Brest Fortress, as it is now.

[horsesoldier176]

Tovarischi;

Here are some pictures of the condition of Brest Fortress complex, as it is now.

First picture is the schematic of the complex as planned:



This next picture is of the complex under construction, as seen from a Tsarist Air Force dirigible:



Photobucket will not allow this picture because they think it MIGHT be copyrighted, even though it is over 100 years old, and from a nation that no longer even exists. :oHeil!

Here is a picture of the camp of the archeology team:



Next set of pictures are of the ramparts, and casements:























In the next post, I will post pictures of the internal sections of the complex.

Boridin

[horsesoldier176]

Now pictures of the Galleries, barracks, and ammo bunkers:

A partial roof collapse in one of the galleries allows the archeology team to gain access to the complex:



The internal roof supports added by the Soviets to improve the roof defenses:



Some of the buckled roof supports after the German bombardment:



Doorway entrances to the tunnels from the first gallery entered:





One of the barracks sections:



Access tunnels:



Gun gallery:



Gun port with cover in place (now covered on the outside by dirt):



Tunnel roof supports:



Ammunition storage bunker:



armored entrance door to ammo bunker:



Angled tunnel leading down to the ammo bunkers:



Another ammo bunker:



Access tube to armored observation cupola (ladder was removed):



Steel cover over cupola position after cupola was removed:



One of the entrance areas buried under dirt:



Next set will be of the excavations.

Boridin

[horsesoldier176]

Pictures of the excavations, and the evidence of trash dump in the covering dirt.

This first picture is of the external of the gallery opening pictured above:



Entrance to the contaminated gallery:





Portion of the ramparts being excavated. (Note the trash in the soil):



Enjoy the pictures.

Boridin

[horsesoldier176]

Tovarischi;

Based on additional information, from an alternate source, this is apparently NOT the fortress complex at Brest. Where it really is, I do not know. This set of photos was mis-identified as Brest Fortress on a Russian website.

I apologize to all of you for the incorrect information, however, it is clearly some sort of fortification complex, so take that for what it is worth.

Boridin

[horsesoldier176]

Based on additional, additional info, this IS part of the Brest Fortress complex. It is not the main fortress, it is one of the outlying perimeter defense complexes, that was not initially attacked during the opening days of Barbarossa, but was surrounded, and pounded into submission in early July. This is supposedly the last section of the complex to remain in Red Army hands, and it held out so long that it was even considered for a chemical weapons attack, but Hitler (having been the victim of gas in WWI) refused to allow it to be used.

Boridin