Forum:Railroad Track Gauge, WWII, Germany & USSR

Rairoad Track Gauge,WWII,Germany & USSR

In all the planning prior to the invasion of Russia in WWII a key detail was overlooked by Germany - the "gauge" ,i.e., the distance between railroad tracks in Germany was different from the track gauge in Russia. As a result, German locamotives could not run on Russian railroads. This had a major impact upon logistical needs - supply and troup transport for Germany whould have been significantly improved had this detail been taken into consideration. What if this detail had been planned for by Germany? Ralph Kornegay 03:49, 16 January 2009 (UTC)