The battle for the fortress city of Brest is a testament to the use of fortifications in the Second World War and their effectiveness when directly confronted.
The mauled remnants of the 2nd Fallschirmjager, 343rd and 266th Infanterie Divisions successfully held off a determined American advance on the city for 39 days. On the adjacent Crozon Peninsula, portions of the 343rd Infanterie held out just as long, denying the use of it as a vantage point from which to bombard the city…
