Heroes of the Brest Fortress

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

The exact date of this episode is unknown. We've filled in the date above with a placeholder. What we actually have on record is: 1964-uu-uu.

This drama, produced by Radio Moscow, tells the story of a month-long siege at Brest Fortress during World War II. On June 22nd, 1941, the Nazi Wehrmacht began invading territory designated to the Soviet Union in the 1939 German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact. The attack at Brest Fortress was one of the first battles.

In 1965 Brest Fortress received the honorary title of "Hero Fortress."


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