Medical Command 600

Medical Command 600 - SanKdo 600 -
( did not have an association badge )
active	until approx. 1969 to 1994
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Armed forces	army
Type	Medical Command
Insinuation	Schleswig-Holstein Territorial Command
Staff seat	Neumunster

The medical command 600 was one of the medical commands of the army of the Bundeswehr . The headquarters were in Neumünster . The medical command was subordinate to the Schleswig-Holstein Territorial Command.

assignments

The medical command bundled the medical troops of the territorial army north of the Elbe at the level of the territorial command . The order was primarily to provide medical services to the soldiers of the territorial army, in particular to the units directly subordinate to the Schleswig-Holstein Territorial Command in one or more main training stations to be set up for this purpose . Since no independent military area command I was planned, the medical command also ran facilities such as the medical centers, which were already in charge of basic medical care for the soldiers in peace, but were subordinate to the military area commands in other areas . The facilities that were run by subordinate bodies in the other military areas also included the hospitals , which were directly subordinate to the Medical Command 600 , which were mostly closer than the reserve hospital groups to the anticipated front edge of the defense .

Depending on the situation , the medical command supported the troops of the German- Danish corps LANDJUT . The Sanitätskommando 600 was entrusted with the construction and operation of a reserve hospital organization in the rear area . A special feature was that some of these reserve hospital groups were located on Sylt . In the rescue chain of the Bundeswehr , the medical commandos took the top level. Thanks to the rail-bound ambulance trains , the medical command was able to transport the wounded by rail. The wounded were taken from the advanced hospitals and from the dressing stations of the territorial or field army and transported to the rear reserve hospitals of the Medical Command 600. This is where further treatment and recovery should take place. The commander of the medical command, as the chief medical officer of the territorial command, and the subordinate medical officers advised the commander of the territorial command on medical and military medical issues. As part of civil-military cooperation , the medical command provided disaster relief .

In peacetime around 1989, the medical command consisted of only a few active units and only a few active soldiers. Instead, the stored device only had to be made mobile in the event of a defense or confiscated by civil organizations . An essential element for the growth was the drafting of reservists , including in particular reserve medical officers . To a greater extent than in other areas of the Bundeswehr, civilian forces such as underserved doctors , paramedics , nurses and nurses were scheduled to operate the reserve hospitals . Overall, the size of the medical command after mobilization, with around 6,700 soldiers and around 2,800 civilian forces, was roughly the size of two brigades in the field army.

See also : Marine Rescue Center

structure

Former headquarters at Goebenstrasse 5 in Neumünster

Around 1989 the medical command was roughly divided into:

• Staff / staff company Sanitätskommando 600, Neumünster
  • Medical battalion 610 (cadre), Itzehoe
  • Ambulance company (rail) 601 (GerEinh), Hohenwestedt
  • Ambulance company (rail) 602 (GerEinh), Hohenwestedt
  • Ambulance company (rail) 603 (GerEinh), Hohenwestedt
  • Ambulance company (rail) 604 (GerEinh), Hohenwestedt
  • Ambulance company (rail) 605 (GerEinh), Heide
  • Ambulance company (rail) 606 (GerEinh), Heide
  • Hospital 6141 (GerEinh), Schleswig
  • Lazarett 6142 (GerEinh), Itzehoe
  • Lazarett 6143 (GerEinh), Heide
  • Hospital 6144 (GerEinh), Neumünster
  • Hospital 6146 (GerEinh), Klein Wittensee
  • Hospital 6147 (GerEinh), Hohenlockstedt
  • Reserve hospital group 6101 (GerEinh), Hörnum
  • Reserve hospital group 6102 (GerEinh), Seeth
  • Reserve hospital group 6103 (GerEinh), Westerland
  • Reserve hospital group 6104 (GerEinh), Heide
  • Reserve hospital group 6105 (GerEinh), Heide
  • Reserve hospital group 6106 (GerEinh), Idstedt
  • Reserve hospital group 6107 (GerEinh), Idstedt
  • Reserve hospital group 6108 (GerEinh), Hörnum
  • Reserve hospital group 6109 (GerEinh), Hörnum
  • Reserve hospital group 6110 (GerEinh), Westerland
  • Reserve hospital group 6111 (GerEinh), Albersdorf

Note: the medical depots in the area of ​​the Territorial Command were operated by the Supply Command 600 .

See also : Division of the Territorial Army (Bundeswehr, Army Structure 4) # Sanitätskommando 600

history

The medical command was set up around 1969 to take over Army Structure III in the Sick barracks in Neumünster.

After the end of the Cold War , the medical command was decommissioned until 1994 at around the same time as the Schleswig-Holstein territorial command was dissolved.

Association badge

Internal association badge of the staff / staff company

Due to its planning as part of the troops directly subordinate to the territorial command, similar to corps troops, the medical command did not have its own association badge . The soldiers therefore wore the association badge of the higher-level territorial command.

As a "badge", the internal association badge of the staff and the staff company " pars pro toto " was sometimes used imprecisely for the entire medical team. It showed the two state coats of arms of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein as well as an Aesculapian staff similar to the beret badge of the medical troops. The shield was primed in the blue gun paint of the medical service.

See also : List of Association Badges of the Bundeswehr

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} O.W. Dragoons: The Bundeswehr 1989. Territorial Command SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. Territorial Command NORTH. Territorial Command SOUTH. Appendix: Territorial structure . 4th edition. 2.2 - Army, February 2012 ( religte.com [PDF; accessed July 10, 2018]).

Coordinates: 54 ° 5 '  N , 9 ° 58'  E