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Fortress in Brest, Belarus
Brest Fortress formerly known as Brest-Litovsk Fortress, is a 19th-century fortress in Brest, Belarus. In 1965, the title Hero Fortress was given to the
Brest_Fortress
Battle of World War II in 1941
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
Defense_of_Brest_Fortress
2010 Belarus, Russia film
Fortress of War (festival title: The Brest Fortress; Russian: Брестская крепость, romanized: Brestskaya krepost) is a 2010 Russian-Belarusian war film
Fortress_of_War
City in Brest Region, Belarus
as the Union of Brest and Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Furthermore, the Brest Fortress was recognized by the Soviet Union as a Hero Fortress in honour of the
Brest,_Belarus
Soviet political commissar (1909–1941)
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
Yefim_Fomin
Honorary title for cities in the Soviet Union
Brest Fortress Leningrad Stalingrad Odessa Sevastopol Moscow Kiev Novorossiysk Kerch Minsk Tula Murmansk Smolensk Hero City is a Soviet honorary title
Hero_City_(Soviet_Union)
Hero of the Soviet Union
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
Andrey_Kizhevatov
Gatehouse in Brest, Belarus
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
Kholm_Gate
Topics referred to by the same term
Beresteishchyna Brest Litovsk Voivodeship Brest ghetto Brest Region Brest Airport Brest-Tsentralny railway station Brest Fortress Brest FEZ Brest, Čučer-Sandevo
Brest
fires and sieges, was destroyed in the course of construction of the Brest Fortress in the 19th century. There is only scarce textual data about the site
Brest_Castle_(Belarus)
Military parade of German and Soviet troops during the 1939 invasion of Poland
The German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk was an official ceremony held by the troops of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union on September 22, 1939
German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk
German–Soviet_military_parade_in_Brest-Litovsk
Soviet military personnel (1898–1944)
1898–1944) was a Soviet officer known for the defense of the Citadel of Brest Fortress. Ivan Zubachyov was born on February 28, 1898, in the village of Podlesnaya
Ivan_Zubachyov
State secondary school in Moscow, Russia
defenders of the Brest Fortress, named after the regimental commissar Yefim Fomin. It originated in 1958, after a school expedition to Brest led by several
Moscow_State_School_444
Subprefecture and commune in Brittany, France
Brest (French pronunciation: [bʁɛst] , Breton: [bʀest] ) is a port city in the French department of Finistère, Brittany. Located in a sheltered bay not
Brest,_France
Soviet officer
January 1979) was a Soviet officer known as the hero of the Defense of Brest Fortress. Pyotr Gavrilov was an ethnic Kryashen Tatar and a major in command
Pyotr_Gavrilov
1995 Russian film
war film about a famous episode of the Eastern Front, the Defense of Brest Fortress, it is based on the novel His Name Was Not Listed by Boris Vasilyev
I,_a_Russian_soldier
State school in Moscow, Russia
mathematics, and is also known for its school museum of the Brest Fortress, named after the fortress's commissar Yefim Fomin. The school was twice named "School
School_No._444_(Moscow)
Topics referred to by the same term
Numerous actions have been termed the Battle of Brest, Brest being the name of two important fortress towns in France and Belarus, respectively, and two
Battle_of_Brest
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
Brest_trials
1918 treaty between Soviet Russia and the Central Powers
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a separate peace treaty signed on 3 March 1918 between Russia and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman
Treaty_of_Brest-Litovsk
Region of Belarus
Brest region, also known as Brest oblast or Brest voblasts, is one of the six regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest. Other major cities
Brest_region
Military unit
electrical power, and the Brest Fortress lost its water supply. From about 5 am on 22 June fierce fighting began around the Brest fortress, but the seven battalions
4th_Army_(Soviet_Union)
Gatehouse in Brest, Belarus
