Medical support of the Persamo-Kirkenes Offensive
Zakrevskii, Y.N.; Shevchenko, A.G.; Burtsev, N.N.; Zhdanov, A.A.; Shmelev, S.V.; Kmitto, A.A.
Voenno-Meditsinskii Zhurnal 337(10): 78-85
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-9050 PMID: 30592814 Document Number: 689767
Medical support of the Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive. W consider the organizational aspects of the healthcare support of Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive in the Arctic. The conditions and factors that influenced the preparation and conduct of operations are analysed. It is shown that success and effectiveness of medical support of the operation are based on good planning, build-up of forces and means of medical service and manoeuvre, timely evacuation of the wounded and sick, experience of interaction and mutual reinforcement of the Army Medical Services, and the fleet can be used in the development of plans for medical support of diverse groups of troops (forces) in the Far North of Russia.