File:Brest last days smirnov.jpg

Defense of Brest Fortress. German soldiers in the fortress during the battle. Image found in Smirnov's 1957 book (see article) where it is attributed to the unidentified "German magazine".

Date: June 1941

Place: Brest fortress (Soviet Union)

Original source: An unknown member of a German propaganda unit, most likely Propagandakompanie 689; the photo was first printed in the German propaganda journal "Signal" Nr. 15, August 1941, p. 17.

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