Enterprises of defense, republican, local and cooperative industry, transport and communication of the Kazakh SSR during the Great Patriotic War

Introduction. The purpose of the article is to analyze the activities of defense, republican, local and cooperative industry, transport and communications of the Kazakh SSR during the Great Patriotic War, aimed at the production of military products, weapons, various types of ammunition for the Red Army and Navy. The relevance of the study was determined by the need to identify the performance of the enterprises of the studied areas of industry in Kazakhstan during the Great Patriotic War, which contributed to the build-up of the combat potential of the Red Army and its comprehensive support.