Bahnhof Treffurt
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Treffurt is a small town in the western region of the Wartburgkreis district which belongs to the federal state of Thuringia. It's located in the Werra Valley, in the extreme west of the state, directly on the border with Hesse. Treffurt is known for its historic old town with numerous restored half-timbered buildings.
Bahnhof Treffurt 2008
WWII abruptly ended railway operations at Treffurt. Due to the advance of the American troops, the retreating Wehrmacht blew up several bridges on the railway line over the Werra between Falken and Mihla on April 1, 1945, so that rail traffic from Treffurt to Mihla/Eisenach was no longer possible. from that day.
After the train service was stopped, the tracks were dismantled. Since 2020 it has housed apartments and small businesses.
Lufthansa (1926-1945)
In 1926, Lufthansa was founded in Berlin as Deutsche Luft Hansa Aktiengesellschaft.
Then, 162 planes of different sizes began flying routes between Berlin and Zurich (Switzerland), passing through Erfurt and Halle.
It was with the introduction in 1934 of the Heinkel He 70, an aircraft used on the so-called "lightning flights" between Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Frankfurt am Main, that its usual airmail load was abandoned; In less than a year, eleven routes of this type were installed throughout Europe. On September 28, Lufthansa transported its one millionth passenger.
In 1938 Lufthansa transported 254,713 passengers and 5,288 tons of letters.
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