These absolutely massive towers sheltered anti aircraft guns in german cities and protected their.
Flak towers floor plan.
A large gefechtsturm or combat g tower for gun mounts and a smaller leitturm or leadership l tower for fire control and command.
German flak in world war ii by werner müller schiffer publishing ltd 1998 geschichte der berliner flakturme berliner unterwelten website.
The flak towers in berlin hamburg and vienna 1940 1950 by michael foedrowitz schiffer publishing ltd 1998 the heavy flak guns 1938 1945 by werner müller schiffer publishing ltd.
Flak towers were one of the third reich s answers to allied air attacks during world war ii.
Flaktürme were large above ground anti aircraft gun blockhouse towers constructed by nazi germany there were 8 flak tower complexes in the cities of berlin 3 hamburg 2 and vienna 3 from 1940 onwards.
The flak towers of the 1st generation g type were usually armed with numerous 37mm anti aircraft guns flak 37 eight quadruple 20 mm guns named flakvierling or flak 38 and four massive twin 128 mm flak 40 guns.
Other cities that used flak towers included stuttgart and frankfurt smaller single purpose flak towers were built at key outlying german strongpoints such as at.
With all of its guns the tower could reach a gun speed of 8000 shots a minute with an average range of 14 kilometres.
A flanking tower is a fortified tower that is sited on the outside of a defensive wall or other fortified structure and thus forms a flank from the defensive platform and embrasures the section of wall between them the curtain wall could be swept from the side by ranged weapons in high and late medieval castles and town walls flanking towers often had a semi circular floor plan or a.
Together the two outposts could communicate efficiently during combat and coordinate with other defense complexes in the area.
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 its primary role was as a gun platform to protect the government building district of berlin.
In addition the hochbunker was.
They were used by the luftwaffe to defend against allied air raids on these cities during world war ii.
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Flak tower in ausgarten vienna flak tower humboldthain in berlin flak tower humboldthain in berlin.
Other cities that used flak towers included stuttgart and frankfurt main.
Berliner zoo combat flak tower in use in april 1942 wikimedia each flak tower complex involved two separate towers.
