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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.