Abstract
The article contains analytical data obtained as a result of field research, scientific literature and analytical work carried out in the Andijan provincial prisoner-of-war camps in Uzbekistan and near the town of Bekabad, archival documents on conditions and internal regulations, sanitary and hygienic environment, types of economic activities in the camps, the work of prisoners of war, their memories and the kindness of the Uzbek people to them are studied and discussed.
Highlights
Many camps for prisoners of war were organized in Uzbekistan on the instructions of the USSR People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD)
The task of protecting prisoners of war in the camp was performed by the 47th Guards Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Famine on the road before the captives was brought to the camps, the cold climate in Russia, the e-ISSN : 2620 3502 p-ISSN : 2615 3785 prisoners' bad clothes, the lack of sanitary standards during the trip, led to their exhaustion and various diseases
Summary
Many camps for prisoners of war were organized in Uzbekistan on the instructions of the USSR People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD). These camps are surrounded by a wall 2.5 meters high, and inside and outside the walls are lined with 7 rows of barbed wire at a distance of 5 meters. The task of protecting prisoners of war in the camp was performed by the 47th Guards Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The wars with Germany and Japan brought the number of prisoners of war in the camp to 6,000 This prison camp is located near the construction site of the Farhodskaya Hydroelectric Power. Types of prisoners held in prison camp No 288 in different years: [5]
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