Medics of WW1 - Photos, Gear, etc.

[Guardian 5]

Another view.

[Guardian 5]

Unfortunately, the red cross is not visible on this soldier.

[Guardian 5]

A group photo of Red Cross personnel. I'm not sure what to make of the chevrons; rank or service stripes?

[Guardian 5]

This final photo has puzzled me for a long time. Given the Sutterlein writing on the reverse, I presume these are German or Austrian personnel - perhaps a civilian agency? I suppose I couldn't rule out the Swiss...

[Guardian 5]

The reverse of the above image.

Thanks for looking,

TJ

[Chip M]

Thomas,

Regarding your photos...... I don't think the soldier in post #122 is a medic. That armband is just plain white. He is wearing a single ammo pouch.

The volunteer medical personnel had a ranking system, which was worn on the sleeve for the lower ranks. One chevron = Gruppenführer, two chevrons = Zugführer-Stellvertreter, three chevrons = Zugführer. These three ranks had plain shoulder straps.

The higher ranks were indicated on the shoulder straps. They were, Kolonnenführer-Stellvertreter, Führer einer Sanitätskolonne, Arzt (doctor) einer Sanitätskolonne, Vorstandsmitglieder der Landesvereine vom Roten Kreuz, Delegierte der Freiwilligen Krankenpflege and Johanniter-Ritter bei der Freiwilligen Krankenpflege.

You last photo shows what appears to be prison medics. I think the writing on the back is the names of the two men marked with an "X" on the photo.

Chip

[Chip M]

Here are a couple of caps from my collection, a Krankenträger (carmine piping and band) from the XIV.A.K. (Baden) and a Sanitäter cap from medic attached to a Bavarian field artillery regiment.

[RelicHunter]

Great caps Chip. Is it the blue band that signifies a sanitater?

[Guardian 5]

Chip - The feedback is much appreciated.

Thanks,

TJ

Thomas,

Regarding your photos...... I don't think the soldier in post #122 is a medic. That armband is just plain white. He is wearing a single ammo pouch.

The volunteer medical personnel had a ranking system, which was worn on the sleeve for the lower ranks. One chevron = Gruppenführer, two chevrons = Zugführer-Stellvertreter, three chevrons = Zugführer. These three ranks had plain shoulder straps.

The higher ranks were indicated on the shoulder straps. They were, Kolonnenführer-Stellvertreter, Führer einer Sanitätskolonne, Arzt (doctor) einer Sanitätskolonne, Vorstandsmitglieder der Landesvereine vom Roten Kreuz, Delegierte der Freiwilligen Krankenpflege and Johanniter-Ritter bei der Freiwilligen Krankenpflege.

You last photo shows what appears to be prison medics. I think the writing on the back is the names of the two men marked with an "X" on the photo.

Chip

[Chip M]

Is it the blue band that signifies a sanitater?

RH,

The original field gray caps of the NCOs and enlisted men of the Sanitäts-Kompanien and Feldlazarette (Krankenträger and Militärkrankenwärter) were just like those of the infantry, but with a visor. That is, they had the red (ponceaurot) colored piping and band. The cap was the M1908 Dienstmütze mit Schirm. In 1915 the colors on the caps were changed so that the Krankenträger now had carmine (karmesinrot) piping (Vorstoß) and band (Besatzstreifen) and the Militärkrankenwärter had a dark blue (Dunkelblau) band with a medium blue (Kornblumenblau) piping.

This cap with the blue band and red piping is that of the Sanitäter-Mannschaften and -Unteroffiziere.

Chip

[Gustaf B]

Here is the reverse of the above image; perhaps someone could glean some more information from the note.

Familie
Heinrich Schall
Frankfurt a/M
Koselsstraße 52
Meinen Lieben! heute erhalt ich die 2 Zigarren mit Brief herzlichen dank, leider ist die brave Anna in Siegen gestorben Wie ist dort die Meinnung wohl wie lange es noch daueren kann schreibt mir als mal oftere, ich habe heute Nacchmittag frei das halb raus an die Luft Grüßt herzlich Euer Hermann den 15.3.??? Mittags

Best
Gus

[kemmelberg1920]

hello,here is one for sanitaiter,dated BAI 1917, it is a bavairian ,

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[kemmelberg1920]

and here the final manequins ,of my group sanitaiter-krankentrager-hilfskrankentrager the sanitaiter has his cap on his head,the krankentrager has a helmet on his head,and the last one in the hilfskrankentrager he has still his old infanteriecap on his head (this has the camouflageband on it)



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[RelicHunter]

Amazing collection you have. I love the photo of the two Germans and donkey all wearing gas masks you have on the wall. I have a copy of that same photo in my collection room.

[kemmelberg1920]

hello,here is something that has suvived also ,a mony box of the red cross dated from 1914,y like it a lot littel but special ,

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