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It was a victory for the Allies. At least it seemed. British forces had landed
at Narvik and fought a long battle, along with their French
and Norwegian allies, to try and hang on
to that vital port. On the Swedish side, a secret
weapon was being deployed on the train tracks. In May 1940,
in the mine's workshops, work was completed on two
enormous armoured trains - the Kiruna and the Boden. They were made from iron-ore carts, which were covered
with armour plates and fitted with anti-aircraft
machine guns. These were huge, destructive
machines
at Narvik and fought a long battle, along with their French
and Norwegian allies, to try and hang on
to that vital port. On the Swedish side, a secret
weapon was being deployed on the train tracks. In May 1940,
in the mine's workshops, work was completed on two
enormous armoured trains - the Kiruna and the Boden. They were made from iron-ore carts, which were covered
with armour plates and fitted with anti-aircraft
machine guns. These were huge, destructive
machines
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It was a victory for the Allies.
00:00:03.072 --> 00:00:05.008
At least it seemed.
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British forces had landed
at Narvik and fought a long battle,
00:00:10.052 --> 00:00:13.999
along with their French
and Norwegian allies,
00:00:13.008 --> 00:00:15.068
to try and hang on
to that vital port.
00:00:17.008 --> 00:00:21.998
On the Swedish side, a secret
weapon was being deployed
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on the train tracks.
00:00:25.032 --> 00:00:28.004
In May 1940,
in the mine's workshops,
00:00:28.044 --> 00:00:32.052
work was completed on two
enormous armoured trains -
00:00:32.056 --> 00:00:34.048
the Kiruna and the Boden.
00:00:36.052 --> 00:00:38.064
They were made from iron-ore carts,
00:00:38.068 --> 00:00:40.056
which were covered
with armour plates
00:00:40.006 --> 00:00:43.006
and fitted with anti-aircraft
machine guns.
00:00:44.076 --> 00:00:47.068
These were huge, destructive
machines.
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Movie Summary
Many of the world's most spectacular railways are surrounded by mysterious stories, tales and sagas. But these back stories have been lost to the passing years and are now unknown even to those using the railways daily.
