The Forst Zinna Rail Disaster | East Germany - 1988

In this video I’m going to explore the Cold War story of the 1988 Forst Zinna Rail Disaster. When an East German commuter train collided with a Soviet Army T-64 Tank. I will be visiting the scene of the former Soviet garrison and the accident for context; and will use archival footage to reconstruct the events of the tragic night of 19th January 1988. The Soviet Army garrison at Forst Zinna was one of the largest and most important military installations in East Germany during the Cold War era, until the site was vacated in 1991 after German reunification. It was located in the district of Forst Zinna, which is situated about 60 kilometers south of Berlin; between the towns of Luckenwalde and Jüterbog The Berlin - Halle Railway line of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) ran directly through the centre of the Soviet Tank Training area, and today a modern high speed line of the Deutsche Bahn (DB) still does. Soviet tanks on training could use a Rail Road Crossing Night and Day, to reach the