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- Code Number:
- CGKV02P01_02
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Sculpture Thirst, man, Soviet War memorial at Brest Fortress, Brest, Belaruse
- 1941 saw the germans attack Brest Fortress. For six weeks it was defended by Soviet soldiers in the first days of Operation Barbarossa, earning it the title of Hero Fortress. This place has become became a symbol of the Soviet resistance against the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War (WW2). It has become a memorial to those that died. 3 million Belarussians died in WW2, which comprised one third of the population at the time.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia, Architecture, Structure, Russian, Europe, European, Country
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- Code Number:
- CGKV02P01_02
- Title:
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Sculpture Thirst, man, Soviet War memorial at Brest Fortress, Brest, Belaruse
- 1941 saw the germans attack Brest Fortress. For six weeks it was defended by Soviet soldiers in the first days of Operation Barbarossa, earning it the title of Hero Fortress. This place has become became a symbol of the Soviet resistance against the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War (WW2). It has become a memorial to those that died. 3 million Belarussians died in WW2, which comprised one third of the population at the time.
- Keywords:
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Saint Petersburg, Russia, Architecture, Structure, Russian, Europe, European, Country
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