After the Battle of the Dardanelles began, the number of wounded in the field hospital on Lemnos Island increased day by day.
In the entire Aegean Sea, there is only one field hospital on the island of Lemnos. In addition, the "Seraph" hospital ship in Southern Africa also docks on Lemnos Island, and there is a larger field hospital in Cyprus.
The wounded on the front line will first be sent to Lemnos for preliminary treatment, and then sent to Cyprus to recuperate. After recovery, they will return to the front line, or they will retire.
Although Rock has tried his best to provide better medical conditions for the troops, many wounded soldiers still died of their injuries before they could be sent to the hospital. The hospital was under manpower, and some wounded soldiers could not receive timely treatment, and there were even more unlucky ones.
After being sent to the rear hospital in Cyprus, their injuries worsened. Different from the standards of the US military, these officers and soldiers who died in the hospital were also included in the scope of death, so that their pensions would be higher.
Unless U.S. officers and soldiers died on the battlefield, they must be able to prove their identity before they can be recognized as killed in action, otherwise they will not receive the pensions they deserve.
Among the US military, those who were torn apart by large-caliber shells were the most unlucky. Because their bodies could not be found after the war, they were treated as missing and their pension levels were different.
This can also explain why the US military will take away all the corpses as much as possible after the war.
Humanitarian?
Haha, the soldiers just want to give some comfort to the families of their fallen comrades as much as possible, because they hope that after they die in battle, their comrades will do the same.
The situation at the field hospital on Lemnos is dire.
Before the war broke out, Rock had tried his best to transport medicines and supplies to Lemnos Island. Military doctors from the local garrison had come to Europe, and many doctors from public hospitals in southern Africa were also urgently recruited. Even so, after the war broke out,
, field hospitals are still in a state of extreme shortage of manpower, and many wounded soldiers cannot receive timely and effective treatment. Some injuries that could have been treated better are treated roughly as more serious conditions. Some soldiers have injuries to their arms or legs.
If there is enough time and sufficient medicines, then more precise surgery can be performed to save the limbs of the injured soldiers. However, in field hospitals, because there are not enough medical resources, the only option is simple and crude amputation.
Because of this issue, doctors in the field hospital have had many disputes.
"Mr. Dean, we cannot treat these young people in such a rough way. Some of them are less than twenty years old and their lives have just begun. We should provide them with better medical treatment as much as possible, instead of just
All the simple and crude ones are bloody amputation. If it is amputation, why do we have to be recruited from southern Africa? Hiring some butchers and carpenters can also complete the work." from Nyasaland State Hospital in Los Angeles.
The attending physician, Dylan Brown, only completed two operations in one morning, and both injured patients saved their thighs. However, at the same time, Dylan Brown's colleagues performed at least ten operations.
Ivan, the director of the field hospital, is a veteran. His name sounds like a Slavic, but in fact he is not. Ivan is a standard Chinese. He was once a top student at Johannesburg Medical College. During the Russo-Japanese War, Ivan followed the soldiers sent to southern Africa.
A military observation mission went to the Far East. As a result, he got infected during the operation and lost an arm. After returning to southern Africa, Ivan took a back seat and switched to administrative work. His situation was normal in southern Africa.
When Dylan Brown came to see Ivan, Major Ruskin, the security force commander sent by the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Command, was sitting in the tent that was temporarily used as an office.
"Doctor Brown, I understand what you are saying, but it is better to lose a certain part of the body than to die from excessive blood loss. I think those soldiers who have their arms or thighs sawed off can accept it, and
Compared with those soldiers who died in battle, they are all lucky." Ivan is also helpless. If possible, Ivan would also like to provide better medical treatment for the wounded soldiers, but the current situation cannot be achieved without saving his life.
It's already a blessing.
After the battle began, thousands of wounded were sent to the hospital every day. Frontline troops were losing nearly 3,000 troops every day. The Ottoman Empire's Fifth Army suffered even more casualties. Now both parties involved in the war are gritting their teeth and persisting.
The winner wins everything, the loser loses everything.
Although the troops suffered heavy casualties, the first phase of the campaign to attract the main force of the Fifth Army to the southern part of the Garibaldi Peninsula has been completed. Next is the second phase of landing behind enemy lines, completely cutting off the Ottoman Empire's Fifth Army's retreat. This
The casualties of the troops in this stage will be even more severe, because the landing troops may be attacked from both sides by the Ottoman Empire's Fifth Army and the Ottoman Empire's reinforcements.
