Deutsche Reichsbahn

former national railway company (1920-1945) of the Weimar Republic
Organization railway_company Q698082
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Deutsche Reichsbahn

Summary

Deutsche Reichsbahn is a railway company[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Deutsche Reichsbahn is in the country of German Reich[3].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's instance of is recorded as railway company[4].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's logo image is recorded as Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft logo.svg[5].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's follows is recorded as Braunschweigische Landes-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft[6].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's follows is recorded as Lausitzer Eisenbahn[7].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's follows is recorded as Prignitzer Eisenbahn AG[8].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's follows is recorded as Aktien-Gesellschaft der Schneebergbahn[9].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's follows is recorded as Royal Bavarian State Railways[10].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's follows is recorded as Prussian state railways[11].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[12].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119423781[13].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151546545[14].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's GND ID is recorded as 2008004-9[15].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no93010686[16].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's child organization or unit is recorded as Reichsbahndirektion Erfurt[17].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's child organization or unit is recorded as Reichsbahndirektion Halle[18].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's child organization or unit is recorded as Reichsbahndirektion Dresden[19].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's Commons category is recorded as Deutsche Reichsbahn[20].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's industry is recorded as rail transport[21].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's industry is recorded as rail freight transport[22].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's industry is recorded as passenger rail transport, interurban (NACE 49.1)[23].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn's archives at is recorded as Deutsche Reichsbahn (1e) - Literatur[24].
  • +1920-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Deutsche Reichsbahn[25].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn was dissolved in +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn was dissolved in +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

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Founding

+1920-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Deutsche Reichsbahn[25].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Deutschen Reichseisenbahnen'}[28] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Deutsche Reichsbahn'}[29]. Predecessors include Braunschweigische Landes-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft[6], Lausitzer Eisenbahn[7], Prignitzer Eisenbahn AG[8], Aktien-Gesellschaft der Schneebergbahn[9], Royal Bavarian State Railways[10], and Prussian state railways[11].

Leadership

Board members include Albert Ganzenmüller[30], a politician[31], 1905–1996[32], of Germany[33], awarded the Golden Party Badge[34]; Wilhelm Kleinmann[35], a politician[36], 1876–1945[37], of Germany[38]; Carl Krecke[39], an entrepreneur[40], 1885–1938[41]; and Julius Dorpmüller[42], a politician[43], 1869–1945[44], of Germany[45], awarded the Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class[46].

Operations

Deutsche Reichsbahn's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[12]. Subsidiaries include Reichsbahndirektion Erfurt[17], a Reichsbahndirektion[47], in Weimar Republic[48], founded in 1920[49], headquartered in Erfurt[50]; Reichsbahndirektion Halle[18], a railway division[51], in Weimar Republic[52], founded in 1920[53], headquartered in Halle (Saale)[54]; and Reichsbahndirektion Dresden[19], a Reichsbahndirektion[55], in Weimar Republic[56], founded in 1920[57], headquartered in Dresden[58].

Industry

Industries include rail transport[21], rail freight transport[22], and passenger rail transport, interurban (NACE 49.1)[23].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z[26] and +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

Why It Matters

Deutsche Reichsbahn ranks in the top 4% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

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  1. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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