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Vlim · 05-07-2011, 10:27 AM

Hi Jerry,

Found a couple of possible explanations for the Wt. (B) abbreviation.
The best one existed only for a few months in what was to become Eastern-Germany shortly after. The Reichsbahn Directorate at Wittenberge (Brandenburg).

This Reichsbahndirectorate existed in Eastern-Germany for a very short time, from 15 August to 30 September 1945.

Another option is that it refers to Württemberg-Baden, a sector that existed under US control between 1945 - 1952. It merged with Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern to form the current Baden-Württemberg state.

It took a while before the Deutsche Reichsbahn was renamed Deutsche Bundesbahn, which may also explain the use of the R.B.D. abbreviation in the period after the war.

05-07-2011, 10:27 AM	#13
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,047 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,947 Times in 1,198 Posts	Hi Jerry, Found a couple of possible explanations for the Wt. (B) abbreviation. The best one existed only for a few months in what was to become Eastern-Germany shortly after. The Reichsbahn Directorate at Wittenberge (Brandenburg). This Reichsbahndirectorate existed in Eastern-Germany for a very short time, from 15 August to 30 September 1945. Another option is that it refers to Württemberg-Baden, a sector that existed under US control between 1945 - 1952. It merged with Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern to form the current Baden-Württemberg state. It took a while before the Deutsche Reichsbahn was renamed Deutsche Bundesbahn, which may also explain the use of the R.B.D. abbreviation in the period after the war.