Activities of the Osoaviakhim of the Krasnoyarsk territory in the field of military training of the civilian population on the eve of the Great Patriotic war (1939-1941)

using the example of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the article examines the main areas of activity of the Society for Assistance to Defense, Aviation and Chemical Engineering (Osoaviakhim) in the field of military training of the population in the pre-war period of 1939-1941. Based on the materials in the F.P-26 fund of the State Archive of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, an attempt has been made to clarify the quantitative indicators of the activities of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Council of the Osoaviakhim for the preparation of a military-trained reserve for the Red Army on the eve of the war. It is concluded that in the period 1939-1941, the activities of the Osoviakhim Regional Council were focused on increasing the number of primary organizations and members of society, as well as on actively involving the population in mass defense work. At the same time, despite the training of aviation, cavalry, chauffeur and naval personnel, the main areas of work of Osoaviakhim in the Krasnoyarsk Territory were the training of rifle personnel and the training of the population to pass the standards for the badge "Ready for air defense." As a key element of non-military military training of citizens, the Osoaviakhim system of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, having provided military knowledge to tens of thousands of people, played an important role in strengthening the country's defense capability in the conditions of the growing fire of the Second World War.

The Great Patriotic War, 1939-1941, military training of the population, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Osoaviakhim