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Medical Corps
Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr
Logo
Active1 October 2000 – present
Country Germany
BranchMedical Corps
RoleMilitary medicine
Size19,752 personnel (16 December 2016)[1]
Anniversaries1 October 2000
Equipment
Commanders
Inspector of the Medical CorpsGeneraloberstabsarzt Dr. Michael Tempel (German Army)
Stellvertretender Inspekteur des Zentralen Sanitätsdiensts der BundeswehrGeneralstabsarzt 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 Medicine Dentistry Pharmacy Veterinary Army and Airforce Foreign equivalents
Stabsarzt Stabsarzt Stabsapotheker Stabsveterinär Hauptmann Captain
Oberstabsarzt Oberstabsarzt Oberstabsapotheker Oberstabsveterinär Major Major
Oberfeldarzt Oberfeldarzt Oberfeldapotheker Oberfeldveterinär Oberstleutnant Lieutenant Colonel
Oberstarzt Oberstarzt Oberstapotheker Oberstveterinär Oberst Colonel
Generalarzt Generalarzt Generalapotheker – Brigadegeneral Brigadier General
Generalstabsarzt – – – Generalmajor Major General
Generaloberstabsarzt – – – Generalleutnant Lieutenant General
Human Medicine Dentistry Pharmacy Navy Foreign equivalents
Stabsarzt Stabsarzt Stabsapotheker Kapitänleutnant Lieutenant
Oberstabsarzt Oberstabsarzt Oberstabsapotheker Korvettenkapitän Lieutenant Commander
Flottillenarzt Flottillenarzt Flottillenapotheker Fregattenkapitän Commander
Flottenarzt Flottenarzt Flottenapotheker Kapitän zur See Captain
Admiralarzt Admiralarzt Admiralapotheker Flottillenadmiral Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
Admiralstabsarzt – – Konteradmiral Rear Admiral (Upper Half)
Admiraloberstabsarzt – – Vizeadmiral Vice 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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