Defense of the Third Reich 1941-45 by Steven Zaloga

Author:Steven Zaloga
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Defense of the Third Reich 1941–45
ISBN: 9781782003038
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

This view shows an LS-Hochbunker built on Kornerstrasse in Hagen in 1941 intended to protect against 250kg (500lb) bombs. Although designed to accommodate 600 people, on the night of March 15, 1945, there were about 6,000 civilians in the structure when it was struck on the side by a heavy bomb in the 900–1,800kg range (2,000–4,000lb), killing about 290 people. (NARA)

LS-HOCHBUNKER, TACITUSSTRASSE, COLOGNE

This was a fairly typical example of the 1940–41 period urban air-raid shelters, designed to better blend into their local surroundings with false roofs and architectural adornment. This bunker resembles the several other Kirchenbunker (“church bunkers”) designed by Hans Schuhmacher in Cologne, with their distinctive steeples. This three-story bunker was designed to accommodate 1,490 people and had 1,560 square metres of floor space (16,800 square feet). In 1942–43, the building was used by the Nazi party’s regional administration (NSDAP-Gauleitung) and after the war, it was used by the Bundeswehr.

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