| Armored train Hurban | |
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The Armored train Hurban now located and preserved near Zvolen Castle in Zvolen, Slovakia. |
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| Type | Armoured train |
| Place of origin | Slovakia |
| Service history | |
| In service | October 23-24 1944-Retired thereafter. |
| Used by | Slovakia |
| Wars | Slovak National Uprising, World War II |
| Production history | |
| Produced | September 25, 1944 |
| Specifications | |
| Crew | 71 |
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| Main armament |
8cm vz.17 field gun located in a cannon car 4 37 mm guns located in tank turrets in tank cars 11 heavy machine guns of 7.92 caliber |
The Armored train Hurban is an armored train used during World War II, during the Slovak National Uprising. The Hurban was constructed on September 25, 1944 in the Railway Manufactory in Zvolen, Slovakia, and was the last armored train used in the Slovak National Uprising.
The commander of the train was Captain J. Kukliš, and his assistant was Lt. J. Belko, together commanding a crew of 71 men. Hurban operated in the Brezno – Červená Skala area against the 18th division SS Horst Wessel and from October 23 – 24 1944 was the main factor in the fight for the upper flow of the Hron river. Despite suffering a damaged engine, it repulsed all German attacks. It was pulled to Harmanec, where it was abandoned in a railway tunnel, the crew fighting on as a partisan detachment.
Hurban armoured train is currently a monument in Zvolen.