Automatische Übersetzung. Originaltext in: EN - Original anzeigen Class V 100.10 serves as a diesel locomotive designed specifically for light passenger and goods traffic along branch lines. Developed in 1956 by the Bundesbahn Central Office in Munich in collaboration with Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK), it was commissioned for the Deutsche Bundesbahn. During late autumn in 1958, the initial 6x trial engines are delivered, with units numbered V 100 001 to 005 equipped with an 809 kW (1,100 HP) motor, while V 100 006 features a more powerful 993 kW (1,350 HP) motor, which subsequently becomes the foundation for the V 100.20 model, later recognized as Deutsche Bundesbahn Class 212.

The seventh trial engine, V 100 007, is constructed by MaK and tested in Sweden before being sold to the Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1959. In 1960, a renumbering process occurs for the prototype series, transforming numbers 001 to 005 and 007 into V 100 1001 to V 100 1005 and V 100 1007, respectively, to clearly distinguish these models from the more potent V 100 006. The production series begins in 1961, continuing until 1963, with various manufacturers, including MaK, Deutz, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen, Henschel, Jung, Krauss-Maffei, and Krupp, contributing to the construction of these locomotives.

In 1968, the Deutsche Bundesbahn implements a renumbering scheme, resulting in the reclassification of the V 100.10 as DB Class 211. Following the reunification of Germany, Deutsche Bahn AG inherits the locomotives in 1994. After nearly four decades of service, the last of the Class V 100.10 locomotives is withdrawn from active duty in 2001.