Memorial Complex Brest Hero-Fortress in Brest, Belarus
Brest Fortress, formerly known as Brest-Litovsk Fortress, is a 19th-century Russian fortress in Brest, Belarus. In 1965, the title Hero Fortress was given to the Fortress to commemorate the defence of the frontier stronghold during the first week of the German-Soviet War, when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, with the launch of World War II's Operation Barbarossa. The title Hero Fortress corresponds to the title Hero City, that was awarded to an eventual total of twelve Soviet cities.
Brest Fortress, one of the most important places in Belarus, dates back to the 19th century and became a key symbol of Soviet resistance in World War 2
History of Brest Fortress
Brest Fortress was built in the 1830s-early 1840s at the meeting-point of the rivers Bug and Mukhavyets.
During construction, the entire town was relocated to a new position 2km away.
St Nicolas Church was built in 1851-1876. Much of it was severely damaged during World War 2.
The site occupies more than four square km, although many of the outer defences were damaged or destroyed during the wars of the 20th century.
There is a citadel at the centre of the fortress, linked to three artificial island fortifications by bridgeheads:
Kobrin fortification (north-eastern side)
Terespol fortification (western island)
Volyn fortification (south-eastern island)
The fortress was captured by the German army in 1915 and after World War 1 remained within Polish territory. In 1930 it became infamous as a prison in Poland in the aftermath of the Brest Elections.
In 1939 Brest Fortress was assigned to the Soviet Union. It earned the title of Hero Fortress for the courage demonstrated by Soviet soldiers when they fought against the German army in 1941. Whilst the Nazis took the town of Brest – 90% of which was destroyed in the fighting – the two regiments garrisoned inside the fortress held out.
For the people of Belarus, Brest Fortress remains a famous symbol of the Soviet resistance during World war 2.
Brest Fortress today
Brest Fortress is one of the most important places to see in Belarus and by far the largest tourist attraction in Brest.
The fortress was not rebuilt at the end of the war, but instead became a shrine to the terrible and heroic events that took place there.
The entry of the fortress represents a huge star cut into a concrete block. The radio announcer informs about the invasion of the German army.
As you walk up to the centre of the fortress you see Thirst, a large monument depicting an injured soldier trying to get some water from the river. The monument reflects the bravery of the last remaining soldiers who defended the Fortress for many days without food or water.
The main part of the memorial is the Square of Ceremonies, leading to the Museum of the Defence of Brest fortress and the ruins of the White Palace.
The Bayonet Obelisk, 100m high, can be seen from any part of the fortress, and is linked to the main Courage monument by 3 rows of tombstones. Only 216 of the 850 defenders who died here are known.
The Courage monument stands 33.5m high and tells the story of the heroic defence of the fortress through a series of carvings. There is an eternal flame which is guarded by 4 teenagers from the Pioneers Corps.
There is an Eternal Fire in front of the remnants of the former engineering department.
Further in to the Fortress you will find the iconic Kholmsky Gate, with its bullet-riddled walls.
Getting to Brest Fortress and where to stay
Brest Fortress is best reached on foot. It is about a 30-minute walk from the centre of Brest.
Alternatively there is an hourly bus service from the town.
Whilst you are visiting Brest Fortress you can stay in one of the many Brest hotels, which cater for a wide range of tastes and budgets.
Tourist attractions near Brest Fortress
In order to see everything that Brest Fortress has to offer, you really need to dedicate a whole day to your visit. If you stay longer in Brest there are plenty of other things to see including:
• The Museum of the Railway Equipment in Brest
• St Simeon Orthodox Cathedral (16th Century)
• The museum of the Middle Age town Berestye
• Belovezhskaya Pushcha State National Park and Biosphere Reserve
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Memorial Complex «Brest Hero - Fortress» Belarus - Ep 16 Chapter 2
Brest Fortress is a 19th-century Russian fortress in Brest, Belarus. It is one of the most important Soviet World War II war monuments commemorating the Soviet resistance against the German invasion on June 22, 1941.
The main monument is the sculptural image of a warrior and a banner. This is a huge in size sculpture, consisting of 200 parts (the linear size is up to 54 m and the height is more than 30 m).
High reliefs situated on the backside of the monument tell about the specific episodes and events of the heroic defense.
There is also a hundred-meter obelisk in the form of a tetrahedral bayonet of Russian Mosin rifle (three-line),which symbolizes the victory over the enemy, eternal glory to the heroic defenders of the fortress.In the Citadel, on the left coast of a horn of the river Muhavets the sculptural composition Thirst is located.
