Students of the Stavropol State Agrarian University got acquainted with the history of the liberation of Stavropol from the Nazi invaders

In January 2022, the Museum of the History of the Stavropol State Agrarian University hosts excursions dedicated to the 79th anniversary of the liberation of Stavropol from Nazi invaders. Students of the Faculty of Secondary Vocational Education were the first to take part in the series of events.

The head of the Museum of History Olga Nikolaevna Shmatko told the guests of the museum about the history of Stavropol and the history of the Stavropol State Agrarian University during the Great Patriotic War.

The occupation of Stavropol by the Nazi troops took place from August 2, 1942 to January 21, 1943 and caused enormous damage to the population and economy of the region.

At the beginning of the war, the main educational building was commissioned as a hospital, the largest and most well-equipped in the city. He was served by more than 400 specially trained doctors and nurses. Students and teachers patronized the chambers of the wounded soldiers.

From October 25, 1941 to the beginning of 1942, the entire staff of the institute was mobilized for defense work on the near approaches to Stavropol. Then classes were restored, but the university continued to provide all possible assistance to the front. Throughout the war, students and staff took an active part in collecting things for the soldiers. They sent them warm clothes, mittens, socks and scarves, shag, books, towels, pouches, cigarette cases and other things that could be useful to the soldiers, letters wishing them a victory.

In the summer of 1942, German troops began to move rapidly to the south of the country. Disturbing news came to the city every day. On July 31 and August 1, almost all the property of the university was taken to the station and loaded into wagons for evacuation inland. On August 3, 1942, the Nazis broke into Stavropol, they captured the echelon of our institute. Not having time to evacuate, our university suffered huge damage. A large number of teaching aids, books and other property were irretrievably lost.

On January 21, 1943, the Nazi invaders were expelled from the city. Retreating, the Germans left behind severe destruction. The building of the main educational building was badly damaged during the bombing. The shell that hit the educational building did not explode, but caused a strong fire, during which most of the building burned out, only the walls remained.

Heroic work, in just two months, the students restored one of the destroyed buildings of the institute. Students worked at the construction site even at night. Due to the lack of machines and mechanisms, they performed almost all the work manually. The source of the strength of the students of those years was not the struggle for survival, but the desire to help people and the country with their work. And therefore, the most joyful day for students and employees of the university was May 9, 1945, when the red flag of Victory hoisted over the university. 

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