On October 8, members of the military-patriotic club "Patriot" visited the memorial complex "Brest Fortress – Hero"
Acquaintance with the Brest Fortress began with the monumental entrance "Star" on the territory of the Citadel and the eastern part of the Kobrin fortification. The students approached the “Courage” memorial, the central composition that embodies the unbending fortitude, perseverance and dedication of the fortress defenders who met the enemy in the first hours of the war. The children were no less impressed by the sculptural composition “Thirst,” which is dedicated to those terrible days when, due to a lack of water, the defenders of the fortress, suffering from heat and thirst, under heavy fire, tried to get water from the river for the wounded, women and children.
An important part of the route was the Kholmsky and Terespol Gates – valuable monuments of history and architecture that have survived to this day. Red brick walls, dotted with traces of bullets and shrapnel, like silent witnesses, showed the children how brutal and merciless the battles were in June 1941. Each damage on the facade was perceived as a living scar of war.
Excursion participants were able to visit the casemates, which in June 1941 were the site of seven days of fierce fighting.
At the end of the excursion, the children visited the Republican Educational and Health Center for the Patriotic Education of Children and Youth, where the guide dwelt in detail on the exploits of the defenders of the Brest Fortress, on the formation and development of the Belarusian statehood.
A visit to the Brest Fortress became for the participants of the military-patriotic club "Patriot" not only a history lesson, but also an opportunity to touch the feat, feel pride in their people and realize the value of peace.
