Brest Fortress

About the legendary defense of the Brest Fortress written a great many books and filmed more than ten feature films and documentaries. It was perhaps the most famous episode of the Great Patriotic War. I suggest you look at what now look like the place of those tragic events.

See also Smolensk during the Second World War and now Brest Fortress undertook the very first punch of the Nazis. At 04:15 am June 22, 1941 in the fortress artillery barrage hit, then went on the attack assault groups of Germans. Despite the surprise attack, the garrison had a heroic resistance to the invaders. In the context of the continuous bombing and shelling, remained without water, food and communications, organized resistance superior enemy continued until 30 June. After this, certain groups of defenders and single characters a month fought the Nazis, hiding in the ruins and dungeons. The destruction that we see in the photographs allow us to represent the degree of bitterness of the battle for the citadel.

It is clear that our soldiers and commanders were not up to the pictures, and we can only use the German News in pictures, and it is known, is always one-sided. Nevertheless, a small picture of the events I have tried to restore and bind to date.

Picture Peter Alexandrovich Krivonogova & quot; The defenders of the Brest Fortress & quot; It is written in 1951.





The Germans on the bridge Kholmsk.



Chelm Bridge before reconstruction.



German gun PAK-38 is firing Kholmsky Gate of Brest Fortress.



Chelm bridge repairs.



Prewar volleyball in the fortress. This picture could be made in other parts of the Ring Barracks, much of which has not been preserved.



The Germans have Terespolsky gates and barracks 333rd Infantry Regiment.



Terespol gates and barracks left - 9th Gate of the 17th Red frontier right - 333rd Infantry Regiment.



Terespol Gate from the Bug. Ground level at the gate was half a meter higher than it is now.



The Germans have Terespol Gate. Well I see the difference in the height of the ground at the gate then and today.



Bronze guards come into the fight with the Nazis against the walls of their outposts.



German soldiers at the walls of the citadel.



Bridge near the triple-arch gate. From the walls of the circular barracks in this place preserved only canned foundation. On the fence of the bridge were bullet holes, which allowed exactly attached at the old photos.



Over the bridge and see the restored Cathedral unpreserved wall Ring barracks.



Failure to preserve the three-arch gate. On the right is seen the main monument of the memorial - "Courage».



Triple-arch gate



Captured soldiers at the South Gate of the fortress. Filming had from the thicket, so the quality is not very. A shrub growing the same.



Captured Soviet officer.



Wall Ring barracks from the Bug far seen Terespol Gate.



Cannon in the fortress after the end of fighting.



Hitler and Mussolini in the fortress in August 1941. In the background - St. Nicholas Garrison Cathedral.



St. Nicholas Garrison Cathedral. The cathedral was built in 1876 and consecrated in 1878. Remodeled beyond recognition when the Polish government, and then turned into a garrison club, the cathedral was badly damaged during the defense of the fortress. Now fully restored to its original form.



St. Nicholas Garrison Cathedral, rebuilt by the Poles in the Catholic church of St. Casimir and rebuilt again.



St. Nicholas Garrison Cathedral.



Destruction of St. Nicholas Garrison Cathedral.



German engineering at the Northwest Gate of Brest Fortress.



Russian soldiers returned. July 28, 1944 Brest was liberated from the Nazi invaders.



Source: sergey-larenkov.livejournal.com