This book covers the defence of Brest direction and Brest Fortress in Belarus. Despite the great losses suffered by the Red Army in these combats, it failed to stop the storming offensive conducted by the enemy. Nevertheless, the stubborn resistance of Soviet troops near the state border, heroic defence of Brest Fortress, counterattacks inflicted considerable damage on Heersgruppe "Mitte" and slowed down the German grouping"s offensive tempo on this way towards Moscow. The book is narrating about these events, contains 100 photographs, drawings and a map of the theatre of operations.
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