In 1918, the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe built seven Mallet locomotives for service on railways operated by the German Army, because the existing locomotives they had commandeered were no longer capable enough.
Die Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe baute 1918 sieben Malletlokomotiven für den Einsatz auf vom Heer betriebenen Bahnen, da die bereits beschlagnahmten Lokomotiven nicht ausreichten.