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Einem Aussichtsturm gleich liegt der Wachturm der ehemaligen Führungsstelle Schlesischer Busch zwischen den Bezirken Kreuzberg und Treptow im Schlesischen Park an der Puschkinallee. Von seiner einstigen Bedeutung als wichtiger Bestandteil des Grenzsystems zeugen alleine die Schießluken und der Suchscheinwerfer auf dem begehbaren Dach des Turms. Von der rund 10 Meter hohen und 4,2 x 4,2 Meter breiten Führungsstelle wurden 18 Wachtürme und die elektronischen Sicherungsanlagen dieses Grenzabschnittes beaufsichtigt. Der quadratische Turm besteht aus vorgefertigten Betonelementen und verfügt über vier Geschosse. The watchtower of the former Schlesischer Busch command post stands today in Schlesischer Park, between the boroughs of Kreuzberg and Treptow on Puschkinallee, as though it were nothing but a lookout tower for visitors. Only its rifle hatches and the searchlight on the roof, accessible from below, testify to its former role as a key part of the border regime. This command post, around 10 meters high and 4.2 by 4.2 meters wide, was responsible for 18 watchtowers and the electronic security devices in this section of the border. The square-shaped tower was made of pre-cast concrete components and had four floors. Quelle: www.berlin.de/ce/denkmal/denkmale_in_berlin/de/berliner_mauer/mauer-denkmale/schlesischer_busch.shtml borderline: september 2008
About the place
Treptow is a town of about 50,000 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 82 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “am flutgraben: führungsstelle schlesischer busch - borderline: schlesischer busch command post, formerly gdr-watchtower, 4th floor” by henrik schröder – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0