2. sv. vojna - Heeres Dienstanzug Modell 1936 až 43 (Sanitätssoldat)

Sanitätssoldat, Sanitätsunteroffizier


Every platoon and company of the Wehrmacht had at the beginning of the war a knowledgeable staff engaged in the treatment of wounded soldiers. In a platoon this task was performed by a so-called Sanitätssoldat, in a company it was one Sanitätssoldat and one Sanitätsunteroffizier. In addition, there were other levels of assistance at higher organisational units ( battalion, regiment, division, corps, army ). However, we are primarily interested in the individual, acting alongside the troops on the battlefield.
Sanitätssoldat, whether he was in SS or Wehrmacht units, had almost identical equipment and identical clothing with the latter. The Sani, as he was familiarly called, did not have to, but could be armed. Because the carrying and use of a weapon was not assumed, his equipment in this juxtaposition is also slightly different. He does not carry ammunition pouches, grenades, smoke grenades, or tools for gun maintenance. The helmet, clothing, support system, footwear, and other pieces of equipment are identical to the infantry, so let's focus on the specialized equipment of the sani. This consists primarily of pouches and pouches for specialized equipment.
SanitätstaschePhoto #3 - leather belt pouch, each sani carried two. The left one contains dressing material, a clip and tweezers. The right one contains medicines such as : iodine tincture, disinfectant material, blood circulation medicine, 20 tablets of weak opium for pain and other dressing material.

Sanitätstasche der KavalleriePhoto no.4 - special bag for carrying on the horse saddle, the contents are similar
SanitätstornisterPhoto no.5 - A bag with additional dressing material, carried by company orderlies
SanitätskastenPhoto No.6 - contained already specialised material, the use of which was reserved for the graduated doctor and only appeared at company level operating independently and battalion level.


The capabilities of combat medics were very limited and their primary role consisted of transporting the wounded to the Verwundetennest , a hidden position where any bleeding was stopped, wounds were disinfected, soothing pills were administered and they were immediately transported on to the Truppenverbandplatz ( TVPl ) at battalion level, or the Hauptverbandplätz ( HVPl ) at division level, in the rear.


As a mark of affiliation, the nurses wore white armbands with a red cross on the sleeves of their uniforms, white-painted helmets with red crosses of various sizes and locations, sometimes their markings were merely improvised. Otherwise, they were distinguished by a patch of cloth or cotton with the sign of the attending staff ( a wrap-around snake ). The border of the epaulettes was blue.

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