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Nazi Germany's masterpiece, the Berlin anti-aircraft gun tower, which could never be broken

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 The anti-aircraft gun tower in Berlin, also known as the Flak Tower III, is a massive concrete structure built by the Germans during World War II. The tower was one of eight flak towers built by the Germans to defend against Allied bombing raids. The tower is located in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin and was completed in 1942. The tower is 74 meters high and has a diameter of 42 meters. It was built using over 60,000 cubic meters of concrete and has walls that are over 3 meters thick. The tower was designed to house eight 128mm anti-aircraft guns and sixteen 20mm anti-aircraft guns. The tower was also equipped with a sophisticated radar system that allowed the gunners to track incoming Allied aircraft. The anti-aircraft gun tower in Berlin was heavily used during the later years of the war. Allied bombing raids were becoming more frequent and more intense, and the Germans needed an effective way to defend against these raids. The tower was manned by thousands of soldiers and wa