Who can tell me what *this* is??? I found it *on top* of a 4/5-storey building in a former industrial area (rightfully called Industriestr.) in Tempelhof. Looks like a pillbox - but why on top of a building?
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I have no idea! It looks very 1940s so my guess would be that it's for spotting incoming enemy bombers but fortified to prevent injuries due to shrapnel during raids.
They had fire spotters in the roofs normally hitler youth to look out for incendiary bombs which could be put out by the fire fighters. I would guess that is a shelter for them.
It also probably has a good field of view so would be an ideal spot for a machine gun or snipers acting in a defensive role. Or just someone with a radio reporting enemy movements.
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I'd be fascinated to know too!