Zoo Tower

The Zoo flak tower was a fortified flak tower that existed in Berlin from 1941 to 1947. It was one of several flak towers that protected Berlin from Allied bomber raids. Its primary role was as a gun platform to protect the government building district of Berlin; in addition, the Hochbunker (blockhouse) was designed to be used as a civilian air-raid shelter. It also contained a hospital and a radio transmitter for use by the German leadership and provided secure storage facilities for art treasures.

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1941 — 1947  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Zoo flak tower
flak tower, destroyed building or structure, 

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Location: 52.51, 13.3358, KML, Maps
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  1757 Berlin raid 1757
  Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, skirmish,

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  Raid on Berlin 1760
  battle,

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  Fall of Berlin 1806
  siege,

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  Unknown 1813
  battle,

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  Battle of Großbeeren 1813
  battle,

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  Skirmish of the Berlin Schloss 1918
  Volksmarinedivision, armed conflict,

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  Kapp Putsch 1920
  attempted coup d'état, historical event,

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  Stennes Revolt 1931
  Walter Stennes, attempted coup d'état,

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  Soviet air strikes on Berlin 1941
  aerial bombing of a city, aspect of history,

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  Air battle of Berlin 1943
  aerial bombing of a city,

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  Unknown 1945
  airstrike,

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  Battle of Berlin 1945
  Nazi Germany, Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland, Soviet Union, battle,

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  Battle in Berlin 1945
  battle,

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  Storming of the Reichstag 1945
  150th Rifle Division, 171st Rifle Division (2nd formation), battle,

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  Incident at Checkpoint Charlie in October 1961 1961
  border incident,

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  MetropolCon 2026
  Aiki Mira, Becky Chambers, Eurocon,

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  Anhalter high bunker Berlin
  bunker,

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  Bunker & air raid shelter Inselstrasse 7
  bunker,

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  Flakturm Friedrichshain
  flak tower,

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  Hochbunker Eiswaldtstraße
  M500 type bunker,

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  Hochbunker Friedrich-Karl-Straße
  M500 type bunker,

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  Hochbunker Pallasstraße
  air-raid shelter, building,

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  Hochbunker Pallasstraße 30
  hochbunker,

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  Kurfürst Bunker Complex
  bunker,

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  Luftschutzbunker Wittenauer Straße 68/70
  hochbunker,

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  Luna Bunker
  air-raid shelter, modern ruins,

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  Mehrzweckanlage Kudamm-Karree
  bunker,

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  Fichte-Bunker 1883
  air-raid shelter, gas holder,

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  Vorbunker 1936
  bunker,

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  Hochbunker Zwieseler Straße 1940
  M500 type bunker,

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  Luftschutzbunker Wittenauer Straße 76/80 1940
  M500 type bunker,

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  Flakturm Volkspark Humboldthain 1941
  flak tower,

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  OP-Bunker Teichstraße 1941
  surgery bunker,

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  Zoo Tower 1941
  destroyed building or structure, flak tower,

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  Hochbunker Heckeshorn 1943
  hochbunker,

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  Führerbunker 1944
  air-raid shelter, bunker, underground infrastructure system,

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  bunker Ladeburg 1982
  bunker, military museum,

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  Mehrzweckanlage Kudamm-Karree 2021
  bunker,

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  Hochbunker Zwieseler Straße 2021
  M500 type bunker,

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  Hochbunker Pallasstraße 2023
  air-raid shelter, building,

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  Luftschutzbunker Wittenauer Straße 68/70 2023
  hochbunker,

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  Anhalter high bunker Berlin 2023
  bunker,

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  Kurfürst Bunker Complex 2023
  bunker,

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  Bunker & air raid shelter Inselstrasse 7 2023
  bunker,

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  Hochbunker Friedrich-Karl-Straße 2023
  M500 type bunker,

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  Flakturm Volkspark Humboldthain 2024
  flak tower,

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  Hochbunker Heckeshorn 2024
  hochbunker,

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  Luna Bunker 2024
  air-raid shelter, modern ruins,

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  OP-Bunker Teichstraße 2024
  surgery bunker,

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  bunker Ladeburg 2024
  bunker, military museum,

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  Hochbunker Eiswaldtstraße 2024
  M500 type bunker,

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  Hochbunker Pallasstraße 30 2025
  hochbunker,

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  Luftschutzbunker Wittenauer Straße 76/80 2025
  M500 type bunker,

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  Vorbunker 2025
  bunker,

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  Fichte-Bunker 2025
  air-raid shelter, gas holder,

