1. The Brest Hero Fortress
... recalledin his book "Mein Weg mit der 45. Infanterie-Division": "at 03.15 am, a hurricane broke out and roared over our heads to a degree, that neither before nor during the war we ever experienced". The 28th Rifle Corps commander, Major-General V.S. Popov reported ... a focused brief artillery fire (at least 4-5 artillery regiments) at the districts - the fortress, the Northern and the Southern military quarters in the town... In the first period of shelling the bridges were destroyed, cutting the way out of the fortress (across a branch of the Mukhavets River). Buildings ... time, ...
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