35 coastal battery how to get there. Museum "35th Coastal Battery" in Sevastopol

German soldiers in a battle in the area of ​​the 35th battery of Sevastopol. The Germans were never able to suppress our batteries either with artillery fire or with the help of aviation. On July 1, 1942, the 35th battery fired its last 6 direct-fire shells at the advancing enemy infantry, and on the night of July 2, the battery commander, Captain Leshchenko, organized the explosion of the battery

At the beginning of the war, the defense of Sevastopol consisted of two armored 12-inch batteries, dozens of gun positions, and many well-built defensive structures. Back in 1912, under the leadership of engineer Cui, pits for the towers were dug, but due to the revolution and the Civil War in Russia, construction was stopped. In the thirties, the project was remembered and, with the help of military engineers Sokolov and Vystavkin, the construction was successfully completed. According to eyewitnesses, the volume of concrete work performed exceeded similar work during the construction of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station. Battery number 35 was located near Cape Chersonesus, and battery number 30 was located near the village of Lyubimovka. The main part of the 35th battery is two gigantic reinforced concrete masses with gun turrets. The first block housed ammunition depots, service premises and barracks, and inside the second block there was a post for controlling and adjusting fire and a power station. Armored command posts were created not far from the blocks. All rooms were connected by underground passages. In case of emergency, there were two emergency exits to the sea. The basis of the armament of the 35th battery was two 305-mm turret installations of two guns. Each shell weighed more than 450 kg, and the firing range exceeded 40 km. The towers could rotate 360 ​​degrees, conducting all-round fire. Initially, the 30th and 35th batteries were built to protect the city from the sea, but soon they had to become the center of defense from land.

G.A. Alexander and E.K. Solovyov

On October 30, 1941, fascist troops tried to immediately capture Sevastopol, but they were suddenly struck by a blow of unprecedented power. The 30th battery under the command of Georgy Alexander, together with the forces of the Primorsky Army, repelled the assault. However, the Nazis occupied all approaches to the city. On December 17, 1941, after a powerful artillery barrage, the second assault attempt took place. Five divisions went on the attack. The main task was to destroy the 30th battery. But their efforts were in vain. And finally, on the morning at 5 o’clock on June 7, after stunning fire from enemy artillery and mortars, and bombardment of the city from the air, fascist troops began an offensive across the entire width of the front. Manstein wrote:

“In general, in the Second World War, the Germans never achieved such a massive use of artillery as in the attack on Sevastopol.”

Self-propelled mortars "Karl" and the monstrous 420-mm stationary howitzer "Dora" were specially delivered here. But Russian troops fiercely repelled attack after attack. Over the next four days, the Germans lost about 20 thousand people. The turning point occurred on June 17, when the 30th battery was surrounded. She shot all the shells, and the survivors of the war retreated to the tower array. The fighting moved into the interior of the battery, the Germans poisoned the defenders with gas, there was no water or food. On June 20 and 21, both towers were blown up. Many died terrible death, the rest, like battery commander Alexander, were captured by the Nazis and perished in camps. After this Manstein wrote:

“Despite these hard-won successes, there were still no signs of weakening the enemy’s will to resist, and the strength of our troops was noticeably diminishing.”

German super-heavy gun "Dora" (caliber 800 mm, weight 1350 tons) in a position near Bakhchisarai. The gun was used during the assault on Sevastopol to destroy defensive fortifications, but due to the remoteness (minimum firing range - 25 km) of the position from the targets, the fire was ineffective. With 44 shots of seven-ton shells, only one successful hit was recorded, which caused an explosion of an ammunition depot on the northern shore of Severnaya Bay, located at a depth of 27 m.

