• The water supply system, warehouses were destroyed, communication was interrupted. The surviving defenders of the Brest Fortress died, suffering from...
  • The last known defender of the Brest Fortress Major P.Gavrilov was taken prisoner of war on July 23, 1941 - on the 32nd day of the war.
  • In front of the monument there is a grave of 850 defenders of the fortress. ... Monument 'Courage', Brest fortress. . ... .. Next Article: Evening Brest.
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  • On April 26, 1842, the Brest Fortress replenished the system of first-class citadels guarding the western borders of the Russian Empire.
  • The stern face of a Red Army soldier frowns down at the ruins of Brest Fortress, shattered by the Nazis' surprise attack in 1941.
  • In the chaos of the first months of the war, no-one in the Soviet Union was aware of the heroism of the defenders of the Brest Fortress.
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  • Brest Fortress and the town of Brest are located in modern day Belarus. In 1939 the town was conquered by the Germans during the invasion of Poland.
  • The tenth and last room depicts how the Brest Fortress and the heroism of its defenders are reflected in works of literature and art.
  • The Bug River that meanders through Brest Fortress: This statue, named Thirst, is a monument to the suffering of the defenders of the fortress.