and the German Imperial Railway, was the German national railway system created after the end of World War I from the regional railways of the individual states of the German Empire.
The Deutsche Reichsbahn has been described as the largest enterprise in the capitalist world in the years between 1920 and 1932, nevertheless its importance arises primarily from the fact that the DRG was at the center of events in a period of great turmoil in German history.
It was founded on 1 April 1920 and lasted until 7 October 1949, when it was replaced by the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) in the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) in the German Democratic Republic.
Subject ID: 160653
Subject ID: 160653