question on medical bandages

[Jan B]

I don't want to spam but a member in the DDR section adviced me to do so.

Here's a link to the thread, initially started overthere:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=1#post4535399

[Guardian 5]

Team - Nico redirected Jan B to the BRD forum from the DDR forum. Can anyone answer his query? Jan B's question pertains to a very interesting post-war medical kit with components from 1945!

Perhaps a re-use of wartime kit as we saw in the NBC mask thread started last week?

You don't see Nico getting "stumped" very often....

All the best - TJ

[ReinerMB42]

Verbandmittelsatz

Hello, folks,

looks like a Bandage kit for Red Cross/Hospital use. The RC used a lot of
WWII medical stuff well into the 70ies. It definitely didn´t seem military to me.
Best regards

Reiner

[Asbjoern]

I really have no clue how to date this box... the box itself and the packages look as if they could be made in 1945, but the font of the printing looks very modern to me ... and if it was a wartime product: Would the manufacturer have used the clear name of the company ?
Lots of questions ...

Jens

[Jan B]

Thanks guys for sharing your opinions on the matter.


As both the nomination 'verbandmittelsatz' and the abreviation/code on the box are IMHO non-ww2 german medical terms (never seen this on pre-45 military or DRK / First aid / para-military kit), I decided to get your help.

My very limited knowledge on NVA/BW militaria doesn't allow me to give more input but I was somewhat convinced that the code V-MV-100-2(3), as seen on the box, is a typical post-war (military) production/ID -code...

I have no real problem with the type of the printing on the packages as even in 45 certain manufacturers used quiet stylish and full named printing on verbandpäckchen.

Lastly, the area-indication 'Berlin W35', was this still common after 45?

Regards

Jan