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  Führerbunker 2025
  air-raid shelter, bunker, underground infrastructure system,

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  Festung Spandau
  fortress,

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  Fort Hahneberg
  fort,

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  Berlin Fortress 1650
  destroyed building or structure, fortress,

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  Fort Hahneberg 2022
  fort,

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  Festung Spandau 2024
  fortress,

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  Sachsenhausen concentration camp
  Nazi concentration camp, concentration camp, memorial, military museum,

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  Soviet War Memorial 1945
  cemetery, military museum, monument, tourist attraction, tripadvisor

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  Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow 1957
  Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany, military museum,

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  Wall Museum 1963
  military museum,

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  Topography of Terror 1987
  military museum,

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  Museum Berlin-Karlshorst 1994
  military museum,

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  Allied Museum 1996
  military museum,

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  Villa Schöningen 2009
  military museum, villa,

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  Villa Schöningen 2024
  military museum, villa,

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  Wall Museum 2025
  military museum,

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  Museum Berlin-Karlshorst 2025
  military museum,

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  Allied Museum 2025
  military museum,

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  Sachsenhausen concentration camp 2025
  Nazi concentration camp, concentration camp, memorial, military museum,

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  Topography of Terror 2025
  military museum,

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  Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow 2025
  Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany, military museum,

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  Soviet War Memorial 2025
  cemetery, military museum, monument, tourist attraction, tripadvisor

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  Berliner Torturm
  gate tower,

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  Flak towers in Berlin
  Wikimedia list article, fortified tower,

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  Strausberger Torturm
  gate tower,

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  Juliusturm 1201
  Bergfried,

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  Hungerturm (Bernau bei Berlin) 1500
  Rundturm, fortified tower,

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  Pulverturm (Bernau bei Berlin) 1500
  Irish round tower, fortified tower,

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  Strausberger Torturm 2024
  gate tower,

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  Hungerturm (Bernau bei Berlin) 2024
  Rundturm, fortified tower,

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  Pulverturm (Bernau bei Berlin) 2024
  Irish round tower, fortified tower,

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  Juliusturm 2025
  Bergfried,

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  Berliner Torturm 2025
  gate tower,

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  Flak towers in Berlin 2025
  Wikimedia list article, fortified tower,

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941 — 1947 Zoo Tower

1757-10-16T00:00:00Z

1757-10-16T00:00:00Z

1757 1757 Berlin raid

1760-10-09T00:00:00Z

1760-10-12T00:00:00Z

1760 Raid on Berlin

1806-10-24T00:00:00Z

1806-10-27T00:00:00Z

1806 Fall of Berlin

1813-02-20T00:00:00Z

1813-02-20T00:00:00Z

1813 Unknown

1813-09-04T00:00:00Z

1813-09-04T00:00:00Z

1813 Battle of Großbeeren

1918-12-24T00:00:00Z

1918-12-24T00:00:00Z

1918 Skirmish of the Berlin Schloss

1920-03-13T00:00:00Z

1920-03-13T00:00:00Z

1920 Kapp Putsch

1931-04-01T00:00:00Z

1931-04-01T00:00:00Z

1931 Stennes Revolt

1941-08-07T00:00:00Z

1941-09-05T00:00:00Z

1941 Soviet air strikes on Berlin

1943-11-18T00:00:00Z

1944-03-31T00:00:00Z

1943 — 1944 Air battle of Berlin

1945-04-14T00:00:00Z

1945-04-14T00:00:00Z

1945 Unknown

1945-04-16T00:00:00Z

1945-05-02T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle of Berlin

1945-04-23T00:00:00Z

1945-05-02T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle in Berlin

1945-04-28T00:00:00Z

1945-05-02T00:00:00Z

1945 Storming of the Reichstag

1961-10-27T00:00:00Z

1961-10-27T00:00:00Z

1961 Incident at Checkpoint Charlie in October 1961

2026-07-02T00:00:00Z

2026-07-05T00:00:00Z

2026 MetropolCon

1883-01-01T00:00:00Z

1883-01-01T00:00:00Z

1883 Fichte-Bunker

1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

1936 Vorbunker

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

1940 Hochbunker Zwieseler Straße

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

1940 Luftschutzbunker Wittenauer Straße 76/80

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941 Flakturm Volkspark Humboldthain

