Defense of Brest Fortress

Summary

Defense of Brest Fortress is a siege^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,174 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Defense of Brest Fortress is in the country of Belarus^[3].
• Defense of Brest Fortress's instance of is recorded as siege^[4].
• The location of Defense of Brest Fortress was Brest Fortress^[5].
• Defense of Brest Fortress is part of Eastern Front^[6].
• Defense of Brest Fortress is part of Operation Barbarossa^[7].
• Defense of Brest Fortress's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Brest (1941)^[8].
• Defense of Brest Fortress began on June 22, 1941^[9].
• Defense of Brest Fortress ended on June 29, 1941^[10].
• Defense of Brest Fortress occurred on June 1941^[11].
• Defense of Brest Fortress's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.083333333333, 'lon': 23.652777777778}^[12].
• Defense of Brest Fortress's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Battle of Brest (1941)^[13].
• Defense of Brest Fortress's different from is recorded as Obrona twierdzy brzeskiej^[14].

Body

When and Where

Defense of Brest Fortress took place on June 1941^[11]. It began on June 22, 1941^[9]. It ended on June 29, 1941^[10]. It took place at Brest Fortress^[5]. It is in the country of Belarus^[3].

Context

Part of include Eastern Front^[6], a war front^[15], in Soviet Union^[16] and Operation Barbarossa^[7], an invasion^[17]. Defense of Brest Fortress's instance of is recorded as siege^[4].

Why It Matters

Defense of Brest Fortress ranks in the top 6% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,174 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]