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Leitturm I or L-Tower was a Lead Tower also known as the Fire-control tower, command tower, listening bunker or small flak tower.
As part of the air defense network in Berlin designed to protect the city from allied bombing. The first aspect of flak tower construction was always built in pairs, a Gun-tower and the Command-tower, both normally sited close together between 350-500 meters and linked via underground cables. The purpose of the Command-tower often referred to as the ‘L-tower’ was to relay targeting information gathered using such equipment as the FuSE 65 ‘Wurzburg Giant’ radar, FuMG 39T Mammheim radar.
As part of the air defense network in Berlin designed to protect the city from allied bombing. The first aspect of flak tower construction was always built in pairs, a Gun-tower and the Command-tower, both normally sited close together between 350-500 meters and linked via underground cables. The purpose of the Command-tower often referred to as the ‘L-tower’ was to relay targeting information gathered using such equipment as the FuSE 65 ‘Wurzburg Giant’ radar, FuMG 39T Mammheim radar.
