Fortress Brest - Fort IX
This Russian fort was built in 1883-1888. It was completely destroyed by retreating Russian forces in 1915. The fort was the site of mass executions in 1941-1944. Human remains were found here in 2002, during excavations.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Kovalevich Timofey
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- Brest Railway Museum - Brest
- Brest Fortress Defense Museum - Brest
- Museum of the Defense of Brest Fortress - Brest
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- Former POW Hospital No. 5849 - Brest
- Open Air Exhibit Brest - Brest
- Remains Medical Unit 125th Infanry Regiment - Brest
Monument
- Memorial 1000 Years of Existence - Brest
- Resurrection Church Brest - Brest
- Alley of the Heroes Brest - Brest
Cemetery
- Mass Grave Holocaust Victims - Brest
- Mass Grave Soviet Soldiers Brest - Brest
- Polish War Cemetery Brest - Brest
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