On July 24, the defense of Sevastopol came to an end. With bloody battles, our troops and city residents fled to the cape, to the 35th coastal battery. The sailors fought in black pea coats and vests. Recklessly brave and daring, they struck terror into the hearts of their enemies. The Nazis tightened the ring, pushing the city’s defenders towards the sea. There was nowhere to retreat there. Every square meter of the Chersonesos peninsula was abundantly watered with blood. Despite the huge losses, Manstein decided to continue the offensive with infantry and tanks with the support of aviation and artillery. The 35th battery constantly fired at enemy positions, being subjected to increased bombing and shelling in response. As a result of a direct hit on June 23, the first tower was destroyed. When the shells ran out, the battery continued to fire cannonballs, and then grapeshot.

On the 35th BB

35BB, horizontal guidance post

At 22:00 on June 29, the Military Council moves to the 35th coastal battery to a reserve command post. The command of the Coastal Defense of the Fleet and the Primorsky Army is also moving there. At night the troops are regrouped. By this time, only names remained of many battalions and regiments. Aviation was completely destroyed, and a marine battalion was created from the air force. On June 30, Vice Admiral F.S. Oktyabrsky sends a report to the People's Commissar of the Navy about the impossibility of holding Sevastopol. The letter contains a convincing request to evacuate the entire headquarters. On the night of July 1, the command staff of the military forces was shamefully taken out by flying planes, leaving more than 80 thousand people to certain death! Of these, within last days About four thousand managed to get out in different ways. For further defense of the city, General P.G. was left behind. Novikova. The general had one task - to fight to the end, and then try to escape to the mountains.

After Sevastopol was surrendered on July 1, at night at 0:36 a.m., on the personal order of P.G. Novikov's depth charges blew up the ammunition cellars and the first tower of the 35th battery. At 2:31 a.m. the second tower was blown up. But for more than ten days, with the last of their strength, tens of thousands of people defended the approaches to it. The Germans burned them with flamethrowers, threw grenades at them and gassed them. The strength of the defenders decreased every hour. There was no water, ammunition, hope. Medical Lieutenant V.I. Luchinkina writes in her diary:

“It was already July 5 or 6. After another attempt to break through to the partisans, we decided to bury our party and Komsomol cards. There were five of us. It was decided that each of us would shoot himself to avoid being captured. I didn’t hear the shots because of the shell shock.”

Aircraft mechanic V.N. Focuses:

“We tried to break through to the partisans, but there were no weapons.

We went under the rocks near the airfield. There were many wounded, groans, screams, a huge mass of people. The ships were waiting, but then we realized that we had been left to the mercy of fate. Hunger tormented me terribly, but especially thirst. They drank sea water and diluted it with sugar.”

And here is a note from an unknown hero:

“During the battles on July 1, almost half of the personnel were out of action. We were exhausted, we had no food, fresh water, they drank sea water, and even that was difficult to get during the day on the line of fire. We took up defensive positions again. Without sleep, without food, they shot the last bullets, and yet all day on July 3 they held back the enemy’s onslaught. The ships were waiting at night, but they did not come.”

After the exhausted soldiers were captured on the surface, the fighting continued in the battery casemates, where the most desperate brave men gathered who did not want to surrender to the Nazis.

After the end of the war, the 30th battery was rebuilt. She was armed, and she is among the active military units of Russia. The 35th battery was much more destroyed. In the 90s, the territory of the battery began to be built up with private houses, cottages, and hotels. But the caring residents of Sevastopol did not allow building on bones. Now, on the site of the 35th battery, a memorial complex has been created, in which all work was carried out only through public donations. On the territory of the complex there is a pantheon in which all the currently known names of the city’s defenders are carved.

German soldiers on the destroyed tower No. 2 (western) of the 30th coastal battery of Sevastopol.

From the first days of the defense of Sevastopol (from November 1, 1941), the 30th battery under the command of Captain G. Alexander fired at units of the German 11th Army, Colonel General Manstein, advancing on the main fleet base. On June 26, 1942, the Germans broke into the tower block and captured 40 of its last defenders, all of them were wounded and exhausted from hunger and thirst.

