1921

After the creation of the German Imperial Railways company (DRG) in 1921, former P 8 steam locomotives of the Prussian State Railway company are registered as Class 38.10 - 40.  

1945

After the 2nd World War:
- around 1253x units are counted in Western Germany where they will be registered as Class 38 with the German Federal Railways (DB) after 1949;
- around 700x units remain in the Soviet-occupied zone.
 

Sources: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preußische_P_8

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