Soviet Sevastopol: 35th Battery & the 170-Day Underground Siege — The Real Story скачать в хорошем качестве

Soviet Sevastopol: 35th Battery & the 170-Day Underground Siege — The Real Story

Night fell over the Eastern Front, and two battles moved underground. One was the 35th Coastal Battery at Sevastopol; the other, the Adzhimushkay quarries near Kerch—often merged in memory as a single “lost battalion.” This documentary separates fact from myth with a clear, verifiable timeline. In June–July 1942, the Soviet 35th Battery fought through the last days of the Siege of Sevastopol against German and Romanian forces. Designed as coastal artillery, its armored turrets, galleries, and magazines became a fortress under relentless bombardment during Operation Störfang. The defenders endured shock, fire, and collapsing concrete—days and weeks of resistance before evacuation and capture. The “170 days” belong to a different chapter: from May to October 1942, Soviet troops and civilians sheltered in the Adzhimushkay catacombs near Kerch, surviving on dug wells, candlelight, and rationed water while entrances were sealed and, according to multiple testimonies, smoke and gas grenades were used. Precise agent types remain contested in the historical record. Using maps, archival photos, and survivor accounts, we reconstruct both sites—the technology of coastal batteries, Red Army field organization, quarry layouts, and logistics underground. The result is a neutral, evidence-based account of Soviet WW2 history on the Black Sea coast: two parallel stories of endurance frequently confused, now uncovered and told exactly as the sources allow.