Visited the Flug Abwehr Kanone (Flak Towers) in Wein.
Flak Towers (Flug Abwehr Kanone) are enormous concrete towers that was a program of the Third Reich to protect cities and residential areas from air raids with bombs. Their construction was planned in September 1942 and Wein was the third city after Berlin and Hamburg. The Flak Towers fulfilled two purposes: They held cannons and spotlights to fight against planes; and they were important shelters with an autonomous electricity, air and water supply system. They always come in pairs, comprising of one large tower and a slightly smaller one.
The mastermind behind the construction of the Flak Towers in Wein, Hamburg and Berlin was the architect Friedrich Tamms. The towers were built between the winter of 1942 and autumn 1944. By the time they were finished, aircraft technology had advanced and so the cannons of the Flak towers did not reach most of the bomber units anymore.
The Flak towers of Wein are the only ones that survived until today. Those in Berlin were destroyed after the war, those of Hamburg strongly
altered.
Enjoy the photos.
Mil
Flak Towers (Flug Abwehr Kanone) are enormous concrete towers that was a program of the Third Reich to protect cities and residential areas from air raids with bombs. Their construction was planned in September 1942 and Wein was the third city after Berlin and Hamburg. The Flak Towers fulfilled two purposes: They held cannons and spotlights to fight against planes; and they were important shelters with an autonomous electricity, air and water supply system. They always come in pairs, comprising of one large tower and a slightly smaller one.
The mastermind behind the construction of the Flak Towers in Wein, Hamburg and Berlin was the architect Friedrich Tamms. The towers were built between the winter of 1942 and autumn 1944. By the time they were finished, aircraft technology had advanced and so the cannons of the Flak towers did not reach most of the bomber units anymore.
The Flak towers of Wein are the only ones that survived until today. Those in Berlin were destroyed after the war, those of Hamburg strongly
altered.
Enjoy the photos.
Mil
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