There are still six divisions in Roque's hands that have not yet been put into combat. The troops preparing to land behind enemy lines are the 501st Division, the 502nd Division, Annan's troops, and the 402nd Division that was urgently transferred from Port Elizabeth.
After the second phase of the battle begins, Roque will have only two divisions left in reserve. These two divisions will be used in the third phase of the battle to encircle and annihilate the Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire.
Compared with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, the Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire was even worse. Otto Liman von Zanders had invested all his reserves, and the worst-hit unit only had a thousand people left. This unit
The commander of the army is called Mustafa Kemal. There is another translation of this name: Mustafa Kemal.
It was during this battle that Mustafa Kemal became a hero of the Ottoman Empire. When he ordered the troops to attack, he emphasized: "I am not asking you to attack, I am asking you to die. After we die, other troops will fight with them."
The commander will continue to fight!"
This sentence is a true portrayal of the Battle of the Dardanelles and will become Kemal's most representative saying in the future.
"The problem is that they have been sent to the hospital and could have received better care. Ask those young soldiers whose thighs were sawed off. They will only be in wheelchairs and will never be able to run again. They will definitely not
Think so." Dylan Brown is a doctor in a large public hospital and is not used to the way field hospitals treat wounded soldiers.
"Are you accusing me of disregarding human life?" Ivan was angry. With this time to quarrel, he could saw off the leg again.
This is too cruel to say. It should be: another life can be saved.
This change is indeed much better.
Dylan Brown hadn't spoken yet, but Major Ruskin finally couldn't stand it any longer.
"Gentlemen, now is not the time to quarrel. We all need to calm down-" Ruskin was also very entangled. He hoped to save the lives of more soldiers, but at the same time he did not want to see too many seriously injured soldiers with severe physical disabilities after the war.
This is a huge burden for any country.
To put it bluntly, seriously injured soldiers with physical disabilities are more troublesome to the country than those who died in battle directly. For soldiers who died in battle, a one-time payment of pension is enough, but for disabled soldiers
, a government with some conscience will take care of them for the rest of their lives.
If we follow this standard, except for southern Africa, no country today has a conscience. Wounded soldiers cannot receive effective care after the war. The disability pension paid to them by the government cannot afford their lives at all. Many injured soldiers
Bing simply committed suicide in order not to become a burden to his family.
Southern Africa is much better in this regard. For the injured, Southern Africa has different pension standards. If the injured want to work, major companies in Nyasaland are willing to provide jobs within their capabilities.
In Nyasaland, the salaries paid by companies to disabled soldiers can be used as tax deductions.
"Dr. Brown, I know you are a responsible doctor. It is the bounden duty of a good doctor to be responsible for your patients - President Ivan, in fact, this problem is easy to solve. Dr. Brown has very good medical skills and works seriously and responsibly.
Why not adjust Dr. Brown to the third treatment group?" Major Ruskin made a very feasible suggestion.
Although Rock didn't want to admit it, the field hospital on Lemnos Island also provided hierarchical care for the wounded.
Unlike the field hospital in Paris, the hospital in Lemnos does not admit ordinary doctors at all, but it is undeniable that officers can enjoy better medical care than ordinary soldiers in the field hospital in Lemnos.
In order to provide different standards of services for different groups of wounded, the doctors at the Lemnos Field Hospital are divided into several medical groups, among which the third medical group is dedicated to serving military officers.
Upon hearing Major Ruskin's suggestion, Ivan's eyes immediately lit up.
Dylan Brown works conscientiously and meticulously, so he just happens to work in the third group, which has stricter medical requirements. This is where people can make the most of their talents.
A dispute was resolved, and Dylan Brown returned to busy medical work. Ivan was still having a headache coordinating medical supplies and medical personnel. The security forces of the field hospital were not idle either. The Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire threatened
When we arrived at Lemnos Island, officers and soldiers of the security forces were busy transferring the wounded and carrying supplies. Next to the field hospital was a camp for logistics personnel. In the center of the camp, there were more than a dozen steaming cauldrons with used bandages boiled in them.
and medical equipment, which are being sterilized by logistics staff.
There are still blood stains on many bandages and they have not been cleaned too clean. This is understandable. The same is true in Nyasaland. Bandages must be reused if they can be reused, of course under the premise of strict disinfection.
Most of the injured who have undergone preliminary treatment have to be sent to Cyprus for recuperation. Passenger ships transporting the injured do not come every day. The injured waiting for transfer are temporarily placed in a camp next to the pier. Next to the camp is an invisible
When we arrived at the huge cemetery at the edge, there were more than a dozen huge stone tablets in front of the cemetery. Masons were carving words on them. The stone tablets were densely engraved with people's names.