1762. Исаев А.В.: Шаг в бессмертие. Гарнизоны ДОТов 22 июня 1941 года

Issue 1762. June 22, 2026. "A Step into Immortality. Pillbox Garrisons on June 22, 1941." How data was collected in 1944 about the heroic deeds of defenders of fortified areas on the USSR's western border in June 1941, how Wehrmacht unit reports were used to reconstruct the history of the heroism of the "little Brest fortresses," the construction of fortified areas in the pre-war period, how pillbox garrisons managed to hold out against overwhelming enemy forces, the lack of infantry to man our fortified areas in the field, how the Germans managed to breach pillboxes, the heroism of Lieutenant Sergei Guzenko, the origins of German legends about special forces or officer garrisons of Soviet pillboxes, the heroism of the "Orel" pillbox, and how our fallen heroes broke the Wehrmacht's psyche—watch and listen to the latest conversation in the "Commanders of the Great Patriotic War" series. "The Fates of Heroes." A guest of the Russian Radio University is Alexey Valerievich Isaev, PhD in History and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Military History of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The episode premiered on June 22, 2026.