The book is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Tula and, as part of this battle, the battles on the territory of the Dedilovsky and Bolokhovsky districts. Based on archival documents and eyewitness memories, the entire picture of life in the Kireyevsky district from the beginning of the war, the period of hostilities and occupation, as well as the initial period of restoration of the national economy and the establishment of peaceful life after liberation from the Nazi invaders, was restored. The book contains archival documents: operational reports on combat operations of troops and units, combat orders, orders on awards, etc. not only of Red Army units, but also captured documents of the German army, as well as memories of participants in those battles and eyewitnesses, notes in newspapers of that time. For the first time, defense schemes for Dedilovo and Bolokhov, extracts from orders for awarding soldiers and commanders who distinguished themselves in battles on the territory of Dedilovsky and Bolokhovsky districts, and award sheets with a brief description of their exploits were published. Documents about the atrocities of the Nazi occupiers on the territory of the Kireyevsky district were also published. A detailed pre-war map of the Kireyevsky district is published in the Appendix, on which you can trace the combat path of units of our army, as well as see settlements that have long disappeared from the map, which will help interested readers better understand the history of our Motherland. The book is intended for a wide range of readers, teachers and local historians.