Soviet Awards for the Defense of Brest Fortress

[Paul R]

Are there any known orders or medals awarded for those that defended the Brest Fortress in June of 1941?

[JapanX]

If you are thinking about special awards then no, there were no special awards ...

Not many standards awards either ...

Only about 200 participants got their medals and orders.

Only two became HSU - Major Gavrilov and Lieutenant Kigevatov.

Abakumova R.I. - order of red star

Kostygov E.N. - OGPW 2nd class + order of red star

Makarov G.S. - order of red star + medals

Markov S.S. medal for the victory over Germany

etc ..

Here is a list of known defenders

http://www.fire-of-war.ru/Brest-fortress/citadelnames_books.htm

Another list (with photos)

http://forum.patriotcenter.ru/index.php?topic=1544.390

[Paul R]

Thanks! I was asking about just what you provided. Orders, BMs, and CSMs for the participants of that battle. These must have all been awarded post war, right? Were they not all captured by the Germans? Also, I did not think that Stalin had too much positive to say about those who became prisoners of war.

What was the name of the Musician Cadet(boy) who was the center of the action in the movie? What did he end up getting? Were there any of the higher orders given for this battle, or was the ORS the highest(other than the two Heroes)?

[Rogi]

The Fortress is a fantastic movie Paul, if you havn't already check it out

[Paul R]

I have watched it! It is a great movie. I just wonder what happened to these people after the battle.

[Rogi]

I have watched it! It is a great movie. I just wonder what happened to these people after the battle.

If I remember correctly, they had a spot at the end of the movie indicating who received what order and such from the Defense. It was something from 57 to 69 or something that they awarded most of the orders, I know there was a Lenin and a couple HSUs indicated in the movie. Although I'm not sure if they were awarded for real or not but its worth double checking.

[JapanX]

These must have all been awarded post war, right? Were they not all captured by the Germans? Also, I did not think that Stalin had too much positive to say about those who became prisoners of war.

Most of them, but not all.

Some went to partisans...

[JapanX]

What was the name of the Musician Cadet(boy) who was the center of the action in the movie? What did he end up getting? Were there any of the higher orders given for this battle, or was the ORS the highest(other than the two Heroes)?

The prototype of Sasha in the film is Petr Pavlovich Kotelnikov

Edited August 19, 2013 by JapanX

[JapanX]

His only awards for Brest were OGPW 2nd class and order of red star.

Edited August 21, 2013 by JapanX

[JapanX]

After the war he became a career serviceman

As lieutenant colonel in 1965

Edited August 19, 2013 by JapanX

[JapanX]

Today he is retired Colonel

[JapanX]

[JapanX]

We`ll die, but won`t leave the fortress

[JapanX]

I am dying, but I won't surrender!

Farewell motherland

[JapanX]

There were three of us muscovites Ivanov, Stepanchikov and Zintiyev who defended this church and we sweared that we won`t leave this place!

[JapanX]

[Paul R]

Thank you all for sharing these photos and pieces. How is Sasha wearing the Order of Victory? How did he get two orders(ORS and OPW2) for the same battle?

[JapanX]

This is not "Victory" ...

Some modern (and quite ridiculous) bling that impersonates original "Victory" ...

As for "two orders for the same battle" situation - we'll need his citations for these two

[JapanX]

One of the defenders

Khadzhimurat Syzhdykovich Syzdykov and his for Bravery