Medical Service of the German Army 1939.

[tigre]

Hello to all ; something more.....................

Medical units of the 268 ID.

Fall Rot.


A piece of 210 mm heading to the front………….


A destroyed French town.


First prisoners.

Sources: Militär Fotoalbum @ Westwall Frankreichfeldzug 1940 bei eBay_de 1918-1945 (endet 25_02_08 101347 MEZ).
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... 68ID-R.htm

Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Hello to all ; something more.....................

Medical units of the 268 ID.

Fall Rot.

Sources: Militär Fotoalbum @ Westwall Frankreichfeldzug 1940 bei eBay_de 1918-1945 (endet 25_02_08 101347 MEZ).
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... 68ID-R.htm

Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

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Medical units of the 268 ID.

Fall Rot.


The infantry moves ahead by a makeshift bridge.


A pontoon column of the Pi 268? surpassing the vehicles of the Kr Kwz 2.


Column of the Kr Kwz 2 in a halt along the road to Epinal.


Epinal.

Sources: Militär Fotoalbum @ Westwall Frankreichfeldzug 1940 bei eBay_de 1918-1945 (endet 25_02_08 101347 MEZ).
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... 68ID-R.htm

It's all folks. Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

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The Organization of the Medical Service of the German Army and its Employment in the Campaign Against Poland.

Source: in the pictures.

Any idea what was this medical unit? Thanks. Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

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The Organization of the Medical Service of the German Army and its Employment in the Campaign Against Poland.

First aid and evacuation of civilians .... volksdeutschen?

Source: in the pictures.

Cheers. Raúl M .

[Devonbal]

What color Litzen and shoulder boards would Hilfskrankenträger wear? Would they have blue medical litzen and blue boards? Or would they have litzen that went with their career and boards for their unit? Or maybe a mixture of the two?

[tigre]

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Transport of wounded soldiers.

Source: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-verwundeter ... 1863153761

Cheers. Raul M .

[Breslau1946]

There is quite a bit of information about Lazarett on the web, especially if the location treated POWs. However, what was the precise status of people working at Reserve or General Lazarett: Were they civilian staff or were they military staff? In addition, finding information about some locations is quite difficult. For example, Reserve Lazaerrett No. 7, Hauptverwattung in Breslau is missing from most listings I have found. An6 suggestions for additional information?

[Alex Dekker]

A few things come to my mind: first of all, Breslau was encirceled in 1945, I assume a lot of paperwork was destroyed or captured by the Russian Army. Paperwork can be found, at least a part of it, at the Red Army Museum near Moscow.

[tigre]

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The Health Personnel in the different divisions of the German Army (Heer).

The doctors of a division (IV b of the divisional staff) were technical superiors of the medical corps and directed the medical troops of their own division. In the 1st and 2nd wave infantry divisions, these were divided into:

1st Medical Company (mot)
2nd Medical Company (horsedrawn)
field hospital
1st ambulance train
2nd Ambulance Train

Its staffing was 21 officers, 10 officials, 71 non-commissioned officers, and 429 men. The divisional health medical material warehouse, 2 sets b, comprised a total of 48 boxes of medical material weighing 10 tons. This supply should supply a division for three days in a large-scale battle.

In the divisions from the 5th wave, both medical companies were covered. Starting with the 7th wave, the field hospitals of the divisions were eliminated and the task was taken over by the army doctors. Only the 8th wave divisions received another field hospital (horsedrawn). In all subsequent waves, the medical units had been more or less cut back.

For the Infantry Division 43, medical troops were provided:

1st Medical Company (mot)
2nd Medical Company (horsedrawn)
ambulance company

Panzergrenadier Division 43 had:

1st Medical Company (mot)
2nd Medical Company (mot)
1st ambulance train
2nd Ambulance Train
3rd Ambulance Train

Panzer Division 43 had:

1st Medical Company
2nd Medical Company
1st ambulance train
2nd Ambulance Train
3rd Ambulance Train

The Jäger and Festungs-Divisions had:

1st Medical Company (mot)
2nd medical company (horsedrawn)
ambulance company

The 25th wave divisions, formed in January 1945, still had a medical company and troop decontamination platoon, but no ambulance company.

As of March 1944, all medical troops belonged to the supply regiments of the respective division.

In the Infantry Division 44, the medical units consisted of:

1st Medical Company b
2nd medical company b (mot)
ambulance company

In the Panzergrenadier Division and Panzer Division 44, the medical units consisted of:

1st Medical Company b (mot)
2nd medical company b (mot)
ambulance company

Source: https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gl ... ngID-R.htm

Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

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Field hospitals (Feldlazarett).

The field hospitals were subordinated to the respective army, corps, and division doctors. They were part of the respective sanitary troops.

In the field hospital, the necessary treatment for the sick and wounded was carried out under conditions similar to those in a hospital. Difficult surgical interventions could also be performed. A field hospital accommodated the wounded and sick from the front who, after being rescued from the immediate combat zone, had initially been treated as best as possible at the main or troop aid stations (Hauptverbandplätz) and who required additional medical attention and hospital accommodation.

Soldiers with injuries and illnesses, which the field hospital could not professionally care for due to capacity reasons or due to additional medically necessary treatment beyond its capabilities, were assigned to war hospitals (Kriegs-Lazaret) located in the rear or to reserve hospitals (Reserve-Lazarett), which had the necessary specialties and specific equipment.

In field hospitals, a distinction must be made between horse-drawn and motorized field hospitals. Both corresponded in structure (group leader, 1st and 2nd platoon) as well as in staffing (76 men). The medical staff included at least 2 surgeons and 1 internal disease specialist, as well as 1 dentist and 1 pharmacist. The field hospital was normally 15-20 km behind the front and should, as far as possible, be established in permanent buildings (schools, hospitals, etc.). It usually had the following rooms: admission, operation, bandages, X-rays and pharmacy room. In addition, there was the kitchen and pantry area, as well as a mortuary (morgue). Medical and logistical supplies were supplied from a medical park. The field hospital was equipped to house 200 patients. If he had to follow the division forward, the wounded were transferred to an army rear military hospital or a military hospital replaced the on-site field hospital.

Source: https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gl ... FelLaz.htm
https://clio-history.livejournal.com/1244788.html

Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Hello to all ; a query................................

Ratio between doctors and military personnel (comparison between armies).

I found these figures in an old source, I expose them here to contrast them. According to the source, the figures for the United States are only for the army......and for the others?

Source: Military Review. May 1943

Cheers. Raúl M .

[Alex Dekker]

Thanks again. Great post again though I do think this source is somehow coloured to let the Germans look bad and the (just started to fight!) Americans to good. The USA was just involved in the war.

[tigre]

Thanks for your input Alex . Cheers. Raúl M .