Flak towers (German: Flaktürme) were large, above-ground, anti-aircraft gun blockhouse towers constructed by Nazi Germany. There were a total of 8 flak...

The Zoo flak tower (German: Flakturm Tiergarten, Tiergarten Flak Tower or commonly referred to as the "Zoo Tower") was a fortified flak tower that existed...

The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 is a German 88 mm anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun, developed in the 1930s. It was widely used by Germany throughout...

German Flugabwehrkanone (Flak), for "aircraft defence cannon". Flak may also refer to: Flak tower, a defensive structure Flak, a fictional commanding officer...

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February – 3 March 1945 Schloss Immendorf fire, May 1945 Friedrichshain flak tower fire, May 1945 Ashiya District air raids, 5–6 August 1945 Quedlinburg...

that functioned as anti-aircraft artillery platforms were also called Flak towers. Some were over six stories high; several survive to this day because...

area of around 4,000 square meters (43,000 sq ft) inside a tall concrete flak tower built during World War II. In 2012 the Haus des Meeres attracted a record...

Schönhorst is a local center within the municipality Schönkirchen in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The exact year of the foundation...

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...

German entrenchments and support from 12.8 cm FlaK 40 guns 2 km (1.2 mi) away on the roof of the Zoo flak tower, close by Berlin Zoo, it was not until that...

the moat, but accurate fire from 12.8 cm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft guns, two kilometres away high on the flak tower close by the Berlin Zoo, prevented any further...

(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...

stories high, which were known as Hochbunker 'high bunkers' or "Flaktürme" flak towers, on which they placed anti-aircraft artillery. Those in cities attacked...

dramatic productions and seasonal celebrations until the siting of a flak tower there precluded planned use for a theatrical training programme in 1942...

000 tourists annually. The only building to survive the blast was the flak tower, today's Heligoland Lighthouse. The detonation could be registered seismographically...

Towering over the park are two anti-aircraft Flak Towers, built by the Nazis in 1944. After the war, as the towers were unable to be destroyed, they were left...

Super Tanks Tiger I, Tiger II, Panzer VIII Maus 5 Hitler's Jet Caves Messerschmitt Me 262 6 Fortress Berlin Battle of Berlin, Flak tower, Führerbunker...

exhibitions since 1863. With the intensifying Allied bombing of Hamburg the "Flak tower" Flakturm IV structure was erected on Heiligengeistfeld starting in 1942...

Heiligengeistfeld, and is overlooked by the infamous[according to whom?] Flak Tower IV to the north and a building of the Deutsche Telekom to the south.[citation...

control point (ECP) Electric fence Fallout shelter Fire support base Flak tower Hardened aircraft shelter Hesco bastion Kabal Loophole Main line of resistance...

predators and other dangerous animals. Next to the zoo stood the Zoo Tower, a huge flak tower that was one of the last remaining areas of Nazi German resistance...

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...

"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...

key to the Flak area were three huge Flak towers (Flaktürme), which provided enormously tough platforms for both searchlights and 128 mm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft...

bombers based in Italy. As in other major cities of Nazi Germany, large flak towers were constructed in Vienna as defensive structures against these bombers...

War II. It was stored in the Friedrichshain flak tower in Berlin for safe keeping, but in May 1945, the tower was set on fire and most of the objects inside...

defence (flak towers) to protect the inner city from Allied bombing. During summer 1944 the construction of a 55-metre (180 ft) high tower with platforms...

park, finished in 1876, from 1942 was the site of two large flak towers. The northern tower, due to its location near the Ringbahn tracks, was not blown...