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Medical Service in the Invasion of Normandy.
Video shows medical preparations in England before the invasion. Medical materials and supplies are collected. The evacuation scheme is described, explaining functions at the general hospital area, the transit hospital area, and the holding area. Corpsmen attend wounded during the invasion. Jeeps and LSTs are used in evacuation. Stresses the importance of routing evacuation ships to prevent jamming. Aid men follow the battle inland and administer plasma and drugs. A collecting station and a clearing station are shown. A field evacuation hospital is quickly set up.
Video Source: National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park
National Archives Identifier: 24540
catalog.archives.gov/id/24540
Medical Service in the Invasion of Normandy.
Video shows medical preparations in England before the invasion. Medical materials and supplies are collected. The evacuation scheme is described, explaining functions at the general hospital area, the transit hospital area, and the holding area. Corpsmen attend wounded during the invasion. Jeeps and LSTs are used in evacuation. Stresses the importance of routing evacuation ships to prevent jamming. Aid men follow the battle inland and administer plasma and drugs. A collecting station and a clearing station are shown. A field evacuation hospital is quickly set up.
Video Source: National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park
National Archives Identifier: 24540
catalog.archives.gov/id/24540
