The contribution of Osoaviakhim to the achievement of the victory in the great patriotic war (1941-1945)

The article shows the activities of state authorities, military and political leadership, Osoaviakhim, carried out in the interests of strengthening the country's defense capability during the Great Patriotic War. The main goal in Osoaviakhim's activities during the war years was to assist the Red Army by deploying mass work in the front-line and rear areas in preparation of combat reserves. This, above all, manning the military-trained reserves of regular units of the army, aviation and navy, divisions of the people's militia and partisan detachments. In addition, the preparation of the population of the rear and front-line areas for air and chemical defense was conducted. There was also organized a fundraising for the production of military equipment and armament, seeding defensive hectares of grain from personal stocks, sending warm clothes to the front lines for soldiers. Osoaviakhimovtsy assisted the wounded and orphans, repaired army uniforms. The Company took an active part in the clearance of the liberated territories, houses, industrial facilities and agricultural lands.