Flak towers (German: Flaktürme) were large, above-ground, anti-aircraft gun blockhouse towers constructed by Nazi Germany. There were a total of 8 flak tower complexes in the cities of Berlin (three), Hamburg (two), and Vienna (three) from 1940 onwards.

The Zoo flak tower [1] [2] (German: Flakturm Tiergarten, Tiergarten Flak Tower or commonly referred to as the "Zoo Tower") was a fortified flak tower that existed in Berlin from 1941 to 1947. It was one of several flak towers that protected Berlin from Allied bomber raids.

2019年4月30日 · Today, bristling out of a young forest near one of Berlin’s largest train stations and busy roads is a gigantic relic. The flak tower at Humboldthain was one of the three sets of mega structures that underwent a radical demilitarization in postwar Germany.

2021年5月5日 · The Berlin Flak Tower in Humboldthain Park is a seven-storey bunker originally built under Hitler’s orders to protect Berlin from aerial attacks during the Second World War. The Berlin Flak Tower history. In 1940, Hitler planned to build six such flak towers. The Humboldthain tower was built between October 1941 and April 1942.

The flak towers (flak = anti-aircraft guns) were once the largest bunkers in Berlin. Measuring about 23 by 50 metres (control towers) and about 70 by 70 metres (gun towers), they loomed monstrously over their surroundings with heights of up to 42 metres.

2024年3月6日 · German flak towers, or “Flaktürme,” were monumental concrete fortresses constructed during the Second World War across various cities within Nazi Germany and its occupied territories.

2018年6月11日 · At the top, it featured four 12.8-cm twin FlaK 40 mounts, supported by 20 mm and 37 mm guns on lower platforms. A whole 26 feet (8 meters) of concrete protected the tower's sides and 16 feet...

2024年12月16日 · Between 1940 and 1942 three flak towers were built in Berlin. They formed a triangle around the center of Berlin with one tower in the west, one in the east and one in the north. Here is where you can find them today. The one in the north is the easiest to find.

2024年5月27日 · Rising from the heart of Berlin like monolithic concrete fortresses, the imposing flak towers that dot the city‘s landscape stand as haunting relics of World War II. These massive structures, built on the orders of Adolf Hitler himself, were designed to defend the Nazi capital against the relentless onslaught of Allied aerial bombardment.

2017年5月29日 · Flak towers were large blockhouses that were constructed in Berlin, Hamburg, and Vienna throughout the time of Nazi rule.