Military hospitals evacuated to the Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR and the Uryupinsk military infantry school during the Great Patriotic war

The article, based on archival materials, examines the activities of military hospitals and the Uryupinsk military infantry school evacuated to the Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR during the Great Patriotic War. The organization of accommodation and everyday life of the wounded and sick in evacuation hospitals is analyzed. The issues of the personnel of medical workers, their advanced training, treatment of the wounded using physiotherapy, mud therapy, mineral baths, climatotherapy, physical methods of treatment and exercise therapy are considered. The measures to prevent epidemic diseases in evacuation hospitals and the organization of the evacuation of military hospitals in connection with the approach of the front to the territory of the republic are studied. The organization of the placement of evacuation hospitals after the liberation of Kabardino-Balkaria from the occupiers is studied. The difficulties of everyday life and medical care for wounded soldiers and commanders of the Red Army are shown. The experience of work on the organization of treatment, life, food, patronage assistance of the public in caring for wounded soldiers and events on conducting ideological and political work in hospitals is summarized. The activities of the Uryupinsk military infantry school for training officers for the Red Army are studied. Graduates of the school, natives of Kabardino-Balkaria, who took part in military operations as part of the North Caucasian Front and other formations are identified. The conclusion is made that, despite all the difficulties of the socio-economic development of the country, the region, due to social support from the state, patronage assistance from enterprises, collective farms, educational institutions and public organizations, the normal functioning of evacuation hospitals and a military school in extreme war conditions was ensured.