Image: Sanität

Somewhere in France, 1940:  A combat medic from the Wermacht medical service (Sanitätsdienste), applies bandages to the wounded foot of a German solder.  The large canister sitting to the wounded mans left, and still attached to his combat harness, is a gas mask container.  The worn metal container hanging on the center of his back is his mess tin.  In the background can be seen an officer conducting a conference with a handful of men, while two more soldiers have their faces in the dirt.  I presume these two men are either seeking cover or handling something delicate.  The black line running to the right of this photograph is more than likely for telecommunication, allowing the officer here to coordinate with the greater battle being fought around him.