In the city of Kerch are adjimushkai quarries, which are underground. And they are named so according to existing village adzhimushkaj, where from may to October 1942 part of the troops belonging to the Crimean front, waged a heroic defense against the Nazi occupiers.

On the Kerch Peninsula fierce fighting was taking place, and 8.05.1942, the Germans went on the offensive, capturing the Kerch on may 16. The troops who defended the city, were evacuated to the Taman Peninsula. The part of the troops that belonged to the Crimean front and did not have time to evacuate, were cut off. They had to take up the defense in underground adzhimushkay quarries. In these quarries hid the local population. Around adjimushkai quarries Nazis built rows of barbed wire. Their inputs are initially blasted and then filled up with stones. In the galleries, which were under the earth, pumped the smoke mixed with suffocating gas, arranged partial collapses. But, besieged our people made heroic raids, and struck the enemy a clear strikes, destroying his posts and some heavy tanks.

Besieged underground desperately needed food and water, inadequate medical supplies and ammunition, but that didn't stop them in the fight against fascist invaders. Not only in battles, but also from wounds, suffocation, falls and hunger died the death of thousands of our brave soldiers, and some civilians. The defense, which heroically fought in adzhimushkay quarries, distracted with other significant milestones enemy troops.

Quarries were liberated by our troops in late November 1943.

In 1972 in the catacombs came a detachment of "Search", a native of Odessa, together with enthusiasts from Kerch and Crimea cavers, engineers and communicators to work with a purpose - to find military staff papers and documents of the party organization of participants underground besieged garrison.

The expedition had to work in difficult conditions with numerous landslides and scree with objects, which at any moment could explode in a weak shaft of light. Employees of the first expedition were found shells of various calibres. On their way met mines and grenades and hundreds of rounds of 45-mm caliber, which were not broken. But as the results of this expedition, they were modest.

Therefore, in the summer of 1973 was created and sent numerous expedition led military historian Vladimir Abramov. Worked in the expedition veterans defense F. F. treasurers and S. S. Shaidurov, by which was established the main landmark of defense sites. Served as a Central point of reference tunnel, and there is the master radio. This expedition found 150 items that are relics of hostilities precipitated in adzhimushkay quarries. Among the findings were two gases checkers that are not completely burned. The participants of this expedition concluded that the Nazis applied a choke hold toxic substances that have fired together with the smoke to the poisoning of the besieged people in the quarries.