After the end of the war the battery was restored. Now this object is part of the coastal forces Black Sea Fleet

Destroyed turret gun mount No. 1 of the 35th coastal battery of Sevastopol

Today we will visit a rather large-scale and very interesting museum historical and memorial complex “35th Coastal Battery” in Sevastopol. As always, the article contains the most useful information: how to get there, what to see, cost and photos. Let's go!

How to get to the 35th battery in Sevastopol

The following direct buses/minibuses go to the “35th Coastal Battery” stop: 7, 11, 77, 105, 195 . All routes go from/through TSUM (20 rub travel). If you are on railway station or bus station, as was the case in our case, there is only a direct bus from there № 195 .

We traveled with a transfer and first got to the market, where bus 105 goes from. There I tried to find out where to go to the stop on route 105, to which I heard in response that this bus does not go here. While I, in bewilderment, tried to argue with the information received, the man standing next to me waved his hand in the direction of the approaching number 105. So, friends, don’t trust the locals right away. It is better to ask several times from different people.

The stop where you need to get off looks like this. You can't go wrong!

The memorial is already visible from the road, and along the way to it, as usual, there are several souvenir shopkeepers.

Museum “35th Coastal Battery” on the map

Museum “35th Coastal Battery”

At the entrance we see large map, to the left of which is a digital display with information about the visit, and to the right is the cash register itself.

Opening hours and cost 2019

November–April: open 9:00-18:00 , excursions 10:00-16:00 , issuing tickets from 9:45, Mon And VT — day off
Excursions are held every 30 minutes(if there is a group 10-30 people), duration 1 hour 30 minutes 16:00 duration 1 hour.

May–October: open 8:00-20:00 , excursions 10:00-18:00 , issuing tickets from 9:45, Mon — day off
Excursions are held every 20 minutes(if there is a group 10-30 people), duration 1 hour 30 minutes. Start last excursion V 18:00 duration 1 hour.

Important:

1. Visit to the museum and excursion services free with tickets, which are issued at the cash desk at the entrance. Number of tickets limited!
2. By order of the museum director Children under 7 years old are not allowed on the tour. Take documents for your children! Visiting is not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
3. The tour does not take place in all places, but mainly in the citadel (the so-called bunker) and in the large memorial building. You can't get there without a tour! You can freely walk around the rest of the territory before or after the tour.
4. The excursion takes place in the cold rooms of an exploded battery with 100% humidity, take a jacket/cool!

Central square of the memorial (3 marked on the map). The first thing that opens up to our eyes when we walk into the complex is a large square, where on the left there is a pantheon of memory with a wartime vehicle fleet on the facade.

On the right there are many benches and the same citadel, where you can take pictures with flags at the top.

We will look into the citadel itself later as a group of 30 people.

Model of the defensive lines of Sevastopol (9). However, we turned immediately to the right from the main entrance and came across a three-dimensional model.

There is also a large pit with ruins.

As it turned out, it was one of two gun turrets(7), the second one will be further.

Field kitchen. Judging by the large table and benches nearby, they sometimes even cook here on holidays.

Chapel (10). You can go inside the chapel to escape the heat, sit for about 20 minutes, listen to music.

Embankment (11). There are still 10 meters to the edge of the cliff. There is a fence at this distance so that those who are especially curious do not accidentally dive into the water. In a couple of places, instead of a fence, there are areas with memorial plaques.

Trench Park. Here, the keepers of history have done a good job; some trenches have been preserved.

And somewhere they even made good models of guns and small arms, just right for kids, and not only.

Mass grave (13). And in the very far corner we see an old Soviet monument to a mass grave.

By the way, all the beauty is on the other side.

Command and rangefinder post (12). In the center of the entire territory there is a restored firing point and a lighthouse nearby; you cannot climb inside.

Citadel (5). At 13:00 our group arrived and we headed towards the citadel. It's cool inside, put on a jacket.

