Activities of evacuation hospitals in Penza region during the Great Patriotic War 

Roman Yu. Polyakov, Candidate of historical sciences, candidate of engineering sciences, associate professor, associate professor of the sub-department of humanities and socio-economic disciplines, Рenza Artillery Engineering Institution – The Branch of the Мilitary Аcademy of Logistics in Penza (Penza-5, Penza region, Russia), rus-history@mail.ru

Background. In general, the work of medical institutions during the Great Patriotic War is quite well studied. However, considering medical provision on a national scale or in the Red Army, the activities of medical institutions in a particular region or area, the difficulties faced by medical institutions, often remain not fully disclosed. The purpose of the work is to consider the difficulties of formation, as well as the activities of Penza evacuation hospitals, their contribution to the victory in the Great Patriotic War. Materials and methods. The research is based on archival documents and materials that reveal the work of evacuation hospitals in the Penza region during the Great Patriotic War. In the course of writing the work, the basic research methods were used-dialectical, the method of historicism, objectivity, and consistency, which made it possible to organize and structure the material taking into account military issues. To determine the degree of reliability and representativeness of the documentary material, the method of critical analysis of historical sources was used. Results. The features of the formation of Penza evacuation hospitals are considered, the indicators of their medical activity are introduced into scientific circulation. Conclusions. Despite the objective and subjective difficulties, evacuation hospitals were formed in Penza region, which performed their task with high efficiency – to cure the wounded and sick, and to return them to service as quickly as possible, thereby making a great contribution to the victory of the Soviet people over Nazi Germany.

 evacuation hospitals, wounded, treatment, Red Army

Polyakov R.Yu. Activities of evacuation hospitals in Penza region during the Great Patriotic War. Izvestiya vysshikh uchebnykh zavedeniy. Povolzhskiy region. Gumanitarnye
nauki = University proceedings. Volga region. Humanities. 2022;(3):31–42. (In Russ.). doi:10.21685/2072-3024-2022-3-3