Defense of Brest Fortress

The defense of Brest Fortress was the first battle of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union launched on 22 June 1941.

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Which happened first?

• Defense of Brest Fortress and Continuation War began in the same year
• Defense of Brest Fortress and Ecuadorian–Peruvian War began in the same year
• Defense of Brest Fortress and Battle of Moscow began in the same year
• Defense of Brest Fortress and Siege of Leningrad began in the same year
• Defense of Brest Fortress and Siege of Sevastopol began in the same year

Timeline

1. Battle of Moscow1940s
2. Continuation WarJune 25, 1941 – September 19, 1944
3. Defense of Brest Fortress (this page)June 22, 1941 – June 29, 1941
4. Ecuadorian–Peruvian WarJuly 5, 1941 – January 29, 1942
5. Siege of LeningradSeptember 8, 1941 – January 27, 1944
6. Siege of SevastopolOctober 30, 1941 – July 4, 1942

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