| Joint Medical Service Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr | |
|---|---|
 Cap badge | |
| Active | 1 October 2000 – present |
| Country |
 Germany |
| Branch | Joint service |
| Role | Military medicine |
| Size | 19,388 personnel[1] |
| Equipment |
• Hospitals and field hospitals • Rheinmetall YAK • Unimog |
| Commanders | |
| Inspector of the Joint Medical Service | Generaloberstabsarzt Dr. Ingo Patschke |
| Insignia | |
| Insignia of the Joint Medical Service |
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Medic during NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Croatia 1995
Field hospital Exercise
Vehicle of the Sanitätsdienst during KFOR
The Joint Medical Service (German language: Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr) is a part of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany, but explicitly no new branch of arms. Medical personnel of all three branches (Army, Navy and Air Force) were assigned to a centralized authority which was installed to concentrate their capabilities. However these troops remain members of their original branch of arms. Only very specialized medical units (such as medical care for divers and aircraft crews) are not a part of the Joint Medical Service.
Structure[]
Just like all other branches of the German Armed Forces, the Joint Medical Service is divided into two divisions, one exercising command and control over the operational units whilst the other is in charge of schools and facilities. Furthermore, the area of responsibility is divided into four Medical Regions, each commanded by a central authority and identical to the four Defense District Commands of the Armed Forces.
- German Armed Forces Surgeon General (Currently: Generaloberstabsarzt (3 stars) Dr. Ingo Patschke) [2]
- Medical Service Staff at the Federal Ministry of Defence
- Joint Medical Forces Command
- 1st Medical Regional Command
- Bundeswehr Hospital in Westerstede
- Bundeswehr Hospital in Hamburg
- Field Hospital Regiment 11
- Reserve Hospital Group
- 2nd Medical Regional Command
- Bundeswehr Central Hospital in Koblenz
- Field Hospital Regiment 21
- Medical Regiment 22
- 3rd Medical Regional Command
- Bundeswehr Hospital in Berlin
- Field Hospital Regiment 31
- Field Hospital Regiment 32
- 4th Medical Regional Command
- Bundeswehr Hospital in Ulm
- Field Hospital Regiment 41
- Mountain Medical Regiment 42
- Rapid Medical Response Forces Command
- 1st Medical Regional Command
- Bundeswehr Medical Office
- Bundeswehr Medical Academy
- Medical Instruction Regiment
- Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service in Koblenz
- Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Sercvie in Kiel
- Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service in Munich
- Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology
- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology
- Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Bundeswehr Institute of Medical Occupational and Environmental Safety
- Institute of Medical Statistics and Data Processing
- Bundeswehr Institute of Sports Medicine
Ranks of the Bundeswehr Joint Medical Service[]
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Army and Airforce[]
| Human Medicine | Dentistry | Pharmacy | Veterinary | Army and Airforce | Foreign equivalents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stabsarzt | Stabsarzt | Stabsapotheker | Stabsveterinär | Hauptmann | Captain |
| Oberstabsarzt | Oberstabsarzt | Oberstabsapotheker | Oberstabsveterinär | Major | Major |
| Oberfeldarzt | Oberfeldarzt | Oberfeldapotheker | Oberfeldveterinär | Oberstleutnant | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Oberstarzt | Oberstarzt | Oberstapotheker | Oberstveterinär | Oberst | Colonel |
| Generalarzt | Generalarzt | Generalapotheker | – | Brigadegeneral | Brigadier General |
| Generalstabsarzt | – | – | – | Generalmajor | Major General |
| Generaloberstabsarzt | – | – | – | Generalleutnant | Lieutenant General |
[]
| Human Medicine | Dentistry | Pharmacy | Navy | Foreign equivalents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stabsarzt | Stabsarzt | Stabsapotheker | Kapitänleutnant | Lieutenant |
| Oberstabsarzt | Oberstabsarzt | Oberstabsapotheker | Korvettenkapitän | Lieutenant Commander |
| Flottillenarzt | Flottillenarzt | Flottillenapotheker | Fregattenkapitän | Commander |
| Flottenarzt | Flottenarzt | Flottenapotheker | Kapitän zur See | Captain |
| Admiralarzt | Admiralarzt | Admiralapotheker | Flottillenadmiral | Rear Admiral (Lower Half) |
| Admiralstabsarzt | – | – | Konteradmiral | Rear Admiral (Upper Half) |
| Admiraloberstabsarzt | – | – | Vizeadmiral | Vice Admiral |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "Die Stärke der Streitkräfte (Strength of the armed forces)". Bundeswehr. 5 June 2014. http://www.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/bwde/!ut/p/c4/DcmxDYAwDATAWVgg7unYAugc8kSWI4OMIesTXXm002D8SeWQy7jRStshc-4p94L0hENCnXEGUvXXSuMKG8FwBd26TD9uIZiT/.
- ↑ "Inspekteur des Sanitätsdienstes". http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspekteur_des_Sanit%C3%A4tsdienstes.
External links[]
The original article can be found at Joint Medical Service (Germany) and the edit history here.