Military/Political history. The "Sealed Train" What are your thoughts?

SSG Gerhard S. — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:07:56 -0400

http://en.metapedia.org/wiki/Sealed_Train

The Sealed train is the name given to the train used to take Lenin and other communist subversives from Zurich back to Russia in 1917.

Response by Cpl Michael Strickler made Mar 20 at 2015 1:23 PM

Cpl Michael Strickler — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:23:00 -0400

I am unable to open this link at work due to it tripping an intolerance filter... off to wikipedia...

From what I can find this was just a train ride back to Russian after exile was lifted. Sounds like it happens quite a bit. Just a non stop transit going through multiple countries without the need of customs and etc. Did something happen on this ride that made it significant? Can you post the article here?

Response by SSG Gerhard S. made Mar 20 at 2015 3:59 PM

SSG Gerhard S. — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:59:57 -0400

I was actually much more than that. The "White" Russian Revolution had just ousted the the Czar who stepped down so command and control in Russia was in a shambles in 1917. The Germans sent Lenin and his crew to St. Petersburg with $10 Million ($180 million in today's money) to foment the "Red" Russian Revolution. The Germans did this to distract the Russians from their Eastern Front, so they could concentrate more forces on the Western Front. Of course, we all know what happened after Lenin got to Russia.

The Germans (with the Warburg's money) seeking a short term tactical gain ended up with a long term Strategic blunder by the time WW II came around.