Description • This mast was from 1939 to 1946 the tallest structure in Europe and the second tallest in the world.
• The facility was also called "Deutschlandsender III", as it was the third transmission facility built for broadcasting the program of "Deutschlandsender". The mast was a mast radiator insulated against ground and guyed in 4 levels.
• The mast carried on its top a lens-like disk for its electrical enlengthing. This structure was 4 metres high and had a diametre of 25 metres and it was possible to stand in it.
• As the mast was a mast radiator insulated against ground, it led high radio frequency voltages against ground, which would have required special measures for the installation of aircraft warning lights on its top. As these measures are expensive one installed on 3 poles close to the mast three rotating skybeamers, which illuminated the lens-like top of the mast at night.
• It was planned to expand this facility to a skywave-reducing antenna by building further 275 metres tall mast radiators on a circle around the mast. However as result of World War II these plans were not realized. However one started in 1944 to build a reserve antenna consisting of 3 masts each 150 metres tall arranged in a triangle of 210 metres side length. These masts were never built, but their basement still exists.
• On April 19th, 1945 the transmitter was destroyed by an air raid. The mast itsself was not hit and survived World War II.
• The mast itsself was dismantled by Soviet occupants and its parts were transported to Soviet Union. Dismantling of the mast started in July 1946 and was completed on December 23rd, 1947. It is not known, what happened with them afterwards. It is sometimes claimed, that they were used for building up the radio mast in Raszyn in Poland, but therefore exists no proof. Other claim, it was built up in Ukraine and Turmenistan, while others say, it was never rebuilt.
• The helix building, on which the mast stood and the transmitter building was blown up afterwards. However still today the basements of the guys and the debris of the helix building with the conical structure on which the basement of the insulator, on which the mast stood are still there.
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