[The activities of the Soviet pathologist Vladimir Gerasimovich Molotkov during the Great Patriotic War (to the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory)].

This work is dedicated to the famous pathologist, scientist, teacher of the USSR Higher School of Medicine Vladimir Gerasimovich Molotkov. Being the main pathologist of the Western Front from 1941 to 1944, and the 3rd Belorussian Front from 1944 to 1945, Vladimir Gerasimovich successfully coped with the duties assigned to him. His activities during the Great Patriotic War made it possible to study in detail some aspects of the pathogenesis of various pathologies, in particular «field» or «digging» nephritis, and thereby significantly improve the quality of medical care for Soviet soldiers, which made an invaluable contribution to the victory. For his services to the fatherland, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star, Order of World War of II degree, the Red Banner of Labor Order, the Badge of Honor, as well as many other awards. From September 1945, he headed the department of the Smolensk Medical Institute and ruled it until his untimely death on February 14, 1976.