Unknown cupola

[TUS]

Found this on a YouTube movie depicting German installations. Anyone seen this kind of Kleinsglocken before?

Brgds Tønnes

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Hi TUS,

i think it was used in LVZ.

Brgds
@ndrew

[TUS]

Very nice Andrzej

Thanks a million. Do you have any other info on this one?
Fits with the independent line of armoured parts used at the LVZ and what an interesting design.
Thanks again.

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[AvB]

Nice! Looks quite thick too!

[Andrzej Ditrich]

This cupola comes from LVZ: here is a source book written by M.Buren+color photo of one which still exists!
(sorry don't have a source of color photo)

[TUS]

Thanks

That's where I have seen this drawing! Always turn to Bettinger & Büren when in doubt!

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[Clive Mortimore]

Hi Andrew

Please could you explain what LVZ is?

Thanks

Clive

[jopaerya]

Hi Clive

LVZ means Luftverteidigungszone West ( flakdefences ) and was a build behind the Westwall .

Regards Jos

[Clive Mortimore]

Thanks Jos

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Just like Jos wrote: it was kind of seocnd line of defence with it's main purpose of air-defence consisting of Flak emplacements.
Below some relics:
http://westwall.elvamie.nl/de/karten/lvz.html
http://www.westwall.mynetcologne.de/ott ... nberg.html

Brgds
@ndrew

[Clive Mortimore]

Cheers Andrew

You lot are slowly turning me into a bunker fan I only joined this forum because of the high level of artillery information

Clive

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Cheers Andrew

You lot are slowly turning me into a bunker fan I only joined this forum because of the high level of artillery information

Clive

Cheers Clive,

I'm happy to hear that
some years ago-just before joining AHF I was focused on tanks. This was till the moment when saw first bunkers with tank turrets (photos of: Erik Ettrup!)-this mix of steel and concrete turned me into different ways.
Today is more concrete than a steel

Regards
Andrzej Ditrich/@ndrew

[HFK]

Hello, photo #1 is appropriate for this weekend. It reminds me of a half buried easter egg.
Regards, Harry

[jopaerya]

Hello All

In the book of Westwall , this turret should be from origin Czech any idea on the type of turret ??

Regards Jos

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Hello All

In the book of Westwall , this turret should be from origin Czech any idea on the type of turret ??

Regards Jos

I browsed Czech Denksrchrift but no success so far, even Pionier evaluations on captured Czech bunkers haven't given any answer... Mayby it's Czech experimental cupola?
Worth of note: first photo in this thread comes from film/newsreel-it was extracted from propaganda film about Westwall made on Tubpl Hillersleben.

Could this be that captured Czech cupola has no holes which were cuted by Germans?

Brgds
Andrzej Ditrich