Abstract: A drum brake device is disclosed to provide a smooth returning of the brake shoe when the service brake is operated before the vehicle starts on a slope, in which a circumferential edge of the linings 6, 6 of the brake shoes 2, 3 at the service brake actuator 8 side nearest the first adjacent ends is located on a line of action B of the service brake actuator 8 or at a point closer to the anchor than the line.