We came across a girl guide who quite interestingly and vividly described the events taking place during the Sevastopol defense in this reinforced concrete room. I won’t retell everything, I’ll just say that the excursion is worth it. The bunker contained various halls for officers, a first-aid post, a kitchen, a pump room, a cockpit, a wardroom and other technical rooms and corridors.

In those difficult years, however, all these small rooms and even passages were used for only one purpose - as a shelter for many hundreds and even thousands of people.

The walls of the citadel of the museum of the “35th defensive battery” still contain unexploded mines, damaged equipment and many personal tragedies. There is even a whole “dead end”, which they tried to preserve in the form in which it was found.

And here is the second collapsed tower (8).

The narrow corridors of the citadel lead to the very cliff to the exit, which was considered a spare one, but which few people were able to use during the war.

And after the citadel, the guide took us to the Pantheon of Memory. There is only one hall inside this building, where at the end of the excursion they show a small film in memory of the fallen heroes, like in a diorama; it is impossible to leave there without tears. And along the perimeter of the hall, even before entering it, there is a memory wall, where all the names and surnames of those who defended every centimeter of the territory of the defensive battery are written to death. There are a lot of those whose names are not known, so empty cells are left for them in case any information comes in.

A “fault” is visible on the back side of the tower. I even saw it from the bus, at first I thought that it was like this originally, but now I see that it was just an architect’s idea.

I must admit that I left the “35th Battery” memorial with a heavy heart, so many thoughts immediately came to me about past events and the fate of people. I highly recommend visiting the memorial with a tour to all those who care about the history of our country.

Citadel 35 coastal battery

The 35th Coastal Battery Museum has two operating modes: summer and winter. And there is always a queue before the opening, especially on weekends, especially in the summer (in the summer you may not get in because the number of tickets is limited). Tickets are free! Free visits to the battery without a guided tour are prohibited!

Summer opening hours from May to October
The area is open from 8:00 to 20:00
Excursions from 10:00 to 18:00
Tickets are issued from 9:45
Day off: Monday


Winter operating hours from November to April
The area is open from 9:00 to 18:00
Excursions from 10:00 to 16:00
Tickets are issued from 9:45
Days off: Monday, Tuesday

Monument-map of Sevastopol defensive area

The “35th Coastal Battery” is located at:
Sevastopol, Cossack Bay
phone: +7978 860 87 59

The tour of the battery citadel takes about 90 minutes, almost all of this time we are underground (up to 25 meters) in narrow corridors and small concrete rooms; in some places you need to go down steep iron stairs. It's cold inside, so it's best to bring warm clothes and comfortable shoes.

Photo and video shooting during the tour of the citadel is prohibited!
Children under 7 years old are not allowed on the tour!
The tour ends with the Pantheon of Memory.

The Pantheon of Memory is dedicated to the defenders of Sevastopol who remained on the line of defense after the command left the city.

Pantheon in memory of the defenders of Sevastopol

Briefly about the history of the 35th battery
In 1911, Nicholas II approved the decision to build batteries in Sevastopol in the area of ​​​​Cape Chersonesus and on the northern side of the city. Despite the fact that the First world war construction almost never stopped. But in 1917, due to civil war work was suspended and resumed in 1925, and in the fall of 1929, the coastal battery at No. 35 was launched.

Battery No. 35 fired its first fire at the enemy on November 7, 1941, firing 21 high-explosive shells. In total, during the repulsion of the first and second assaults on Sevastopol, battery No. 35 “conducted 59 firing, of which 43 were firing in the area and different points. 458 rounds were used. 11 shootings were carried out with adjustment, 48 without adjustments (81%), 2 shootings were carried out at a distance of 87 kb, the rest at a distance of more than 100 kb (130–144 kb). Result: up to 10 vehicles were destroyed, up to 6 artillery and mortar batteries and up to 800 infantry were destroyed.”

