Port Arthur ... The outpost of the Russian Empire in the Yellow Sea.Far piece of land on the edge of the world, heavily drenched in the blood of Russian soldiers.Eleven centuries ago this place was watching eyes of the world.This is where the main events unfolded Russian-Japanese war.It performs great feats and taken the fatal and sometimes contradictory solutions.The defense of Port Arthur - a vivid example of inverse valor of the Russian soldiers.
Port Arthur, served as the main base of the Russian fleet in the region, occupied a strategically advantageous position.From this springboard Russian squadron could strike in the direction of the Korean and Pechiliyskogo bays.Thereby threatening the most important operational lines of the Japanese army.But for all its strategically favorable position, Port Arthur was not well equipped to serve as a reliable and secure naval base.The inner harbor, which housed the main forces of the fleet was too small and shallow.With only a very narrow exit, it is in the military and tactical aspects are present mousetrap.
not far preferable in this regard and was the outer harbor.Fully open, candid, he represented a danger, as the parking lot of combat ships.In addition, the fortress had no adequate protection from sea attacks, nor of the land.In general, the eve of the war the fort called impregnable stronghold was difficult.Port Arthur was not able to withstand a massive attack of the army and navy of Japan.And he could not provide a safe home of the Pacific squadron.These are the basic prerequisites of the tragedy of the war.
By that time, when the tight siege of Port Arthur, of 552 guns of the fortress's embattled garrison were only 116 were not fully staffed fourth and seventh of the East Siberian Rifle Division.As for the Navy, the Port Arthur raid was stationed first Pacific Squadron and the Siberian Flotilla.
war, and, respectively, and the defense of Port Arthur, began at night on January 27, 1904 year.The outbreak of hostilities was laid attack 10 Japanese destroyers in the squadron standing in the roadstead of Port Arthur.Immediately Japanese torpedo damaged two battleships and a cruiser.It was the first loss of the dramatic and bloody war ...
morning came the main forces of the Japanese fleet led by Admiral Togo Heyhatiro.From this point directly and started the defense of Port Arthur by the Japanese armada, which had a four-fold superiority.Day battle, not brought the success of the squadron of Admiral H. Togo, I was a complete blocking of the fortress.In order not to allow Russian ships to leave the harbor and disrupt transportation of Japanese troops on the Korean peninsula.
gallant defense of Port Arthur lasted 329 days, but the fall of Port Arthur was inevitable.On the 329 th day of the heroic and fierce resistance stronghold still fell.The protracted and exhausting defense of Port Arthur thwart the plans of the Japanese command with respect to the lightning defeat of Russian forces in Manchuria.Price 27 thousand Russian lives - is the result of protection of Port Arthur.Damage attackers was so high (112 thousand dead and wounded, fifteen and sixteen sunken ships damaged), which in-chief of the Japanese Army Gen. M. legs, feeling guilty for such a heinous and unjustifiable loss, about to commit ritual seppuku.But the emperor Japan forbade him to this act.It was only after the death of the monarch General exercised his intention ...
