Hi Guys,
Thought I would give you some heads up on this great movie I have seen recently based on a true story during WWII on the Eastern Front of 1941, great story with very good action scences and a movie well worth seeing.. dvd available, purchased my copy from ebay with exellent picture quality, movie is Russian made with english subtitle's.
Some historical info and pics...
The defence of Brest Fortress took place 22–30 June 1941. It was one of the first battles of Operation Barbarossa. The Brest Fortress was defended by the Red Army against the Wehrmacht, held out longer than expected, and became a symbol of Soviet resistance during the Great Patriotic War. The Germans planned to seize Brest and the Brest Fortress which was located in the path of Army Group Centre during the first hours of Operation Barbarossa. The fortress and the city controlled the crossings over the Bug River, as well as the Warsaw–Moscow railway and highway. The 3,500-strong defending force comprised regular soldiers, border guards and NKVD men.[4] Soviet soldiers belonged to the elements of the 6th (under Colonel Mikhail Popsuy-Shapko) and 42nd Rifle Divisions (under General Ivan Lazarenko),[5] the 17th Frontier Guards Detachment of the NKVD Border Troops and various smaller units (including the garrison hospital and a medical unit) inside the fortress (up to a total of 7 to 8 thousand people.) [3] There were also 300 families of servicemen inside as well.
The initial defense plan allowed for 12 hours to secure the area[6] in face of the 45th Infantry Division (Austrian)[3] (about 17,000 strong) as well as elements of the 31st, 34th Infantry Divisions and 2nd Panzer Group under Heinz Guderian (in total, about 20,000 people).
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Brest fortress A.jpg
Thought I would give you some heads up on this great movie I have seen recently based on a true story during WWII on the Eastern Front of 1941, great story with very good action scences and a movie well worth seeing.. dvd available, purchased my copy from ebay with exellent picture quality, movie is Russian made with english subtitle's.
Some historical info and pics...
The defence of Brest Fortress took place 22–30 June 1941. It was one of the first battles of Operation Barbarossa. The Brest Fortress was defended by the Red Army against the Wehrmacht, held out longer than expected, and became a symbol of Soviet resistance during the Great Patriotic War. The Germans planned to seize Brest and the Brest Fortress which was located in the path of Army Group Centre during the first hours of Operation Barbarossa. The fortress and the city controlled the crossings over the Bug River, as well as the Warsaw–Moscow railway and highway. The 3,500-strong defending force comprised regular soldiers, border guards and NKVD men.[4] Soviet soldiers belonged to the elements of the 6th (under Colonel Mikhail Popsuy-Shapko) and 42nd Rifle Divisions (under General Ivan Lazarenko),[5] the 17th Frontier Guards Detachment of the NKVD Border Troops and various smaller units (including the garrison hospital and a medical unit) inside the fortress (up to a total of 7 to 8 thousand people.) [3] There were also 300 families of servicemen inside as well.
The initial defense plan allowed for 12 hours to secure the area[6] in face of the 45th Infantry Division (Austrian)[3] (about 17,000 strong) as well as elements of the 31st, 34th Infantry Divisions and 2nd Panzer Group under Heinz Guderian (in total, about 20,000 people).
Brest fortress.jpg
Brest fortress A.jpg
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