October 30, 1941 is a date forever etched in the history of Sevastopol. On this day, the second heroic defense of the city began, which became one of the longest and hardest battles of the Great Patriotic War. It lasted 250 days and nights - until the beginning of July 1942. The defense was preceded by heavy battles on Crimea. On October 30, 1941 at 4:35 p.m., a coastal battery under the command of Lieutenant Ivan Zaika in the area of ​​the village of Nikolaevka was the first to open fire on the advancing enemy motorized column. This salvo became the starting point of the defense. A key role in the defense of Sevastopol was played by two legendary armored turret batteries - No. 30 and No. 35. These were real "underground battleships" equipped with 305 mm guns. Tower No. 30 ("Thirty") was located at the mouth of the Belbeck River and during six months of defense it fired hundreds of shells at the enemy, becoming a serious obstacle to the Wehrmacht. Battery No. 35 at Cape Chersonese continued to fight until the last days of the defense, becoming the last stronghold of the defenders of the city in July 1942. During the 250 days of defense, Sevastopol was almost completely destroyed - only seven buildings survived in the city. The losses of the German-Romanian soldiers near Sevastopol amounted to about 300 thousand people, which was comparable to the losses of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front before the start of the war with the Soviet Union. Sevastopol was subjected to the first air raids on June 22, 1941, at 3:15 in the morning, and became one of the first cities in the Soviet Union to suffer the impact. German planes dropped magnetic mines to block naval ships in the bay. The defense of Sevastopol in 1941-1942 is an example of mass courage and self-sacrifice. The city, reduced to rubble but not surrendered, pinned down large enemy forces for 250 days, thwarting the plans of the Nazi command to the south. Papa Cat in Max.

October 30, 1941 is a date forever etched in the history of Sevastopol. On this day, the second heroic defense of the city began, which became one of the longest and hardest battles of the Great Patriotic War. It lasted 250 days and nights - until the beginning of July 1942. The defense was preceded by heavy battles on Crimea. On October 30, 1941 at 4:35 p.m., a coastal battery under the command of Lieutenant Ivan Zaika in the area of ​​the village of Nikolaevka was the first to open fire on the advancing enemy motorized column. This salvo became the starting point of the defense. A key role in the defense of Sevastopol was played by two legendary armored turret batteries - No. 30 and No. 35. These were real "underground battleships" equipped with 305 mm guns. Tower No. 30 ("Thirty") was located at the mouth of the Belbeck River and during six months of defense it fired hundreds of shells at the enemy, becoming a serious obstacle to the Wehrmacht. Battery No. 35 at Cape Chersonese continued to fight until the last days of the defense, becoming the last stronghold of the defenders of the city in July 1942. During the 250 days of defense, Sevastopol was almost completely destroyed - only seven buildings survived in the city. The losses of the German-Romanian soldiers near Sevastopol amounted to about 300 thousand people, which was comparable to the losses of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front before the start of the war with the Soviet Union. Sevastopol was subjected to the first air raids on June 22, 1941, at 3:15 in the morning, and became one of the first cities in the Soviet Union to suffer the impact. German planes dropped magnetic mines to block naval ships in the bay. The defense of Sevastopol in 1941-1942 is an example of mass courage and self-sacrifice. The city, reduced to rubble but not surrendered, pinned down large enemy forces for 250 days, thwarting the plans of the Nazi command to the south. Papa Cat in Max.