Battery No. 394 captain Zubkov near Gelendzhik

What to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting

Battery No. 394 captain Zubkov - historical landmark of the Great Patriotic War. This battery of protective artillery guns is located on the coastal hill of Cape Penai, from where the waters of Tsemesskaya (Novorossiysk) Bay and Novorossiysk Port are perfectly visible. Due to its favorable location, it played an important and heroic role in repelling the fascist attack from the sea and destroyed enemy objects on land and in the air. During the fighting, more than five thousand artillery shells were fired at the battery and more than seven thousand bombs were dropped, but despite this, the guns were restored again and the confrontation continued.

Today the battery is an open-air museum. On its territory, the original ship's guns, an anti-aircraft gun, a command post, weapons cellars, and a chemical protection Post have been preserved. To the delight of children, weapons can be touched, some are even set in motion. You can go down to the cellars and command posts, and in one of the underground rooms there is a museum of memory and a photo exhibition. To navigate the territory at the entrance to the ticket office, you can get a map-scheme with marked guns, there are signs and signs describing events on the territory. You can inspect the museum yourself, but it is much more interesting with excursion accompaniment, which can be purchased at the entrance to the ticket office. You can also download and install the official museum guide app here - http://gelmusey.ru/?page_id=1885

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