Sanitäter!

From the collections of the Imperial War Museum. Great War-era German sanitäter’s (medical orderly’s) pouch, with contents. IWM SUR 821 Contents: Rectangular brown leather pouch, stamped on rear “Frank Lutges & Co. Berlin 1915” containing a roll of adhesive tape, a rectangular Seife soap tin containing a fragment of soap, a round tin of antiseptic ointment, a tube of tartaric acid tablets, an empty tube of charcoal tablets (Dopp. Kohlens.Natron) and empty bottles for tincture of opium, ammonium hydroxide (salmiakgeist), oil of turpentine, and ether/valerian tincture. Contents: pouch, adhesive tape, soap tin, mustard papers in wallet, antiseptic ointment tin, tube of tartaric acid tablets, empty tube of charcoal/soda (?) tablets, and 4 empty bottles: tincture of opium, ammonium hydroxide, oil of turpentine, and ether/valerian tincture. A German infantry regiment in World War I typically had a regimental aid station (Truppenverbandplatz) serviced by a dedicated medical detachment…