Minden Sugar Loaf
The term Zuckerhut Minden was used to describe the angle tower at the Minden shaft lock that became visible again during the clearing measures in connection with the construction of the Weserschleuse Minden lock . The bunker, which looks like a sugar loaf, was built for the employees of the state shipyard during World War II. The angle tower was demolished in November 2010.
history
Leo Winkel designed the Winkel air defense towers named after him, which are high-rise bunkers. These pointed bunkers are also popularly called concrete cigars or sugar loafs, in English ant hill bunker (anthill bunker). The angle towers, which, depending on their design, could hold up to 600 people, were developed by Winkel & Co. Duisburg in the mid-1930s and built by other large construction companies in Germany from 1936 onwards, as well as after licensing. The effectiveness of the bunkers is controversial.
The Sugar Loaf in Minden was built for the 220 employees of the state shipyard in the war days of the Second World War. The bunker had a total height of 28 meters and reached one meter into the ground. The lowest of the five mezzanines was filled with earth.
Large holes were cut in the outer skin to soften it . In November 2010 the Sugar Loaf in Minden was demolished for the new construction of the Weserschleuse Minden.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mindener Tageblatt of January 2, 2010
- ↑ a b Mindener Tageblatt of November 24, 2010 accessed in November 2010
- ↑ Mindener Tageblatt of December 1, 2009
Coordinates: 52 ° 18 '22.83 " N , 8 ° 55' 18.67" E