"Today, at 4 o'clock in the morning, without presenting any claims against ..., without declaring war, ... troops attacked our country, attacked our borders in many places and bombed our cities - Zhitomir, Kyiv, ..., ... and some others, moreover, more than two hundred people were killed and wounded. Enemy aircraft raids and artillery shelling were also carried out from ... territory. This unheard-of attack on our country is treachery unparalleled in the history of civilized peoples. "
From the speech of V.Molotov on June 22, 1941 with some omissions. Now you can fill them out...
Àëåêñåé Ãîññ, February 28, 2022
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"Northern Fortress" is not an academic resource dedicated to fortifications, artillery, historical studies of national antiquities, etc. There are no systematic photocatalogue of fortifications or local history guide. No again! This site is the result of the unemployment holidays in the summer 2001-20.. all around of of St.Petersburg for new adventures and experiences, no more...
Author will be glad to receive your helpful additions and friendly critique (but will develop this site in his own way).
If you wish to add any fortification's link to this site, write me please (but link must be releted to the fortresses of this site).
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Also - re-enactment reports and some links to other
my photos...