On September, 25 1971 the memorial complex Brest Fortress was opened. There are the ruins of the old fortress, the battlefields, the monumental sculptures presented in a unified architectural and artistic ensemble of the memorial, which perpetuated the true story of the legendary heroes of the Brest fortress.
Visiting the MEMORIAL COMPLEX «BREST HERO FORTRESS»
Visiting the MEMORIAL COMPLEX «BREST HERO FORTRESS» (БРЕСТСКАЯ КРЕПОСТЬ-ГЕРОЙ), Brest Belarus, June 10, 2019
Крепость-герой Брест / Hero Fortress Brest: 1941-1944
Крепость-герой Брест
в фотографиях
1941-1944
Hero Fortress Brest
in photographs
1941-1944
Музыка:
Если б камни могли говорить... -Песня о героях Бреста: Музыка: Игорь Лученок Слова: Роберт Рождественский 1975г. Исполняет: Анатолий Подгайский
Music:
If the stones could speak ... Song about the heroes of Brest Fortress n- Music: Igor Luchenok Lyrics: Robert Rozhdestvensky 1975г. Performed by: Anatoly Podgaisky
Brest Fortress, formally known as Brest-Litovsk Fortress is a Russian 19th century fortress in Brest, Belarus. In 1965, the title Hero Fortress was awarded to the Fortress to commemmorate the defence of the frontier stronghold during the first week of the Great Patriotic War.
At 04:15 (Moscow time) June 22, 1941 the German Wehrmacht attacked the Brest fortress with no warning. The attack started with an artillery barrage, including 600 mm mortars of the second battery of the Heavy Artillery Battalion 833 Nr. III (Thor) and Nr. IV (Odin).[3] The defenders were taken by surprise and failed to form a solid front. By 09:00, the fortress was completely surrounded. The last defended object in the fortress was taken by June 29.
About 6,800 Soviet soldiers and commanders were captured, with approximately 2,000 soldiers and officers being killed. The Germans lost nearly 430 killed soldiers and officers.
Hitler and Mussolini visited the fortress on August 26, 1941.
The defence of the Brest Fortress is regarded as a vivid example of patriotism, courage and the heroism of soldiers. The fortress was liberated in 1944.
In the late 1960s, the construction of the war memorial complex Brest Hero Fortress was started. The complex was opened on September 25, 1971
Brest FORTRESS, OPERATION BARBAROSSA + Great PATRIOTIC War (Budget Travel Belarus) {Brest, BELARUS}
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Brest Fortress is the site of the start of Operation Barbarossa and, from the USSR WWII perspective, where the Great Patriotic War initiated.
The Brest Fortress became the first battle to repel the Germany invasion of the Soviet Union. Beginning on June 22, 1941, the Nazi offensive known as Operation Barbarossa,
became for the Russians and many other Eastern Europeans under Moscow's rule, the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45.
Given the then-known brutalities of Germany's Third Reich and the subsequent casualties suffered by the Soviets eventually counting into the millions, the Brest Fortress has become the symbol of Belarusian defense of their homeland. At the Fortress today, in a family-friendly environment, visitors enjoy a natural, and ominous, ambience while learning about the sacrifices made by previous generations.
With a tour of the Brest Fortress, Matt gains a different outlook about WWII and the Eastern Front.
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Brest Hero - Fortress ruins - Ep 17 Chapter 2 Belarus
Brest Fortress is a 19th-century Russian fortress in Brest, Belarus. It is one of the most important Soviet World War II war monuments commemorating the Soviet resistance against the German invasion on June 22, 1941.
The main monument is the sculptural image of a warrior and a banner. This is a huge in size sculpture, consisting of 200 parts (the linear size is up to 54 m and the height is more than 30 m).
High reliefs situated on the backside of the monument tell about the specific episodes and events of the heroic defense.
There is also a hundred-meter obelisk in the form of a tetrahedral bayonet of Russian Mosin rifle (three-line),which symbolizes the victory over the enemy, eternal glory to the heroic defenders of the fortress.In the Citadel, on the left coast of a horn of the river Muhavets the sculptural composition Thirst is located.
On September, 25 1971 the memorial complex Brest Fortress was opened. There are the ruins of the old fortress, the battlefields, the monumental sculptures presented in a unified architectural and artistic ensemble of the memorial, which perpetuated the true story of the legendary heroes of the Brest fortress.
