Berlin Zoo

Berlin Zoo Elephant House, above in 1937 and the Berlin Zoo, below in 1943 protected by a flak tower. Flak tower's were large, above-ground anti-aircraft gun blockhouses used by the Luftwaffe to defend against Allied air raids on certain cities during World War II. They also served as air-raid shelters for tens of thousands of people and to coordinate air defense. The Zoo Tower was one of the last points of defense, with German armored units rallying near it at Tiergarten, before trying to break out of the encircling Soviet Red Army.



Berlin Zoo elephants today.