The fifth fort of the Brest fortress description and photos - Belarus: Brest (Topic)

The fifth fort of the Brest fortress description and photos - Belarus: Brest. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The fifth fort of the Brest Fortress is a branch of the memorial complex "Brest Fortress-Hero". The fifth fort is part of a defensive system built in 1878-88 and serving to stop the enemy on the distant approaches to the fortress.

The fort has a pentagonal shape and covers an area of 0.79 square kilometers. It was built of bricks and surrounded by an earthen rampart with a moat filled with water. In front of the fort is a front caponier for six guns, capable of firing in two directions. At the back, a well-protected barracks on all sides was built, connected to the caponier by an underground corridor (porch).

In 1908, it was decided to modernize the Fifth Fort - to cover its walls with a two-meter layer of concrete and build porches, connecting the garrison with the side half-caponiers. Staff-captain Ivan Osipovich Belinsky was appointed to supervise these works.

In 1941, at the beginning of the war, the 3rd rifle battalion of the 44th rifle regiment was located on the territory of the fort, which was trying to break through to the defenders of the Brest fortress, and later left with a fight to the east. During the Nazi occupation, the Fifth Fort was used as a warehouse, then, in 1944, it was liberated by the 1295th Infantry Regiment of the 160th Infantry Division of the 70th Army.

For a long time, the fort was abandoned and dilapidated. In 1997 it was given the status of a historical and cultural value and extensive restoration work was carried out. At present, a museum "History of Fortification and Armaments", an exhibition "Western Outpost of the Fatherland" are open on the territory of the fort

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