Between the second and third assaults on Sevastopol, battery No. 35 fired at enemy infantry and artillery batteries. In the period from February 23 to March 20, 1942, battery No. 35 fired at enemy batteries and firing points, firing 111 high-explosive shells at the villages of Mamashai, Alsu, Cherkez-Kermen, and across the area. As a result of the shooting, a mortar battery was destroyed, several firing points were suppressed, and an ammunition depot in the area of ​​Yazykovaya Balka was destroyed. In the period from March 20 to April 20, 1942, battery No. 35 fired 23 shells at enemy rear units in the Alsou and Kuchuk-Muskomya areas.


The Germans, in turn, responded to the battery with continuous bombing from the air and shelling from heavy and super-heavy guns.

During the third assault on Sevastopol, battery No. 35 fired intensely at the enemy, supporting the heroically defending troops. From June 7 to June 11, the battery conducted 31 firing exercises, firing 211 shells. Most of the shooting was in support of the troops of the fourth sector - the area of ​​​​the village of Belbek and the Makenzievy Gory station against enemy infantry and tanks. On June 16, the battery expended 20 high-explosive, 21 shrapnel and 21 armor-piercing shells. Artillery fire was carried out partly over an area, partly with adjustments. During June 23–27, the battery destroyed up to two infantry platoons and suppressed the fire of the enemy battery.

Having completely exhausted its ammunition and fired up to 50 practical shells, battery No. 35 was blown up on the night of July 1-2. By order of the People's Commissar Navy on December 4, 1943, tower battery No. 35 was expelled from the Navy as it was lost while performing combat missions.

Open exhibition on the territory of the museum 35 batteries

During the occupation of Sevastopol, in the surviving casemates of battery No. 35, a hospital and command post of the commander of the 17th German Army, General K. Almendinger, were equipped.

After the war, battery No. 35 was not restored, but its casemates were used as ammunition cellars, command posts and personnel quarters for four 130-mm gun battery No. 723, located near the array of battery No. 35.

In 1963, the military abandoned the battery and it ended up in free access, which attracted looters and black diggers, residential buildings were built closer and closer to the once closed area, and household and construction waste began to accumulate in the premises where fighters fought until the last ammunition.

And only in the 80s the 35th battery was remembered as a historical object that deserved careful handling! But until 2006, it continued to be in the public domain, and only in June of this year the land was given over to the museum and historical memorial complex.


In 2007, using non-state funds, the creation of the Museum Historical and Memorial Complex to the heroic defenders of Sevastopol “35th Coastal Battery” began. Thousands of people, specialists from various professions, took part in its construction. The bulk of the costs for the design, construction, maintenance and development of the complex were borne by the enterprises of the Tavrida-Electric industrial group (General Director A.M. Chaly). The architectural concept and project were developed by architect A.I. Khomyakov (Moscow). The design and working documentation were completed by Sevastopol Stroyproekt CJSC (director V.I. Loshanyuk)

Material about the history of the 35th coastal battery was taken from the official website of the Museum of Historical and Memorial Complex of the 35th coastal battery.

Thanks to the initiative of these people, we can now visit this legendary building, and for free!

Chapel Mikhail Archangel

Archangel Michael is the patron of the heavenly army. During the construction of the chapel in 2009, the remains of six sailors in full combat gear and with rifles were found. They were reburied at the base of the chapel.

Those who visited the “35 Battery” museum in Sevastopol experience emotional shock. The memorial complex was opened recently, but immediately became equal in size historical significance such recognized symbols of the hero city as the Count's Marina or Panorama.

The museum is dedicated to the terrible events of the Great Patriotic War on the peninsula and the defense of Sevastopol; it is definitely worth visiting if you happen to be in Sevastopol.

History: how the 35th battery was built in Sevastopol

The history of the coastal battery began in the pre-revolutionary period. Then the decision was made: to strengthen coastline to increase the level of defense capability of Sevastopol - main base Black Sea Fleet. To this end, in 1913, the construction of a unique fortification structure began on the shore of the Blue Bay - armored turret battery No. 35. However, with the beginning of the revolution, work stopped and was continued only in 1918.