Hero Fortress. [Brest, Belarus]
Сходили в Брестскую крепость с моим каучсерфером из Англии.
Отлично провели день!
Brest Fortress battle re-enactment in Belarus
Numerous World War II reenactors recreated scenes from the defence of Brest Fortress in the Belarusian city on Saturday, to mark the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow on the 78th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Prior to the reenactment, a commemorative ceremony took place in the Brest Hero Fortress memorial complex.
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Belarus: Brest Fortress battle recreated to mark Nazi invasion of Soviet Union
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Numerous World War II reenactors recreated scenes from the defence of Brest Fortress in the Belarusian city on Saturday, to mark the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow on the 78th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.
The military and historical reenactment, dubbed '22 June. Brest Fortress', featured key episodes of Brest Fortress' defence, a symbol of Soviet resistance against the Nazis.
Members of military-historical clubs from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the Czech Republic, among others, reportedly took part in the event.
Prior to the reenactment, a commemorative ceremony took place in the Brest Hero Fortress memorial complex.
The Day of Remembrance and Sorrow is marked in Russia and many other former republics of the USSR on June 22. The defence of Brest Fortress was one of the first sites where the Red Army met German soldiers following the Nazi invasion of Soviet territory.
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Museum of Brest Fortress the Hero
Reconstruction of the 4th hall of the Defense Museum of Brest Fortress the Hero memorial complex is completed.
The quantity of exhibits has been substantially increased. It took 6 months to complete the works. The museum officers did their best to reflect the combat actions through fates of the defenders. Every exhibit bears the spirit of tragedy and heroic deeds of the soldiers.
(Alexander Korkotaddze, supreme scientific officer of the exposition department of Brest Fortress the Hero memorial complex)
Brest Fortress Belarus
An amazing memorial to the fallen soldiers that defended their nation against the Nazi attackers.
Music credit: Attack on the Murron, James Horner London Symphony Orchestra.
The Brest Fortress Memorial
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Brest Fortress Memorial (Belarus)
Western Belarus.
A commemoration ceremony in the Brest Fortress
Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial became a center of international memorable events related to the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.
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Brest Hero Fortress
