During the Great Patriotic War of 1941—1945, forensic doctors took an active part in the investigation of fascist atrocities — conducted a survey of mass graves, places of execution, concentration camps, etc. But even after the end of the war, forensic medical experts encountered in their work the identification of the remains of Soviet servicemen. Forensic medical experts of the Stavropol Territory had to face the specifics of the study of the remains, which in most cases were not buried, but buried under ice. Members of the forensic medical examination went to the Marukhsky Pass — the place of discovery of the remains — to inspect them at the place of discovery and conducted an examination in order to establish the number of dead Soviet soldiers and determine the causes of their deaths.

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