Joint Medical Service (Germany)

The Joint Medical Service (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 Joint Medical Service. Prior to 2002 each military branch had its own medical service. The services were then largely merged, forming the Joint Medical Service.

Joint Medical Service
Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr
Logo of the Joint Medical Service
Active1 October 2000 – present
Country Germany
BranchMedical Corps
RoleMilitary medicine
Size19,882 personnel (April 2020)[1]
HeadquartersKoblenz
Anniversaries1 October 2000
Equipment
Commanders
Inspector of the Joint Medical ServiceGeneraloberstabsarzt Dr. Ulrich Baumgärtner (German Army)
Stellvertretender Inspekteur des Zentralen Sanitätsdiensts der BundeswehrGeneralstabsarzt Stephan Schoeps (German Army)
Notable
commanders		Ingo Patschke
A medic during the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Croatia, 1995
Field hospital exercise
Vehicle of the Sanitätsdienst during KFOR

Structure

Ranks of the Joint Medical Service
Army/Airforce:
Generaloberstabsarzt
(GenOStArzt)		Navy:
Admiraloberstabsarzt
(AdmOStArzt)

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. "Aktuelle Personalzahlen der Bundeswehr [Current personnel numbers of the Federal Defence]". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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