Can we have a translation please, my once reasonable understanding of the German language has dissapeared along with the brain cells that learnt it.
Judging by the sash windows, I suspect it may be flats, or possibly offices, it looks to be in use to me, or perhaps the pykies that seem to lurk below it use the place to grow ‘Lucky white heather’.
Are there any other similar flak towers in existance any where else in Germany, was the loveable Albert Speer responsible for designing these things.
Sorry, he was the man that got away, there’s even a pan global architects company operating under the Speer name, they should be ashamed of themselves.
Shortly:
Flakturm places: Berlin, Hamburg, Wien
Hamburg IV
Architect: Friedrich Tamms
Built by: “Organization Todt” (OT)
Had it’s own powerstation, water supply and a hospital
Weapon: 4 x 12,8cm-Zwillingsflak (twin-anti aircraft artillery)
Measurement: surface 75 x 75 meter, height 39 meter (same as cellar)
walls 3,5 meter
ceiling 5,0 meter
shelter for 18.000 people (but sometimes up to 30.000)
‘Each Flakbunker usually consisted of two building, a “G-Stand: and a “L-Stand”. “G-Stand” was the Gefechtsstand, the bunker with the armament. “L-Stand” was the Leitstand, used for the control of the Flak. The “L-Stand” was usually equipped with a radar (for example a “Würzburg Riese”).’
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/7087/uk011.htm
past war use: civil living quarters, media centre and disco
There were four Flaktürme No.I built: one in Hamburg and three in Berlin
Martin
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