Surgeons performing a tracheotomy on a soldier, Germany, April 1945
Gift of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, from the Collections of The National World War II Museum
Description:
Photograph. Severely injured soldier being operated on by at least four surgeons of the 59th Evacuation Hospital. View of tracheotomy and arm amputation. Notice writing on cast of patient's right arm--"6 April 45 - Traumatic Amp. - Forearm Preamp. & Cast 6 Apr. 45 - 59th Evac." Printed caption on photo front: "Trachiotomy [sic] and Amp." Rhineland Palatinate(Rheinland-Pfalz), Germany. April 1945
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04/19/1945
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This collection consists of 85 photographs and one postcard donated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. These are Signal Corps photos that detail war-related activities in North Africa, Europe, and the liberation of Dachau.
Geography:
Grünstadt
Latitude:
49.569
Longitude:
8.168
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Amputations--Germany
Physicians--American--Germany
Medical aspects of war--Germany
War casualties--Germany