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Brest Fortress. The fortress in the 1830s. The fortress in 1941. Brest Fortress ( Belarusian: Брэсцкая крэпасць, Bresckaja krepasć; Polish: Twierdza brzeska, Lithuanian: Bresto tvirtovė, Russian: Брестская крепость ), formerly known as Brest-Litoŭsk Fortress, is a 19th-century fortress in Brest ...
Storia. Contesto storico. Il luogo in cui si trova la fortezza fu scelto per l'importante posizione militare e strategica che occupava Brest-Litovsk nella regione occidentale dell' Impero russo: si trovava infatti sul canale d'acqua Dnipro-Bug e sulla strada terrestre più breve da Varsavia a Mosca.
Brestskaia krepost; festival title: The Brest Fortress) is a 2010 Russian-Belarusian war film recounting the June 1941 defense of Brest Fortress against invading Wehrmacht forces in the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany 's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.
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 Army attacked without warning, expecting to take Brest on the first day, using only infantry and artillery, but it took them a week, and only after two bombardments by the Luftwaffe.
- 22-29 June 1941
- German victory
- Brest, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
1 giorno fa · But it was during the crucible of the Second World War that this fortress would be forever enshrined in legend. The harrowing saga of the Brest Fortress‘ defense against the onslaught of the invading Nazi armies has become an enduring symbol of courage, resilience and self-sacrifice. Today, the scarred and pitted stronghold is preserved as a sacred war memorial, its ruins standing eternal ...
24 giu 2021 · The defense of the Brest fortress in June 1941 – defensive military operations of the units of the Workers ‘and Peasants’ Red Army (RKKA) of the Armed Forces of the USSR against the advancing troops of Nazi Germany, which took place in the area of the Brest Fortress and within the city of Brest.
4 nov 2010 · The film shows the heroic defense of the Brest Fortress, which had taken upon the first strike of German fascist invaders on June 22 1941. Story describes the events of the first days of the defense.