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is a 19th century Russian fortress in Brest, Belarus. It is one of the most important Soviet World War II war monuments commemorating the Soviet resistance against the German invasion on June 22, 1941. The title Hero-Fortress was given to the Fortress to commemorate the heroic defence of the frontier stronghold during the very first weeks of the German-Soviet War.
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운하는 평평한 이 땅에서 소통과 교류를 꿈꾸었던 이곳 사람들의 지혜다. 산이라곤 하나 없고 가도 가도 끝없는 숲과 드넓은 대지만이 이어진다. 그리고 도착한 남부도시 브레스트. 예부터 이곳은 동, 서유럽을 잇는 관문으로 이곳을 통해 모스크바와 베를린, 파리가 연결되고 동서의 수많은 사람들과 이야기가 이곳에서 만나고 흩어졌다. 그리고 이곳의 최고 명소, 바로 시계탑이다. 그런데 시계가 멈춰있다. 9시 15분엔 무슨 일이라도 생기는 걸까? 예정된 시간이 되자 웬 남자가 사다리를 들고 나타났다. 남자 뒤론 수많은 사람들이 따랐다. 사람들에게 둘러싸인 이 인기인의 정체는 무엇일까? 그런데 자세히 보니 사람들이 너도나도 제복의 단추를 만지고 있다. 행운이 온다는 말에 나도 빠질 순 없다. “(사람들이 좋아해서) 즐거우면서도 한편으로 의무감도 더 생깁니다. 전설에 따르면 불을 담당하는 사람은 행운을 가져다준다고 합니다. 100년도 더 된 이야기죠.” 이 사람은 브레스트 거리를 밝히는 점등원이었다. 오래된 가스등. 9시 15분은 오늘의 일몰시각. 그는 오랜 세월 하루도 빠짐없이 해지는 시각에 맞춰 브레스트의 어둠을 밝혀왔다. “저는 10년 동안 하루도 빠짐없이 이 거리의 등불을 밝혀왔습니다. 매일 (해지는 시간에) 맞춰 가스등을 켜죠. 제 의무를 다하는 거예요.” 오늘도 브레스트의 밤거리엔 가스등이 하나 둘 불을 밝힌다. 나는 다시 길을 달려 브레스트 근교, 한 요새로 향한다. 2차대전 당시 격전지였던 이곳. 히틀러는 이곳을 침범하지 않겠다는 이른바 독소불가침조약을 깨고 이 요새를 기습했고 이로써 벨라루스는 긴 전쟁의 소용돌이에 휩싸이게 되었다. “이곳에서 (독일군에) 끝까지 저항한 병사들의 용기와 헌신을 기리는 뜻에서 브레스트 요새는 ‘영웅 요새’로 명명되었습니다. 이곳은 2차 대전 당시 독일과 우리의 전쟁이 시작된 곳이면서 또한 벨라루스인의 성지이기도 한 겁니다.” 큰 별 모양의 요새입구를 지나 안으로 들어가 본다. 전쟁 당시 탱크들은 멈춰 서있고 이제 이곳은 아이들의 평화로운 놀이터다. 그러나 과거 이곳은 수많은 젊은이들이 고통 속에 죽어갔던 곳, 그날의 참혹했던 전투와 저항의 흔적이 아직도 남아있다. “(벨라루스 사람들은) 폐허지만 역사의 흔적을 보존하려고 애쓰고 있습니다. 시간이 흘러도 역사를 기억하는 것은 여전히 중요하니까요.” 전쟁의 폐허 사이로 우뚝 솟은 기념비가 보인다. 가까이 다가가니 우직한 남자의 얼굴 하나를 마주한다. 그날의 병사다. 사람들은 그들의 용기 앞에 영원한 불을 밝혀 최고의 헌사를 바쳤다. “이곳을 지나는 게 마음이 편치만은 않아요. 숙연해지죠. 조국을 위해 목숨을 바친 이분들이야말로 진정한 영웅이니까요.” 브레스트 요새를 찾는 사람들의 발걸음은 시간이 지나도 끊임없이 이어졌다. 거칠 것 없는 평원, 그것은 교류의 길이면서 동시에 전쟁의 길이였다. 동서유럽의 강대국이 이 땅에서 부딪혔고 미르성도 전쟁으로 부서지길 여러 차례, 벨라루스의 고난의 역사를 고스란히 담고 있는 곳이다. “이 성은 벨라루스의 대표적인 성으로 14세기 처음 지어졌고 그 후 20세기 마지막 성주가 있을 때까지 벨라루스의 역사를 고스란히 보여주는 곳입니다.” 갑자기 미르성에 북소리가 들리고 행진이 시작됐다. 영화라도 찍는 걸까? 복장도 장비도 완전 역사책에서 지금 막 튀어나온 것 같다. “지금 우리는 과거 이곳에서 벌어졌던 사건을 재구성하는 일을 하는 거예요. 바로 여기서 나폴레옹 군대와 러시아 군대가 정면으로 맞닥뜨렸죠.” 오늘은 나폴레옹군과 러시아군의 전투를 재현하는 축제날. 행사에 참여하는 사람들은 먹고 자는 것까지 그 시대로 돌아가 철저히 옛 방식대로 1박2일을 보낸다. 직접 숙영지로 들어가 사람들을 만나보니 아주 유쾌함이 넘친다. 그런데 왜 사서 고생일까? “이건 모두 우리의 신성한 취미활동 이랄까요. 여기 있는 사람 중엔 엔지니어, 전기공, 또 변호사도 있죠. 모두가 같은 관심을 가지고 200년 전의 일을 그대로 복원하려고 열심입니다.” 드디어 200년 전처럼 나폴레옹이 쳐들어왔다. 그런데 이거 장난이 아니다 진짜 화약에 백병전까지 이번엔 어디선가 기병이 나타나더니 병사들을 포위한다. “정말 정신없네요 지금. 나무 밑에 매복하다 달려 나가려는 참입니다. 기회가 될 때마다 이런 축제에 참여합니다. 체험학습의 일환이기도 하죠.” 어느새 내리는 비, 새로이 포격이 시작되고 양측의 기병대가 전속력으로 달려 나간다. 그리고 이어지는 불꽃 튀는 접전. 매복해있던 보병이 사격을 가하면서 이날의 전투는 마무리다. 사실 위험한 것처럼 보이지만 모든 것은 다 각본이 있고 사람들 모두는 각자 역할이 있다. 역사와 다른 건 전투가 끝나면 여기선 참가자 모두가 개선장군이란 것이다 “러시아인지 프랑스인지 누가 이기고 졌나가 중요한 게 아니라 이 축제는 전쟁 그 자체를 기억하고 희생자의 추모와 화합을 도모하는 것입니다.”
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