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Combat medics attend to Irish casualties following the opening attack of the Battle of Passchendaele, 1917. Battlefield medicine, also called field surgery and later combat casualty care, is the treatment of wounded combatants and non-combatants in or near an area of combat.
A hospital ship (HS) is designated for primary function as a medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces or navies of various countries around the world, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones. [1] Hospital ships were covered under the Hague Convention X of 1907. [2]
A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces or navies of various countries around the world, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones. Firing on a hospital ship is generally considered a war crime.
This hospital continued to function until January 20, 1919, during which time 8,142 surgical and 7,481 medical cases were treated. Due to the hospital being in a series of hotels the hospital maintained 12 separate messes and occupied over 20 hotels in which sick and wounded were cared for.
Violations of medical neutrality during World War I (2 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Military medicine in World War I" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Field Marshal Putnik, suffering from illness, was transported to Nice, France for medical treatment, where he died the following year. [61] Nearly 5,000 Serbian refugees, primarily women and children, were evacuated to Corsica. They were cared for by the Scottish Women's Military Hospital, whose staff had accompanied them throughout the retreat.
Italian troops reach Trento during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, 1918. Italy's victory marked the end of the war on the Italian Front and secured the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The collapse of the Central Powers came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first to sign an armistice, the Armistice of Salonica on 29 September 1918. [69]
British capture Fricourt during the Second Battle of Albert. July 2 Middle Eastern: Ottoman counter-attack into Persia reaches Kermanshah. July 2–25 Caucasian: Battle of Erzincan. July 3–7 Western: British capture La Boisselle during the Second Battle of Albert. July 3–12 Western