German Flak towers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:category gptkb:castle
bunkers
anti-aircraft warfare
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:museum
gptkb:nightclub
abandoned
storage
gptkbp:defenseRole defending industrial sites
protecting key cities
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Friedrich_Tamms
gptkbp:establishedIn 1940
gptkbp:feature command posts
radar installations
bunkers for civilians
multiple gun emplacements
thick reinforced concrete walls
gptkbp:garrisonCapacity thousands of civilians
hundreds of soldiers
gptkbp:height up to 47 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Flak towers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Berlin
gptkb:Hamburg
gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:material reinforced concrete
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Flakturm
Flak tower
gptkbp:notableExample Flakturm Augarten (Vienna)
Flakturm Humboldthain (Berlin)
Flakturm IV (Heiligengeistfeld, Hamburg)
gptkbp:numberBuilt at least 7 smaller towers
at least 8 main towers
gptkbp:purpose air defense
civilian shelter
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Allied_bombing_of_Germany
World War II fortifications
urban warfare
air raid shelter
German civil defense
gptkbp:status some still standing
some demolished
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:8.8_cm_Flak_gun
anti-aircraft guns
12.8 cm Flak gun
20 mm Flak gun
37 mm Flak gun
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_Berlin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6