Joint Medical Service (Germany)

Medical Corps
Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr
Logo
Active 1 October 2000 – present
Country  Germany
Branch Medical Corps
Role Military medicine
Size 19,752 personnel (16 December 2016)[1]
Anniversaries 1 October 2000
Equipment
Commanders
Inspector of the Medical Corps Generaloberstabsarzt Dr. Michael Tempel (German Army)
Stellvertretender Inspekteur des Zentralen Sanitätsdiensts der Bundeswehr Generalstabsarzt Stephan Schoeps (German Army)
Notable
commanders		 Ingo Patschke
Medic during NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Croatia 1995
Field hospital Exercise
Vehicle of the Sanitätsdienst during KFOR

The Medical Corps (German: Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr) is a part of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany and serves all three armed services (Army, Navy and Air Force). However, members of the central medical corps remain members of their respective military branches. Only a few specialized medical units such as the medical care for divers and aircraft crews are not incorporated in the Medical Corps. Prior to 2002 each military branch had its own medical service. The services were then largely merged, forming the Joint Medical Service.

Structure

Ranks of the Bundeswehr Medical Corps

Army/Airforce:
Generaloberstabsarzt
(GenOStArzt)
rank insignia		Navy:
Admiraloberstabsarzt
(AdmOStArzt)
rank insignia

Army and Airforce

Human MedicineDentistryPharmacyVeterinaryArmy and AirforceForeign equivalents
StabsarztStabsarztStabsapothekerStabsveterinärHauptmannCaptain
OberstabsarztOberstabsarztOberstabsapothekerOberstabsveterinärMajorMajor
OberfeldarztOberfeldarztOberfeldapothekerOberfeldveterinärOberstleutnantLieutenant Colonel
OberstarztOberstarztOberstapothekerOberstveterinärOberstColonel
GeneralarztGeneralarztGeneralapotheker–BrigadegeneralBrigadier General
Generalstabsarzt–––GeneralmajorMajor General
Generaloberstabsarzt–––GeneralleutnantLieutenant General
Human MedicineDentistryPharmacyNavyForeign equivalents
StabsarztStabsarztStabsapothekerKapitänleutnantLieutenant
OberstabsarztOberstabsarztOberstabsapothekerKorvettenkapitänLieutenant Commander
FlottillenarztFlottillenarztFlottillenapothekerFregattenkapitänCommander
FlottenarztFlottenarztFlottenapothekerKapitän zur SeeCaptain
AdmiralarztAdmiralarztAdmiralapothekerFlottillenadmiralRear Admiral (Lower Half)
Admiralstabsarzt––KonteradmiralRear Admiral (Upper Half)
Admiraloberstabsarzt––VizeadmiralVice Admiral

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Die Stärke der Streitkräfte [Personnel strength of German Armed Forces]". 16 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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