Coastal Battery 411
This Soviet coastal battery was constructed in 1935 to defend the import port city and marine base of Odessa. It fired a total of 200,000 shells during the siege, including 230 shells between 15 and 16 October. On the last day of the siege, the coastal battery was blown up in order of the commander of the Odessa marine base, G.Zhukov.
The coastal battery today:
Coastal battery 411 became the symbol of the defence of Odessa and is currently part of a large memorial complex.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Koos Winkelman
Nearby
Museum
- Heroic Defence of Odessa Museum - Odessa
- Military Historical Museum of the South Operational Command - Odessa
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- Minesweeper "729" Odessa - Odessa
- Maritime Gun Turrets Odessa - Odessa
- Open Air Exhibition Heroic Defence of Odessa - Odessa
Monument
- St. George Church Odessa - Odessa
- Memorial Victims Fascism - Odessa
- Memorial 15th AA Brigade Odessa - Odessa
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Grave Odessa - Odessa
- Dutch War Grave Odessa - Odessa
- Soviet War Graves Second Christian Cemetery - Odessa
Fortification
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