Gate was one of the four gates leading into the Citadel of the Russian Brest Fortress. It was designed in a classic style in the early 19th century. It faces
Terespol_Gate
30 August 2020. "Memorials to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War: Brest Fortress and Mamayev Kurgan (Belarus)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 30 May
List of World Heritage Sites in Belarus
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Belarus
Nazi ghetto in occupied Belarus
approximately 20,000 Jewish inhabitants of Brest (Brześć) were murdered; over 5,000 were executed locally at the Brest Fortress on the orders of Karl Eberhard Schöngarth;
Brześć_Ghetto
1939 battle of the Invasion of Poland in WWII
Poland (now Brest, Belarus). After three days of heavy fights for the stronghold in the town of Brześć, the Germans captured the fortress and the Poles
Battle_of_Brześć_Litewski
Retrieved 3 June 2024. "Memorials to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War: Brest Fortress and Mamayev Kurgan (Belarus)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 30 May
List of World Heritage Sites in Russia
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Russia
Political party in Poland
subjected to repressions (most famously, imprisonment in the Brest Fortress, and the subsequent Brest trials). The Centrolew was defeated in the elections and
Centrolew
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
1930 Polish parliamentary election
1930_Polish_parliamentary_election
Russian film and theater actor (born 1973)
People's Republic, where he and other Russian actors presented film "The Brest Fortress". The actor publicly voiced his support for Russia's full scale invasion
Andrey_Merzlikin
Belarusian politician and dissident in exile
May 2025. A historian by training, he worked at the Brest Fortress memorial complex and in the Brest regional administration before leaving Belarus in 2020
Artsiom_Brukhan
2025 Russian film
takes place in 1941. Lieutenant Nikolai Pluzhnikov is assigned to the Brest Fortress on duty. And then, at 4 a.m., the war begins... Vladislav Miller as
His_Name_Was_Not_Listed
Russian Army general (1880–1945)
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
Dmitry_Karbyshev
Russian civil engineer (1838-1923)
civil engineer responsible for construction of many fortresses in Russia: Libau, Brest Fortress, Kovno among others. The New York Times called Rogovin
M._A._Rogovin
Military unit
began Operation Barbarossa by starting the 9-day long siege of the Brest Fortress. In March 1942 the Red Army defeated the division at Livny, Russia and
45th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
45th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Castle in Brest, Finistère, France
The Château de Brest (Breton: Kastell Brest, pronounced [ˈkastɛl bʀest]) or Castle of Brest is a castle in Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France. The oldest
Château_de_Brest
Soviet petroleum geologist proponent of the abiogenic theory of hydrocarbon origin
Geological Research Institute (VNIGRI). His only son died defending the Brest Fortress at the beginning of Nazi aggression against the USSR. Kudryavtsev conducted
Nikolai_Kudryavtsev
Russia Belarus Fortress of War Brestskaya krepost (Брестская крепость) Alexander Kott Action-drama. Soviet defense of Brest Fortress, June 1941 2010
List of World War II feature films since 1990
List_of_World_War_II_feature_films_since_1990
Law enforcement agency
NKVD Convoy Troops Independent Battalion [ru] joined the defence of Brest Fortress, losing its standard in the process. On the basis of units of the internal
Internal troops of the Soviet Union
Internal_troops_of_the_Soviet_Union
Raw (unfinished) concrete
University of Malaya the Main Entrance to the War Memorial Complex, Brest Fortress the Ilinden Memorial in North Macedonia University of Massachusetts
Béton_brut
Place in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
fortifications that were once part of the Brest Fortress. In Terespol there is a former powder magazine of the fortress. Other sights include the 19th-century
Terespol
misnomer for the Tower of Kamyenyets Babruysk fortress Brest Fortress, also known as Brest-Litovsk fortress Hajciunishki Halshany Castle Hieraniony Castle
