Peter Kotelnikov. Gavroshi of the Brest Fortress. Kovalenko D.

There were many heroic feats during the Great Patriotic War by Soviet children. They are young heroes deprived of childhood-opposed the enemy along with adults.

fearlessly stood in the way of the enemy and defended the Soviet border of the 12-15-year-old military musicians. They were nicknamed the Gavroshi of the Brest Fortress, the most famous border station of the USSR. About the feat and the miracle - this story. All five little heroes who defended the Brest fortress survived, and their story is an example of the courage and heroism of Soviet children.