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941 OP-Bunker Teichstraße

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941 — 1947 Zoo Tower

1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

1943 Hochbunker Heckeshorn

1944-01-01T00:00:00Z

1947-12-05T00:00:00Z

1944 — 1947 Führerbunker

1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

1982 bunker Ladeburg

1650-01-01T00:00:00Z

1650-01-01T00:00:00Z

1650 Berlin Fortress

1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

1945 Soviet War Memorial

1957-01-01T00:00:00Z

1957-01-01T00:00:00Z

1957 Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow

1963-01-01T00:00:00Z

1963-01-01T00:00:00Z

1963 Wall Museum

1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

1987 Topography of Terror

1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

1994 Museum Berlin-Karlshorst

1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

1996 Allied Museum

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

2009 Villa Schöningen

1201-01-01T00:00:00Z

1201-01-01T00:00:00Z

1201 Juliusturm

1500-01-01T00:00:00Z

1500-01-01T00:00:00Z

1500 Hungerturm (Bernau bei Berlin)

1500-01-01T00:00:00Z

1500-01-01T00:00:00Z

1500 Pulverturm (Bernau bei Berlin)

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Frameless

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0508-502, Berlin, Flak auf Zoobunker

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1982-028-14, "Badeleben" in der Nachkriegszeit

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2005-0817-516, Berlin, Betreuung alter Leute im Zoobunker

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H27779, Berlin, Flakturm am Zoo

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1992-0513-502, Berlin, Flakturm

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S76936, Berlin, Sprengung des Zoobunkers

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-G1230-0502-004, Berlin, Zoo-Flakturm, Flak-Vierling

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S76934, Berlin, Sprengung des Zoobunkers

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1997-0923-505, Berlin-Tiergarten, Flakturm als Krankenhaus

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0508-502, Berlin, Flak auf Zoobunker