List_of_castles_in_Belarus
2021(2021-04-21) (aged 91–92) Last surviving Soviet veteran of the Defense of Brest Fortress. Red Army Soviet Union Paul Leterrier (1921-12-21)21 December 1921
List of last surviving World War II veterans
List_of_last_surviving_World_War_II_veterans
Battle in World War II
Third Army troops moved in and surrounded them. The Brest garrison, Festung Brest, meaning "Fortress Brest", as German propaganda referred to surrounded cities
Battle_for_Brest
the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) June–December 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress June 1941 Siege of Mogilev Battle of Lwów (1941) Danube Delta Campaign
List_of_World_War_II_battles
Russian military engineer and general (1818–1884)
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
Eduard_Totleben
German self-propelled siege mortar
combat between 1941 and 1945. It was used in attacking the Soviet fortresses of Brest-Litovsk and Sevastopol, bombarded Polish resistance fighters in the
Karl-Gerät
Bilateral relations
1984. During the visit, he visited the Minsk Tractor Works and the Brest Fortress. Diplomatic relations were established in 1992. Since 2016, North Korea
Belarus–North_Korea_relations
Currency of Belarus
Kholm Gate - fragment of the Memorial Brest Hero-Fortress The main entrance to the Memorial Brest Hero-Fortress 1 July 2015 1 July 2016 Rbls 100 Green
Belarusian_ruble
Military unit
destroyed in the opening days of the Operation Barbarossa defending the Brest Fortress. Disbanded in late December 1941 and immediately reformed in the Volga
42nd_Rifle_Division
American heavy bomber aircraft
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft that was developed in the mid-1930s for the United States Army Air Corps
Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
Type of fortification structure
also found in: Birgu main ditch Fort Manoel Fort Ricasoli Boden Fortress in Sweden Brest-Litovsk fortrins Camden Fort Meagher, Crosshaven, Cork Harbour
Caponier
Polish Roman Catholic archbishop (1867–1951)
after opposition leaders were arrested and placed in confinement at Brest Fortress, Archbishops Sapieha and Teodorowicz strongly criticized the government
Adam_Stefan_Sapieha
30 August 2020. "Memorials to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War: Brest Fortress and Mamayev Kurgan (Belarus)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 30 May
List of World Heritage Sites in Eastern Europe
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Eastern_Europe
Belarusian artist
famous works of Akhremchik's easel art is the painting "Defense of the Brest Fortress" and a portrait of the People's Artist of the USSR Gleb Glebov. In Akhremchik's
Ivan_Akhremchik
Continuously burning fire or lamp
November 2018. Accessed on 9 January 2021. "The Eternal Flame". old.brest-fortress.by. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved August 10,
Eternal_flame
Historical Polish political movement
were imprisoned and tried at the Brest Fortress (which led to the popular name for the November 1930 election: "the Brest election"). A number of lesser-known
Sanation
fortress, the Warsaw Citadel, and the fortress in Ivangorod (presently Dęblin). The second line along the Bug River included Brest-Litovsk fortress.
Western_Russian_fortresses
Political party in Poland
opposition leaders were imprisoned in the Brest Fortress. In the 1930 election, which was also called the “Brest election”, the BBWR won 249 seats in the
Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government
Nonpartisan_Bloc_for_Cooperation_with_the_Government
Village in Lithuania
Russia ordered the construction of a new artillery bombing range for Brest Fortress, thus inhabitants of nearby villages had to be resettled. The Tsar offered
Geisiškės
military school in the rank of second lieutenant and commissioned to the Brest Fortress artillery unit. There he headed the loading room and engaged in experiments
Vladimir_Artemyev
Former synagogue in Brest, Belarus
built in 1588. However, in 1847, its building was destroyed because the Brest Fortress was built, and funds were collected to erect another building in the
