What does das flakturn mean?

It translates to "The Flak Tower".

"Das Flakturm" is featured as a soundtrack of the computer game Medal of Honor: Airborne (the 11th installment of the Medal of Honor series), composed by Michael Giacchino.

In the game, the sixth and final mission takes place in a partially destroyed tower called "Der Flakturm" - a huge, concrete structure, with several 128mm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft guns at the very top.

Flak is actually the shortened version of Flieger or Flugabwehrkanone, which means "cannon for defense against aviation." While turm means tower.

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Wednesday, February 17 2016


Source: http://www.achtungpanzer.com/88mm-flak-series-flugabwehrkanone.htm

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