They recruited high school students and students whose universities were temporarily closed. Mostly girls. The guys were only minors. When they turned 18, they went to the front line, and the girls continued to be on duty. Often their shift could go on for almost a day – there were sorely lacking people and everyone worked for wear and tear.
Well, then we won and it was no longer necessary to sit on the roof for hours and track enemy aircraft. Several generations have changed and these houses on the roofs have become an element of architecture, and few people remember their task. Although at one time they saved many lives.