Kassel District

Landkreis Fulda

Rasdorf

Point Alpha US Observation Tower

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Fulda

Rasdorf

Point Alpha US Observation Tower

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Point Alpha US Observation Tower

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Location: Rasdorf, Landkreis Fulda, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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January 30, 2025

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June 13, 2026

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In 1968 the first wooden observation tower was erected, in 1982 a steel tower, and in 1985 the concrete tower that still exists today.

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September 3, 2023

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Poin Alpha really nice museum.

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Point Alpha Memorial – Point Alpha Observation Tower loop from Buttlar

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View of Geisa – Point Alpha Memorial loop from Waldhof-Standorfsberg bei Grüsselbach

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View of Geisa – Single-person bunker loop from Geisa

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150m

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Elevation 410 m

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Location: Rasdorf, Landkreis Fulda, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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