1926 Leiferde rail accident

train wreck
Event train_wreck Q1311323
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Summary

1926 Leiferde rail accident is a train wreck[1].

Key Facts

  • 1926 Leiferde rail accident is in the country of Weimar Republic[2].
  • 1926 Leiferde rail accident's instance of is recorded as train wreck[3].
  • 1926 Leiferde rail accident's instance of is recorded as robbery[4].
  • The location of 1926 Leiferde rail accident was Gifhorn[5].
  • 1926 Leiferde rail accident's Commons category is recorded as 1926 Leiferde rail accident[6].
  • 1926 Leiferde rail accident occurred on August 19, 1926[7].
  • 1926 Leiferde rail accident's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 52.4565, 'longitude': 10.3998, 'precision': 0.0001}[8].
  • 1926 Leiferde rail accident resulted in {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+21'} deaths[9].
  • 1926 Leiferde rail accident caused {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+40'} injuries[10].
  • 1926 Leiferde rail accident's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[11].
  • 1926 Leiferde rail accident's victim is recorded as Ernst Mehlich[12].

Body

When and Where

1926 Leiferde rail accident took place on August 19, 1926[7]. The location of it was Gifhorn[5]. It is in the country of Weimar Republic[2].

Context

Recorded instance of include train wreck[3] and robbery[4].

Outcome and Impact

1926 Leiferde rail accident resulted in {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+21'} deaths[9]. It caused {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+40'} injuries[10].

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 1926 Leiferde rail accident. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/1926-leiferde-rail-accident
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_1926-leiferde-rail-accident_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{1926 Leiferde rail accident}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/1926-leiferde-rail-accident}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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  1. 12w ago · Gerd Fahrenhorst · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Gifhorn
    Commons category → 1926 Leiferde rail accident
    Imported from → —
    Point in time → +1926-08-19T00:00:00Z
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gifhorn"
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