FLAK STORM: German WWII Anti-Aircraft Defense (1080p)

This technology history video documentary video is structured to show German anti-aircraft technology & defense capabilities in 1939-1945 and its effectiveness on the United States Eighth Air Force Boeing B-17’s and other aircraft. After 1935, the anti-aircraft defense of Germany was controlled by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force), deploying rectangular formations, totaling 15,000 massive batteries, the majority being the 88mm flak design. It took an estimated 3,300 88mm shells to successfully bring down a