In 1929, the building was visited by a delegation of Soviet party leaders led by I. Stalin, as well as a group of German military personnel, who were shown domestic military facilities as part of friendly relations with Germany.

In 1929, the battery became part of the 6th artillery brigade of the Coastal Defense of the Black Sea Naval Forces and received number 35.

Impregnable fortress on the seashore

What was coastal battery (BB) No. 35?

The firepower of the battery consisted of two MB-2-12 turret installations with 2 guns, each of 305 mm caliber, which were manufactured at the Leningrad Metal Plant. Turret installations fired at a distance of up to 42 km, the weight of each projectile was 471 kg. The location made it possible to conduct all-round fire at a distance of up to 40 km.

The gun turrets were located in underground blocks, the walls of which were of a layered structure:

• 2.4 m of reinforced concrete;
• 2.1 m of sand;
• 2.1 m of concrete.

A huge space was occupied by underground casemates, where ammunition and food warehouses, living quarters, and command posts were located. The casemates, dug into rock to a depth of over 25 m, were covered with monolithic concrete about 2.5 m thick, metal channels and a layer of asphalt concrete.

Thanks to the design features, BB No. 35 withstood:

• three hits on the walls of naval shells of 405 mm caliber;
• three air bomb hits on ceilings or wall supports;
• penetration of toxic substances in any form.

The land approaches to the battery were protected by 5 pillboxes, each of which:

• reinforced with concrete floors 0.5 m thick;
• 3 machine guns installed;
• camouflaged.

234 people served in the 35th coastal battery, of which 151 were soldiers. There were 2 horses assigned to the convoy, and 3 dogs guarded the territory.

The battery was completely autonomous: it had its own power plant, water was supplied, and sewerage worked. The battery personnel could repair the guns in conditions of hostilities.

War: the tragic story of the 35th battery

The 35th battery played an important role in the defense of Sevastopol, becoming the basis of artillery defense and the key to the impregnable city.

The plans of the fascist army to quickly take Sevastopol failed. German troops tightly surrounded the city, regularly beginning to advance. Attacks in November and December 1941 were unsuccessful, and only the June offensive in 1942 allowed the Nazis to enter the city.

The 35th battery constantly fired at enemy artillery and mortar batteries, destroying infantry and vehicles, and ammunition depots. But there were not enough shells; they could only be delivered to Sevastopol, which was blocked by the enemy, by sea. The Nazis continuously fired at the coastal battery, and many enemy air raids were carried out.

In June 1942, when the Germans entered Sevastopol, the remaining soldiers of the Soviet army made their way to the surviving 35th battery, and civilians who also wanted to fight went there. Having fired the last shells, tower coastal battery No. 35 was blown up.

On June 29, 1942, the Military Council of the Fleet and the city command decided to evacuate the Primorsky Army and Navy from Sevastopol. About 80 thousand people - military and civilians - gathered near the battery. Some people were taken out on ships and submarines, many tried to save themselves, using available means - boards, lifebuoys, lifeboats. The Germans shot people from the air, from the sea and from the land. Eyewitnesses reported that the ground and coastal waters turned red with the blood of the dead.

The remnants of the personnel of the 35th battery covered the withdrawal of our troops for three days.

Post-war years

From the post-war years until 1963, the casemates of the former coastal battery were used to house battery No. 723. After the military left, the territory was declared under state protection, but no practical steps were taken to preserve the facility.

The territory of the 35th coastal battery in Sevastopol was studied by historians, archaeologists, and search engines. On July 3, the day the blockade of Sevastopol was lifted, veterans gathered here.

However, theft of metal structures continued, “black archaeologists” worked, the structures collapsed and posed a danger to visitors. Gradually historical site local residents began to be used as a dump for construction and household waste. Even the installation of a seismological station at the battery command post in 1988 did not prevent the destruction.

