Construction of the Flak Tower

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Descripcion foto: The Flak Towers were meant to serve as platforms for batteries of anti-aircraft ordered by Hitler to boost the air defense of Berlin, Vienna, and Hamburg. They were able to fire 8,000 rounds per minute with a range of up to 14 km in a full 360-degree field of fire and served as air raid shelters for up to 10, 000 people. Each tower complex consisted of two separate towers, a G or gun tower and an L-tower which served as a command center. After the war, because of their massively sturdy construction, destruction was deemed unfeasible, and today they serve as a home to a colony of several thousands of pigeons or an acquarium like in this case.

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Completado?: Y

Fecha: 1944.03

Copyright: Bilfinger Se corporate archive, Mannheim, public domain, via nzz.ch

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