Universal History Annotation << Back THE HISTORICAL ROLE OF AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR G.S. Kairbekova, A.M. Mukhuchev, S.G. Idrisova The article examines the role of automotive technology during the Second World War. Equipping the Red Army with automotive equipment due to gratuitous withdrawal from all state and public enterprises and organizations, as well as through the supply of imported cars to the country by allies; selection of car models, which affected the efficiency of cargo transportation. The organization by the Soviet command of road transportation in large-scale military operations taking into account difficult natural conditions; the construction of new bridges, the use of pontoon parks to overcome water obstacles. B3-43 petrol tankers and VMZ-43 water and oil tankers were used to refuel vehicles. Increasing the average daily mileage of cars due to mobile, compact, mobile warehouses. Keywords: automotive equipment, water barriers, fuel oil, GAZ-67, Willis-MV, bridge - building trains, bridge parks, convoy, mobile warehouses. DOI: 10.25791/vseist.01.2023.1171 Pp. 19-24.