The 'G-Tower' at Augarten, Vienna. The top of the 'L-Tower' is visible to the right.
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. 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 Angers in France, and Heligoland in Germany.
The towers were operated by the Luftwaffe to defend against Allied strategic air raids against these cities during World War II. They also served as air-raid shelters for tens of thousands of local civilians.
Flaktowers (German: Flaktürme) were large, above-ground, anti-aircraft gun blockhouse towers constructed by Nazi Germany. There were a total of 8 flak...
The Zoo flaktower (German: Flakturm Tiergarten, Tiergarten FlakTower or commonly referred to as the "Zoo Tower") was a fortified flaktower that existed...
area of around 4,000 square meters (43,000 sq ft) inside a tall concrete flaktower built during World War II. In 2012 the Haus des Meeres attracted a record...
February – 3 March 1945 Schloss Immendorf fire, May 1945 Friedrichshain flaktower fire, May 1945 Ashiya District air raids, 5–6 August 1945 Quedlinburg...
that functioned as anti-aircraft artillery platforms were also called Flaktowers. Some were over six stories high; several survive to this day because...
the moat, but accurate fire from 12.8 cm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft guns, two kilometres away high on the flaktower close by the Berlin Zoo, prevented any further...
German entrenchments and support from 12.8 cm FlaK 40 guns 2 km (1.2 mi) away on the roof of the Zoo flaktower, close by Berlin Zoo, it was not until that...
The 1st Flak Division (German: 1. Flak-Division) was a Flak division of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. Its primary and most noteworthy function...
(HJ), the term more commonly used is Flakhelfer (female: Flakhelferin) (Flak-helper). The 1926–1929 births are commonly referred to as the "Flakhelfer-Generation"...
Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from...
predators and other dangerous animals. Next to the zoo stood the Zoo Tower, a huge flaktower that was one of the last remaining areas of Nazi German resistance...
defence (flaktowers) to protect the inner city from Allied bombing. During summer 1944 the construction of a 55-metre (180 ft) high tower with platforms...
The 3rd Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 3) was a Flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. Its primary function during the...
War II. It was stored in the Friedrichshain flaktower in Berlin for safe keeping, but in May 1945, the tower was set on fire and most of the objects inside...
key to the Flak area were three huge Flaktowers (Flaktürme), which provided enormously tough platforms for both searchlights and 128 mm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft...
Castellum A castellum in Latin is usually: a small Roman fortlet or tower, a diminutive of castrum ('military camp'), often used as a watchtower or signal...
bombers based in Italy. As in other major cities of Nazi Germany, large flaktowers were constructed in Vienna as defensive structures against these bombers...
"Sears Tower Case May Cloud More than TV". Chicago Tribune. p. 414. Retrieved September 7, 2022. Osbon, John (April 14, 1972). "Ghosts Walk, Flak Flies...
history of the phonograph, also as the Glass Museum Mariahilf. A former flaktower is home to the Haus des Meeres ("house of the sea"), whose biggest attractions...
Super Tanks Tiger I, Tiger II, Panzer VIII Maus 5 Hitler's Jet Caves Messerschmitt Me 262 6 Fortress Berlin Battle of Berlin, Flaktower, Führerbunker...
exhibitions since 1863. With the intensifying Allied bombing of Hamburg the "Flaktower" Flakturm IV structure was erected on Heiligengeistfeld starting in 1942...
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