Digging their way through an AT ditch.

Feeling better?

Don’t die. I’ve not visited you, yet.

👍🏻

This Truppenverbandplatz seems well manned, with another Artz removing the foot dressing & administering an injection.

The Medical Officer is a Hauptsturmführer (Captain), and the Rod of Asclepius cypher on his shoulderboard marks him as serving in the medical services.

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Our training casualty is next in line for triage & administrative processing.

Now placed on a stretcher for preparation for further evacuation, approximately 6km to the rear.

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The other casualty is given water.

Note his Erkennungsmarke (ID disc) & ‘wound tag’ (pic 2 & 3) detailing his condition, wounds & treatment thus far etc, for the next step in the evacuation process at the Hauptverbandplatz.

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The casualty arrives at the Truppenverbandplatz (possibly that of the III Btl).

Pic 4 shows the Dressing Station’s Medical Officer, seemingly a Untersturmführer (Leutnant) with another casualty.

Note the possible Phänomen Granit ambulance in the background. 🤔

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The casualty is carried to the combination & made comfortable for evacuation to the aforementioned Truppenverbandplatz, where a Medical Officer (Artz) will triage/assess him for further treatment.

Notice the zeltbahn now used as a support for the injured leg in pic 4.

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A leg wound is also dressed in pics 1 & 2.

Notice the sling that’s been applied in pic 2, as highlighted in pic 3.

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With the arm wound dressed, water is offered (pic 3).

The Sanitäter carried 2 water canteens, his own personal 1L & a 1.5L for the casualties. In this instance, he is holding a 1L canteen.

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Pic 1 - The Sani (either from the casualty’s Kompanie or the Truppenverbandplatz (dressing station) located 1-2kms behind the Hauptkampflinie), investigates his arm wound.

Pic 2 - dressing the wound with iodine/sterile gauze/wadding/dressing as indicated in pic 3.

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Although we can’t be sure he is a Sani, his rank of Unterscharführer (Unteroffizier) indicates as such.

Pic 1 - he has an unusual canvas bag that would likely contain much of the items in pic 3 (introduced in 1942).

Pic 2 - Using clothes shears to access the wound.

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As a side note, it’s worth re-looking at this image as it gives a clear view of Palmenmuster (Palm tree pattern camouflage), a rare issue.

The others wear Platanenmuster (Plane tree).

These items and the insignia on the combinations also point to this being 1940.

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Now in a safer environment at the Verwundetennest, a Sanitäter on (I think) a BMW R75 combination has arrived to assess & administer first-aid to the casualty.

Note the Totenkopf emblem & the other combination in the background. Possibly these men are Kradschützen. 🤔

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They continue to drag their casualty to a Verwundetennest - a place where casualties are placed that is ideally out of further immediate threat - and where first-aid can be administered.

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Pic 2 above shows them with versatile zeltbahn in hand - that they use to place the casualty on in pic 3 - as a makeshift stretcher/carry.

Pic 4 - The two men start to drag the casualty away from immediate danger. (I don’t believe these men are designated Krankenträger).

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