The article presents an overview of medical care in oral and maxillofacial pathology in the Great Patriotic War. The authors examine issues related to the organization of specialized maxillofacial evacuation hospitals and maxillofacial department in general surgical hospitals, they consider the basic principles of evacuation maxillofacial patients in the direction and by appointment. Issues of medical care for injuries of the face and neck, primary and secondary bleeding, fractures of jaws and traumatic osteomyelitis, and the provision of medical care in patients with combined pathology of the face and neck are covered in the review. The analysis of scientific papers and dissertations of maxillofacial surgeons and dentists published in the period from 1941 to 1945 is carried out. The authors raise issues concerning the organization of scientific conferences, meetings, and national meetings to assist maxillofacial wounded during the war. They cover the issues of surgical restoration of lost and deformed tissues of the maxillofacial region, the manufacture of orthopedic devices with defects of the chin, lips, cheeks, jaws, palate and nose. A greater role of doctors D.A. Entin, S.N. Vaysblat, A.E. Verlotsky, L.M. Lindenbaum, A.I. Evdokimov, I.G. Lukomsky, G.I. Kowarski, G.A. Vasilyev, A.E. Rauera, N.M. Michel-son, M.B. Fabrikant in the development of military maxillofacial surgery and dentistry is demonstrated. The authors demonstrate a significant contribution of courage and heroism of maxillofacial surgeons and dentists in the victory over the fascist invaders during the Great Patriotic War.