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Brežice railway station

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Railway station in Brežice, Slovenia
Brežice
General information
Location8250 Brežice
 Slovenia
Coordinates45°55′26″N 15°35′24″E / 45.92389°N 15.59000°E / 45.92389; 15.59000
Owned bySlovenian Railways
Operated bySlovenian Railways
Location
Brežice is located in SloveniaBrežiceBrežiceLocation within Slovenia

Brežice railway station (Slovene: 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."

References

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

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