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Today in History – April 13

1945 – German SS and Luftwaffe troops, retreating from the Allied advance, murdered 1016 political and military prisoners near the German town of Gardelegen.

Gardelegen national war memorial

1996 – Engine 300 was put back into active service to commemorate the Texas State Railroad’s Centennial celebration.

Texas State Railroad Depot, Palestine