Fort No. 2А Barnekow
Fort No. 2A Barnekow is located one kilometer from the fort Bronsart, named after Albert Christov Gottlieb von Barnekov. Commanding a division, he fought against the French army in the war of 1870-1871. Three years later he was appointed the Commander of the First Army Corps in Königsberg. Although fort No. 2a was considered intermediate, it had a moat filled with water and reliable protection of the casemates. Only five forts had armored rotating carriages with circular embrasures, including fort No. 2a. This fort is fairly well preserved, since it was not subjected to artillery shelling and assault. It is known that there was a stable telephone connection between the forts. Winners decided to take advantage of this. They ordered the commandant of fort No. 3, who surrendered at about nine o'clock in the morning of April 9, to tell his colleague, the commandant of fort No. 2a, on the phone, how his fort was assaulted. And also to warn that if he does not lay down his arms in fifteen minutes, the fort will be destroyed by artillery fire. The commandant agreed with the ultimatum, and at 2 p.m. on April 9 the fort capitulated. It is interesting that concrete blocks, which the Germans widely used in East Prussia as a barrier against Soviet tanks, were preserved on this fort. Twelve military barracks are located in the main building of the fort. These barracks are separated from each other by a half meter wall. Each barrack has its own separate entrance from the outside. Eight storage and auxiliary facilities are located in the outbuildings, embedded in the earthen picking shaft of the fort. The fort is surrounded by five meters deep and twenty meters wide water moat. It is possible to get to the fort only by the bridge.
Kaliningrad
the north-eastern part of Kaliningrad over a large ring road