Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)

State railway of the German Democratic Republic (1945–1993)
Organization government_organization Q700563
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Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)

Summary

Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) is a government organization[1]. Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) ranks in the top 5% of government_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) is in the country of German Democratic Republic[3].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s image is recorded as Ellok 250 164.jpg[4].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s instance of is recorded as government organization[5].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s instance of is recorded as railway company[6].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s logo image is recorded as Deutsche Reichsbahn DDR.svg[7].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[8].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s ISNI is recorded as 0000000109446680[9].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148934297[10].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s GND ID is recorded as 2008004-9[11].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81086452[12].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s child organization or unit is recorded as Reichsbahndirektion Dresden[13].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s child organization or unit is recorded as Reichsbahndirektion Erfurt[14].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s child organization or unit is recorded as Reichsbahndirektion Halle[15].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s Commons category is recorded as Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)[16].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s industry is recorded as rail transport[17].
  • +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)[18].
  • +1945-09-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)[19].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) was dissolved in +1993-12-31T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09lz9f[21].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)[22].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s director / manager is recorded as Wilhelm Fitzner[23].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s director / manager is recorded as Willi Besener[24].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s director / manager is recorded as Willi Kreikemeyer[25].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s director / manager is recorded as Erwin Kramer[26].
  • Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s director / manager is recorded as Otto Arndt[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[18] and +1945-09-01T00:00:00Z[19].

Leadership

Board members include Albert Ganzenmüller[28], a politician[29], 1905–1996[30], of Germany[31], awarded the Golden Party Badge[32]; Wilhelm Kleinmann[33], a politician[34], 1876–1945[35], of Germany[36]; Carl Krecke[37], an entrepreneur[38], 1885–1938[39]; and Julius Dorpmüller[40], a politician[41], 1869–1945[42], of Germany[43], awarded the Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class[44]. Directors / managers include Wilhelm Fitzner[23], Willi Besener[24], Willi Kreikemeyer[25], Erwin Kramer[26], Otto Arndt[27], and Herbert Keddi[45].

Operations

Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[8]. Subsidiaries include Reichsbahndirektion Dresden[13], a Reichsbahndirektion[46], in Weimar Republic[47], founded in 1920[48], headquartered in Dresden[49]; Reichsbahndirektion Erfurt[14], a Reichsbahndirektion[50], in Weimar Republic[51], founded in 1920[52], headquartered in Erfurt[53]; and Reichsbahndirektion Halle[15], a railway division[54], in Weimar Republic[55], founded in 1920[56], headquartered in Halle (Saale)[57].

Industry

Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)'s industry is recorded as rail transport[17].

Dissolution

Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) was dissolved in +1993-12-31T00:00:00Z[20].

Why It Matters

Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) ranks in the top 5% of government_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month).[2] Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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