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1618	Brandenburg-Preußen	,	Wikidata
area	region	1806	Kingdom of Württemberg	,	Wikidata
area	region	1867	North German Confederation	,	Wikidata
area	region	1871	German Empire	,	Wikidata
area	region	1884	German colonial empire	,	Wikidata
area	region	1918	Free People's State of Württemberg	,	Wikidata
area	region	1918	Weimar Republic	,	Wikidata
area	region	1933	Nazi Germany	,	Wikidata
class	building	2025	Berlin Fortress	destroyed building or structure, fortress,	Wikidata
class	building	2025	Zoo Tower	destroyed building or structure, flak tower,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1757	1757 Berlin raid	Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, skirmish,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1760	Raid on Berlin	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1806	Fall of Berlin	siege,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Unknown	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Battle of Großbeeren	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Skirmish of the Berlin Schloss	Volksmarinedivision, armed conflict,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1920	Kapp Putsch	attempted coup d'état, historical event,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1931	Stennes Revolt	Walter Stennes, attempted coup d'état,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Soviet air strikes on Berlin	aerial bombing of a city, aspect of history,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Air battle of Berlin	aerial bombing of a city,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Unknown	airstrike,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Berlin	Nazi Germany, Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland, Soviet Union, battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle in Berlin	battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Storming of the Reichstag	150th Rifle Division, 171st Rifle Division (2nd formation), battle,	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1961	Incident at Checkpoint Charlie in October 1961	border incident,	Wikidata
event	science fiction convention	2026	MetropolCon	Aiki Mira, Becky Chambers, Eurocon,	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1934	Ikaria Gesellschaft für Flugzeugzubehör	arms industry, enterprise,	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1937	Alkett	arms industry, business, enterprise, manufacturing,	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1871	Imperial German Army	army,	Wikidata
person	person	1905	Arthur Koestler	autobiographer, journalist, novelist, philosopher, political scientist, screenwriter, writer,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Anhalter high bunker Berlin	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker & air raid shelter Inselstrasse 7	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Flakturm Friedrichshain	flak tower,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker Eiswaldtstraße	M500 type bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker Friedrich-Karl-Straße	M500 type bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker Pallasstraße	air-raid shelter, building,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker Pallasstraße 30	hochbunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Kurfürst Bunker Complex	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Luftschutzbunker Wittenauer Straße 68/70	hochbunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Luna Bunker	air-raid shelter, modern ruins,	Wikidata
site	bunker		Mehrzweckanlage Kudamm-Karree	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	1883	Fichte-Bunker	air-raid shelter, gas holder,	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Vorbunker	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	1940	Hochbunker Zwieseler Straße	M500 type bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	1940	Luftschutzbunker Wittenauer Straße 76/80	M500 type bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	1941	Flakturm Volkspark Humboldthain	flak tower,	Wikidata
site	bunker	1941	OP-Bunker Teichstraße	surgery bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	1941	Zoo Tower	destroyed building or structure, flak tower,	Wikidata
site	bunker	1943	Hochbunker Heckeshorn	hochbunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	1944	Führerbunker	air-raid shelter, bunker, underground infrastructure system,	Wikidata
site	bunker	1982	bunker Ladeburg	bunker, military museum,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2021	Mehrzweckanlage Kudamm-Karree	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2021	Hochbunker Zwieseler Straße	M500 type bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2023	Hochbunker Pallasstraße	air-raid shelter, building,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2023	Luftschutzbunker Wittenauer Straße 68/70	hochbunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2023	Anhalter high bunker Berlin	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2023	Kurfürst Bunker Complex	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2023	Bunker & air raid shelter Inselstrasse 7	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2023	Hochbunker Friedrich-Karl-Straße	M500 type bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2024	Flakturm Volkspark Humboldthain	flak tower,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2024	Hochbunker Heckeshorn	hochbunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2024	Luna Bunker	air-raid shelter, modern ruins,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2024	OP-Bunker Teichstraße	surgery bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2024	bunker Ladeburg	bunker, military museum,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2024	Hochbunker Eiswaldtstraße	M500 type bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2025	Hochbunker Pallasstraße 30	hochbunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2025	Luftschutzbunker Wittenauer Straße 76/80	M500 type bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2025	Vorbunker	bunker,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2025	Fichte-Bunker	air-raid shelter, gas holder,	Wikidata
site	bunker	2025	Führerbunker	air-raid shelter, bunker, underground infrastructure system,	Wikidata
site	fort		Festung Spandau	fortress,	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Hahneberg	fort,	Wikidata
site	fort	1650	Berlin Fortress	destroyed building or structure, fortress,	Wikidata
site	fort	2022	Fort Hahneberg	fort,	Wikidata
site	fort	2024	Festung Spandau	fortress,	Wikidata
site	museum		Sachsenhausen concentration camp	Nazi concentration camp, concentration camp, memorial, military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	Soviet War Memorial	cemetery, military museum, monument, tourist attraction, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1957	Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow	Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany, military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Wall Museum	military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Topography of Terror	military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Museum Berlin-Karlshorst	military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Allied Museum	military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Villa Schöningen	military museum, villa,	Wikidata
site	museum	2024	Villa Schöningen	military museum, villa,	Wikidata
site	museum	2025	Wall Museum	military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	2025	Museum Berlin-Karlshorst	military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	2025	Allied Museum	military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	2025	Sachsenhausen concentration camp	Nazi concentration camp, concentration camp, memorial, military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	2025	Topography of Terror	military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	2025	Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow	Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany, military museum,	Wikidata
site	museum	2025	Soviet War Memorial	cemetery, military museum, monument, tourist attraction, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	tower		Berliner Torturm	gate tower,	Wikidata
site	tower		Flak towers in Berlin	Wikimedia list article, fortified tower,	Wikidata
site	tower		Strausberger Torturm	gate tower,	Wikidata
site	tower	1201	Juliusturm	Bergfried,	Wikidata
site	tower	1500	Hungerturm (Bernau bei Berlin)	Rundturm, fortified tower,	Wikidata
site	tower	1500	Pulverturm (Bernau bei Berlin)	Irish round tower, fortified tower,	Wikidata
site	tower	2024	Strausberger Torturm	gate tower,	Wikidata
site	tower	2024	Hungerturm (Bernau bei Berlin)	Rundturm, fortified tower,	Wikidata
site	tower	2024	Pulverturm (Bernau bei Berlin)	Irish round tower, fortified tower,	Wikidata
site	tower	2025	Juliusturm	Bergfried,	Wikidata
site	tower	2025	Berliner Torturm	gate tower,	Wikidata
site	tower	2025	Flak towers in Berlin	Wikimedia list article, fortified tower,	Wikidata
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0508-502, Berlin, Flak auf Zoobunker		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1982-028-14, "Badeleben" in der Nachkriegszeit		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2005-0817-516, Berlin, Betreuung alter Leute im Zoobunker		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H27779, Berlin, Flakturm am Zoo		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1992-0513-502, Berlin, Flakturm		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S76936, Berlin, Sprengung des Zoobunkers		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-G1230-0502-004, Berlin, Zoo-Flakturm, Flak-Vierling		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S76934, Berlin, Sprengung des Zoobunkers		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1997-0923-505, Berlin-Tiergarten, Flakturm als Krankenhaus		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0508-502, Berlin, Flak auf Zoobunker		Commons