Choral_Synagogue_(Brest)
Howitzer
of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Brest Fortress, US Army Ordnance Museum, Helsinki Military Museum Hämeenlinna Finnish
152_mm_howitzer_M1938_(M-10)
Official common term for Erzyas and Mokshas
(1907–1941), a Soviet border guard commander, a leader of the Defence of Brest Fortress during Operation Barbarossa. Oleg Maskaev (born 1969), Russian former
Mordvins
Final battle of the Nazi invasion of Poland, World War II
with the 2nd Motorized Division in reserve, was ordered to capture Brest Fortress and then strike further south towards Kowel and Galicia. The purpose
Battle_of_Kock_(1939)
1592 battle
besiege the Sisak fortress. Vojna enciklopedija (1970–76), 10 volumes, Vojno izdavački zavod Beograd, book 2, p. 8, article Brest (in Serbo-Croatian)
Battle_of_Brest_(1592)
Soviet fortification system (1940–1941)
were able to hamper the advance of the Wehrmacht for a few days. (The Brest Fortress resisted much longer, but it was an older fortification, and technically
Molotov_Line
4th month of the Solar Hijri calendar
established 1 - 1320 - World War II - Operation Barbarossa begins (Defense of Brest Fortress) 3 - 1324 - Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 7 - 1360 - Hafte Tir bombing
Tir_(month)
Soviet medium tank
Technical Museum, Ivanovo, Russia. Two turrets T-44M Brest Fortress, Brest, Belarus. Kobryn, Brest Region, Belarus. Stalin Line Museum, Zaslawye, Belarus
T-44
1939 World War II invasion
two armies were reported, for example, as Wehrmacht troops passed the Brest Fortress, which had been seized after the Battle of Brześć Litewski to the Soviet
Soviet_invasion_of_Poland
Polish journalist and political activist
Lwów, and sentenced to 3 years in prison during the Brest trials. He was held at the Brest Fortress, and, while imprisoned, ran in the 1930 Polish legislative
Stanisław_Dubois
The Match Матч 2012 1942 The Death Match Fortress of War Брестская крепость 2010 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress, Operation Barbarossa Battle for Sevastopol
List of Russian historical films
List_of_Russian_historical_films
whole Soviet Fourth Army, which removed the threat of the capture of Brest Fortress, and allowed the Polish Army headquarters to prepare an operational
Battle_of_Kobryń_(1920)
José Fort James Forte de Barém – also known as the Qal'at al-Bahrain Brest Fortress Nesvizh Castle São João Baptista Fort Orange (Fortaleza de Santa Cruz)
List_of_bastion_forts
Ukrainian volunteer militia who fought at Donetsk Airport
(2 November 1941 – 3 July 1942), and much longer than the defense of Brest Fortress (22 June – 20 July 1941) during the German-Soviet war. The airport was
Cyborgs_(Donetsk_airport)
9 July Belorussian border defensive battles: 22–25 June Defense of Brest Fortress: 22–30 June Battle of Vitebsk (ru:Витебское сражение): 6–16 July Borisov
Red Army strategic operations in World War II
Red_Army_strategic_operations_in_World_War_II
World War I Russian field army
of Aeronautics of the Brest-Litovsk Fortress". Database Heritage of the Brest Fortress. Brest Fortress Development Fund fortresses. Retrieved 2019-04-07
3rd_Army_(Russian_Empire)
Military forces of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union (1918–1991)
Corps had occupied Brest-Litovsk, which lay within the Soviet sphere of interest. When the Soviet 29th Tank Brigade approached Brest-Litovsk, the commanders
Soviet_Armed_Forces
Soviet general (1895–1944)
division was destroyed near Brest, Belarus, during the German invasion of the Soviet Union (see also Defense of Brest Fortress), in 1941 he was court-martialed
Ivan_Sidorovich_Lazarenko
1985 Soviet film
to counter the assault with a string of hasty operations, while the Brest Fortress is desperately defended. The Soviets manage to recapture Yelnya, but
Battle_of_Moscow_(film)
Polish statesman (1874–1945)
Korfanty) were imprisoned in the Brest Fortress, where their trial took place (thus the popular name for the election: the 'Brest election'). The detainee (including
Wincenty_Witos
Polish military and political leader (1881–1943)
Mozyr and Kalenkowicze until 29 June, but later failed to hold the Brest fortress, although he defended it long enough to allow the Polish forces in the