In the 90s, the territory of the armored turret battery began to be increasingly surrounded by numerous hotels.

How the museum was created

Concerned Sevastopol residents began to sound the alarm, and in 2006 the Sevastopol City Council decided to create a museum dedicated to the last line of defense of Sevastopol.

In 2007, construction of the memorial began, in which thousands of people took part, including A. M. Chaly, who subsequently (2014) led the process of reunification with Russia in Sevastopol and was elected “people’s mayor of the city.”

As a result, the forces of Sevastopol residents created a unique military-patriotic complex - the museum of the 35th battery of Sevastopol. The first excursion route passed through the territory in 2008, and in 2011 the Pantheon of Memory was opened. The work was finally completed in 2012.

The Museum of the 35th Battery in Sevastopol is a large-scale complex, total area which is about 8 hectares, and only the underground part is about 5 thousand square meters. m.

Exhibitions

To make it easier for tourists to navigate, an information stand has been installed next to the ticket office. It shows a schematic plan of the 35th coastal battery in Sevastopol.

The museum exhibits are located:

• in preserved military-historical sites - underground battery casemates;
• facilities created to maintain life support for personnel;
• on modern memorials - Necropolis, Pantheon of Memory, monument to the personnel of the 2nd armored tower, chapel of St. Mikhail.

The museum is located under open air, and underground.

Ground territory

A memorial arch greets those who come to the museum. Nearby there is a car park, which features vehicles without which it is difficult to imagine military operations.

From central square, where excursions gather, on the right side is unusual monument– map of the defensive region of Sevastopol. The map, made of cast iron, measures 2.5 by 2.5 meters; all fortified structures of 1941-1942 are marked in relief on it.

The 35th Battery Museum in Sevastopol is located on a cliff above the sea, there is an embankment along which there is a parapet. There are signs on the embankment that list the names of the military units that participated in the defense of the city.

From the embankment you can see the nearby sea big stone with remains of a metal structure. This is all that remains of the pontoon bridge, to which ships moored to take out surviving soldiers and civilians.

The embankment ends near the command and rangefinder post. The post was associated with the citadel underground passages 200 m long, there was a stereo range finder in the armored cabin. Autonomous operation of the post was ensured by its own power plant.

Having made a circle around the territory, tourists return to the central square through the chapel of St. Michael the Archangel, where 6 soldiers are buried, and the mass grave that buried the remains of the soldiers of the 2nd gun tower.

Underground part

During a tour of the “35 Battery” in Sevastopol, photos are usually not taken in the underground part: it is too dark, cramped and sad.

The underground part of the museum is a citadel: corridors and various rooms cut into the rock: combat, command, residential, infirmary, radio rooms, galley, power plant, cabins for personnel and commanders. The premises contain exhibitions of photographs, personal belongings, documents, and weapons.

The citadel is arranged in several levels, connected by stairs. Underground tunnels 200 and 400 m long connected the fortress with command and rangefinder posts.

In the 35th Battery Museum in Sevastopol, history is contained within the very walls of the fortress.

Pantheon

All excursion routes end in the building of the Pantheon of Memory, the entrance is made as if it was torn apart by a shell. Inside the building, on the walls are written the names of those who fought for the city in 1941-1942 - which is approximately 35 thousand people, and the list is still growing.

Finally, in complete darkness, photographs of fighters and ordinary residents of Sevastopol are projected onto the walls. The faces of children, old people, women, warriors look at visitors... It is difficult to hold back tears at this moment, realizing the fragility human life and the tragedy of war.

Museum tours

In order for every tourist to feel and understand the tragedy of this place, professional historians conduct excursions around the “35th Battery” in Sevastopol. They talk about how the battery was created, what role it played in the defense of the hero city in 1941-1942, as well as about the last battles on Cape Chersonesos and the people who died on this land.

