antiaircraft towers

Large anti-aircraft gun blockhouses used by the Luftwaffe in World War II to protect against Allied overflights, serve as air-raid shelters, and to coordinate air defence. They had concrete walls up to 3.5 meters thick and were considered invulnerable.

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antiaircraft towers
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
April 15, 2024