Brest Fortress information

formerly known as Brest-Litoŭsk Fortress, is a 19th-century fortress in Brest, Belarus. In 1965, the title Hero Fortress was given to the fortress to commemorate...

The defense of Brest Fortress was the first battle of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union launched on 22 June 1941. The German...

Fortress of War (Russian: Брестская крепость; translit. Brestskaia krepost; festival title: The Brest Fortress) is a 2010 Russian-Belarusian war film recounting...

Brest Region Brest Airport Brest Fortress Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria Brest, Croatia Břest, Czech Republic France: Arrondissement of Brest Brest...

political commissar. He is known for his part in the 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress, during which the German Army captured and immediately executed him...

Brest Region, also known as Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts (Belarusian: Брэсцкая вобласць, romanized: Bresckaja voblasć; Russian: Брестская область,...

of Brest, Brest being the name of two important fortress towns in France and Belarus, respectively, and a small town in Croatia. The Battle of Brest (1592)...

the leaders of the Defense of Brest Fortress during Operation Barbarossa, head of the 9th frontier post of the 17th Brest border detachment of the People’s...

крепость" (tr. "Brest Fortress") Минск, 2004 (in Russian) ISBN 985-01-0428-7 Суворов А.М. "Брестская крепость на ветрах истории" (tr. "Brest fortress on the winds...

January 1979) was a Soviet officer known as the hero of the Defense of Brest Fortress. Pyotr Gavrilov was an ethnic Kryashen and a major in command of the...

Korfanty) were imprisoned in the Brest Fortress, where their trial took place (thus the popular name for the election: the 'Brest election'). A number of less...

1898–1944) was a Soviet officer known for the defense of the Citadel of Brest Fortress. Born on February 28, 1898, in the village of Podlesnaya Sloboda, Zaraysky...

ворота, Belarusian: Холмская брама) is a gate of the citadel of Brest Fortress in Brest, Belarus. Originally built in the 19th century during Russian rule...

Independent Battalion of the Convoy Troops of the NKVD joined the defence of Brest Fortress, losing its standard in the process. Raising of new NKVD forces for...

Third Army troops moved in and surrounded them. The Brest garrison, Festung Brest, meaning "Fortress Brest", as German propaganda referred to surrounded cities...

Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa): June–December 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress: June 1941 Battle of Białystok-Minsk: June 1941 Operation Rentier Baltic...

found in Birgu main ditch Fort Manoel Fort Ricasoli Boden Fortress in Sweden Brest-Litovsk fortress, Camden Fort Meagher, Crosshaven, Cork Harbour, Ireland...

2021(2021-04-21) (aged 91–92) Last surviving Soviet veteran of the Defense of Brest Fortress. Red Army  Soviet Union Boris Kravtsov (1922-12-28) 28 December 1922...

misnomer for the Tower of Kamyenyets Babruysk fortress Brest Fortress, also known as Brest-Litovsk fortress Hajciunishki Halshany Castle Hieraniony Castle...

Korfanty) were imprisoned in the Brest Fortress, where their trial took place (thus the popular name for the election: the 'Brest election'). A number of less...

War. On the war's 80th anniversary, a commemorative ceremony at the Brest Fortress was held with the participation of the Belarusian military and the Ryazan...

then sent to Brest-Litovsk as commander of a sapper company, and participated in the construction of fortifications for the Brest Fortress. At the start...