Brežice railway station explained

Brežice
Address:8250 Brežice
Country: Slovenia
Coordinates:45.9239°N 15.59°W
Owned:Slovenian Railways
Operator:Slovenian Railways
Map Type:Slovenia
Map Size:275
Map State:expanded

Brežice railway station (Slovenian: Železniška postaja Brežice) is the principal railway station serving Brežice, Slovenia.

History

On the night of 8/9 June 1944, the station was attacked by a lone Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VI of No.255 Squadron RAF, flying an Intruder Patrol from its base at Foggia, Italy. The crew claimed "Two ammunition trains destroyed, one locomotive damaged and a tented camp at least frightened."[1]

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Notes and References

  1. The National Archives of the United Kingdom, document AIR27/1519.