Władysław_Sikorski
Month of 1941
but Stalin had already made preparations to resist. The Defense of Brest Fortress, Battle of Hanko and Battle of Białystok–Minsk began on the Eastern
June_1941
Memorial square in Taganrog, Russia
Moscow, Leningrad, Volgograd, Sevastopol, Odessa, Kyiv, the heroic Brest Fortress and other places of military glory is stored. The feat of the people
Alley of Immortality (Taganrog)
Alley_of_Immortality_(Taganrog)
Battle of the Polish–Soviet War
Sollogub). The Russian forces were to sweep southwards, retaking the Brest Fortress and Białystok, with the final objective being the city of Lublin. There
Battle_of_the_Niemen_River
University in Saint Petersburg, Russia
graduates, all of which played a vital part in defense (for example, the Brest Fortress). The unique Krasnaya Gorka fort was constructed by VITU graduates at
Military Engineering-Technical University
Military_Engineering-Technical_University
Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian celebration
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
Day_of_Remembrance_and_Sorrow
45th Infantry Division in one of the initial battles, the Defense of Brest Fortress. For his part in these battles, he would be awarded the Knight's Cross
Fritz_Schlieper
Federation Netherlands (NFN), and trustee of the World Heritage Site of Brest Fortress. Stenvers was married to singer Tamara Hoekwater. He is the great-grandchild
Björn_Stenvers
Type of memorial
Victory Monument Oasis of Dignity Soviet war memorial (Vienna) Brest Fortress (Brest) Khatyn massacre The Interallied Memorial of Cointe (Liège) Menin
War_memorial
Prime Minister of Poland (1936–1939)
were sent to Brest Fortress after the dissolution of the Sejm (30 August 1930). He then participated in the organization of the so-called Brest Election.
Felicjan_Sławoj_Składkowski
works of monumental architecture, like the "Courage" monument in the Brest Fortress, were also built in other parts of Belarus during the Soviet period
Architecture_in_Belarus
Bilateral relations
Air Forces in Europe Band in May 2015, where they performed at the Brest Fortress and the 2015 Minsk Victory Day Parade in honor of the 70th anniversary
Belarus–United States relations
Belarus–United_States_relations
subjected to repressions (most famously, imprisonment in the Brest Fortress, and the subsequent Brest trials). The Centrolew was defeated in the elections and
List of political parties in Poland
List_of_political_parties_in_Poland
Strategic areas for Germany in WWII
major ports as fortresses on 19 January 1944: IJmuiden, the Hook of Holland, Dunkirk, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Le Havre, Cherbourg, Saint-Malo, Brest, Lorient, Saint-Nazaire
German World War II fortresses
German_World_War_II_fortresses
(2009) The Priest (2009) First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009) The Brest Fortress (2010, Russian), opening stages of Operation Barbarossa in 1941 Burnt
List of war films and TV specials set between 1914 and 1945
List_of_war_films_and_TV_specials_set_between_1914_and_1945
Battalion Captured by the Germans after the defense of Brest Fortress, being found under the fortress' ruins 573rd Communication Battalion Stolen due to negligence
List of Soviet military units that lost their standards in World War II
List_of_Soviet_military_units_that_lost_their_standards_in_World_War_II
Urban-type settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia
the Great, a Fiat Izhorsky armored car, a fragment of the wall of the Brest Fortress, learn about the feat of V.V. Talalikhin and see the tail section of
Monino
Soviet Belarusian resistance leader and politician (1919-1980)
memorial complex were created to memorialise the defense of Brest Fortress. Development in Brest rapidly accelerated and additional focus was placed on traditional
Pyotr_Masherov
Brześć Ghetto 18,000 December 16, 1941 October 15, 1942 to Brest Fortress and Bronna Góra Brzesko 4,000–6,000 fall 1941 Sept 1942 to Auschwitz
List of Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Poland
List_of_Jewish_ghettos_in_German-occupied_Poland
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