This article describes the path of the maxillo-facial surgery to becoming an independent part of the general surgery. We will look closely at the experience, gained y field surgeons during the events at Lake Hasan and Halkin-Gol river. The war with Finland, that enabled the surgeons to develop the system of specialized dental help for the gunshot wounds, to create standarts of specialized equipment, examples of splints, etc, which were widely used during the World War II.
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