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The Kholm Gate of Brest Hero Fortress

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The Kholm Gate of Brest Hero Fortress
This part of the fortress was the place of fierce battles on the first day of the war. One of the first counter-attacks of the Great Patriotic War took place there as well. The Brest Fortress defenders foiled the attempt of the Nazis to get in the citadel from the south and defeated an assault team of the enemy