750 people visit the museum per day.

The museum exposition is divided into 3 routes. Usually visitors pass through in general excursion route No. 1, and then either route No. 2 or No. 3 is added to it.

All excursions end with a minute of silence in the Pantheon of Remembrance.

Duration of excursions is 1.5 hours.

More information about excursions to the "35 battery" (Sevastopol):

1. Excursion route No. 1. In the right wing of the battery casemates, visitors are guided through the gun rooms and living quarters (wardroom, cockpits, first aid post, galley). The guide talks about how the unique military complex was created and its role in the defense of Sevastopol. Continuation of the excursion – routes 2 and 3.
2. Excursion route No. 2. It starts in the left casemate wing, then tourists walk along the corridor to the gun block of the 1st tower, go down to the ventilation unit located at a depth of 17 m, and go out to observation deck, overlooking the sea. The guide talks about what discoveries were made by searchers while clearing the passages.
3. Excursion route No. 3. In the left wing of the casemates, visitors descend to a depth of 25 m along spiral staircase, pass through a 200-meter corridor to an observation deck located at an altitude of several tens of meters above the sea. They return through the command post. On this route you can find out what happened in Sevastopol and at the 35th battery after the command was taken out.

Search work in the museum

Search work began in 2008. In those days, the TV show “Wait for Me” asked participants in the defense of Sevastopol in 1941-1942 to respond, and research work began on the territory.

Everything that was found during the construction of the museum and clearing the area was put to work in Sevastopol at Battery 35. Personal belongings, documents, photographs, weapons, awards made up the museum’s invaluable fund.

Particular attention is paid to establishing the names of the defenders of the hero city:

• the list of names alone amounted to 40,000 people;
• the found remains of 163 defenders of the city were reburied in the Necropolis of the museum;
• 8 people have been identified;
• Work to establish the names of all the fallen continues.

Visitor impressions

Soldiers of the modern army, schoolchildren and pensioners, independent tourists and organized groups come to the museum. The scale of what you see impresses even experienced travelers.

Many visitors do not hide their tears as they leave the Pantheon of Memory. Most share their experiences and emotions in a special book of reviews and leave entries on the website of the “35 Batteries” memorial complex in Sevastopol.

Often those who have been on an excursion simply do not have the words to express the full range of feelings.

How to get there

It is easy to get to the memorial complex by car; you need to turn in the direction of Cossack Bay, the museum can be seen from afar, there is a parking lot near it.

When setting out on the road using your navigator, it is worth remembering that the “35 battery” in Sevastopol has the following address: Cossack Bay, Alley of Defenders, 35 battery, 7.

It is more convenient to travel by public transport from the “Central Market” stop, from where buses 105 and 77 go to Cossack Bay.

The stop is immediately visible; it is decorated with memorable graffiti. From it you need to walk 200 m.

Museum opening hours

The 35th Battery Museum in Sevastopol operates according to the following schedule:

1. From November to April, tours start at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.; the area is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday are days off. The meeting interval for excursion groups is every half hour.
2. From May to October, the museum grounds open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Tours begin from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is only one day off - Monday. In the summer, the excursion schedule of the “35 Battery” in Sevastopol is designed in such a way that groups depart every 20 minutes.

Cost of visit

Entrance to the territory and tours of the museum are free for everyone.

To streamline the movement of excursion groups to visit Battery 35 (Sevastopol), tickets must be purchased at the box office. The free ticket indicates the start time of the tour.

To be sure to go on an excursion in the summer, when many tourists come to Crimea, it is worth booking free ticket on the museum website.

Restrictions on admission to excursions

Due to the fact that the routes pass through underground cold rooms with 100% humidity, and the exhibition tells about tragic events, including scenes of death and mass violence, by order of the director of the museum, children under 7 years old are not allowed on the excursion.

People with diseases of the cardiac system or musculoskeletal system visit the museum at their own responsibility.