Wehrmedizinalamt
The Wehrmedizinalamt was set up on October 1, 1956 , one year after the first soldiers of the Bundeswehr were appointed. It had three departments:
- Department I Central Tasks, Tuberculosis Care, Defense Medical Library in Bonn-Beuel,
- Department II Military medical statistics and medical reporting in Remagen and
- Department III Hygienic-Medical Institute in Koblenz.
The X-ray screens were also subordinate to the Wehrmedizinalamt.
The Wehrmedizinalamt was a military service subordinate to the Federal Minister of Defense and was entrusted with central medical services. With the development of the armed forces , especially the medical service, the scope of duties of the office increased.
An expansion was inevitable, the reclassification appropriate to the extended order was completed on February 1, 1965, at the same time the office was renamed the Medical Office of the Bundeswehr (SanABw) .
Heads of office
The chiefs of the military medical office were all members of the army .
| Period | Head of office |
|---|---|
| July 1, 1956 - October 31, 1957 | Oberfeldarzt Heinrich Hawickhorst |
| November 1, 1957 - March 31, 1962 | General doctor Dr. Heinrich Oberdiek |
| April 1, 1962 - September 30, 1964 | General physician Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Cranes |
| February 1, 1965 - reclassification | General doctor Dr. Herbert Hockemeyer |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Medical Office of the Bundeswehr 1958-2000 (information on the inventory) ( Memento from February 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive )