[Activities of the department of forensic medicine of Sechenov University during the great patriotic war].

The purpose of the work is a brief historical and medical analysis of activities of the Department of Forensic Medicine of First Moscow Medical Institute during the Great Patriotic War. The authors presented the scientific, practical and teaching activities of the department during war years. The staff of the department, headed by prof. V.F. Chervakov conducted research relevant to the current historical period. The system of training medical personnel was modernized several times in accordance with the needs of the time. The department successfully coped with all tasks in a military situation and laid the foundations for further development of domestic forensic medicine.