Berlin flak towers

[jopaerya]

Here some postwar Ebay picture's of the 12.8 cm twin guns at Humboldheim ( Berlin )
please note the amount of painted kill-rings on the barrel .

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

A picture of the destruction of the Flakturm Tiergarten in Berlin , picture is from Ebay .

Regards Jos

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Photo made on the top of flak tower: on the right cone-shaped concrete wall of rangefinder, in the background two barels of Flakzwilling.

[jopaerya]

From Ebay a picture of a 2 cm Vierlingsflak 38 on a Flak tower .

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

From Ebay some picture's of the Gefechtturm V at the Stiftskaserne in Vienna , AFAIK the
first picture's with the steel turrets for the 12.8 cm Zwillungflak , just like the 10,5 cm M.Fl.B.
Please note also the crane lying in the middle that could be used for bringing thinks up the tower .

Regards Jos

[Eax-E]

Marvelous finding, Jos.

[patrick fleuridas]

Hi,
another bild from Wien flaktower. Sorry, no source.
Patrick

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[Grzesio]

From Ebay some picture's of the Gefechtturm V at the Stiftskaserne in Vienna , AFAIK the
first picture's with the steel turrets for the 12.8 cm Zwillungflak , just like the 10,5 cm M.Fl.B.

I think these pictures may illustrate some kind of an accident - notice, that the barrel on the left hand side got stuck in its rear position and that the recoil regulator is missing from the cradle.

[jopaerya]

These photo's are from a row with American soldiers after the war , so it could be a accident or sabotage ?

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

Who has any idea how this system works , is't a part of the lift to the emplacements on top of the bunker ??
Looking at the picture of the of the armor lift near the gun the round were lifted horizontal and not vertical ??

Picture = Benny Vermeire

Regards Jos

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Look to me like conveyor in laundry...

[jopaerya]

Yes , It works the same but does somebody know how the rounds were transported to the gun emplacements ??

Regards Jos

[Andrzej Ditrich]

They were picked-up by the heavy lift:

[wimve]

Hello Jos,

I have had this discussion on the fb Festung Europa page to.
There was no answer. The picture shows a vertical position of the ammo, on top you have a horizontal position. It is much easier to load in horizontal position then vertical. From a technical point it is also hard to switch between the two positions. Especially when you take in account that it is live ammo.

[jopaerya]

Thanks Guys

It's only a thought but maybe the vertical position could be turned in a horizontal position to the lift ??

Regards Jos