firebat707 t1_iyjx84t wrote
Reply to comment by Favicool in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
Yes, if they could have gotten their hands on some, but the Soviets knew that and sabotaged all or most of the train engines in the line of German advance.
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