Stalin Line - Strongpoint No. 179
This strongpoint was part of the Kiev Fortified Area (Kievskiy Ukrepljenyj Rajon), which was constructed from 1931 to 1936 to protect Kiev. It was destroyed on 4 August 1941 by German troops.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons (1), Leonid Andronov (2, 3)
Nearby
Point of interest
Monument
- Memorial 210th Howitzer Battery - Vita-Poshtova
- Memorial Russian Defenders Bunker No. 181 - Vita-Poshtova
- Memorial Defenders Fort "205" - Yurivka
Cemetery
- German War Cemetery Kiev - Hlevakha
- Collective Grave Russian Soldiers - Novosilky
- Mass Grave Soviet Soldiers Boyarka - Boyarka
Fortification
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