When the chief of staff issued this order, he never thought about who called him and what the purpose of the call was. He only knew that if the headquarters was not moved as soon as possible, the enemy's tanks might rush to the door. He did not want the entire headquarters to become the result of the German army's victory.
What the chief of staff never dreamed of was that the person who called him was the director of the army field hospital. Seeing that the phone was disconnected before he finished speaking, the dean quickly ordered the communication soldier: "Check the line immediately, and be sure to restore communication with the headquarters in the shortest possible time."
After the hospital's political commissar waited for the signal troops to leave, he asked the dean: "Comrade dean, you said that our army is leaving Kharkov. Is this news reliable?"
"Absolutely reliable." The dean replied: "Half an hour ago, I heard from the head nurse that the 19th Infantry Brigade sent a squad of soldiers to pick up their political commissar who was recovering here."
"Even if the comrades of the infantry brigade picked up their political commissar, it wouldn't explain anything." The political commissar of the hospital asked in confusion: "How can it be related to the breakout?"
"Comrade Political Commissar," the director of the hospital said with a serious expression: "Although I have been staying in the hospital, judging from the sudden increase in the number of wounded in the past two days, the battle outside is very cruel, and our army's casualties are very heavy. The political commissar of the 19th Infantry Brigade had just undergone surgery the day before yesterday and was still unable to walk on the ground. If the situation was not critical, how could the soldiers of the brigade take him back?"
Hearing what the dean said, the political commissar also realized the seriousness of the problem. He asked in a panic: "Then what should we do?"
"That's why I called the headquarters." The director sighed softly and said: "There are more than 1,500 wounded people in the hospital now. If they are not transferred as soon as possible, I'm worried that they will In the hands of the Germans."
Although the director did not say what would happen if the wounded fell into the hands of the Germans, the political commissar knew very well that the Germans would definitely not waste precious medicines to treat their enemies, so the captured wounded would They were either killed or died painfully without medical treatment.
"Comrade Dean!" the political commissar asked anxiously: "Then what should we do? How do we move all the wounded out of the hospital?"
"There are only more than a hundred medical staff in the hospital, plus a security company, the total number of people is only more than two hundred." The director said with a serious expression: "With just the number of people we have, we cannot evacuate all the wounded. .The only way is to ask the Army Headquarters for help and ask them to send troops to help us evacuate the wounded."
After the communication corps restored the line, the director called the Army Headquarters again, but the call could not be connected. At this moment, the Army Headquarters was already under the cover of the troops directly under the Army Group and was breaking out from the east of Kharkov. There is no way of knowing the current plight of the field hospital.
Seeing that he could not contact the army headquarters, even the dean was panicked. At this time, a nurse rushed in from outside and said to him anxiously: "Comrade Dean, here is a seriously injured person. He is a battalion commander of the tank group army. He is seriously injured and needs you to perform an operation yourself." .”
Hearing that there were wounded people who needed to be operated on by themselves, the director decided to leave the transfer to the political commissar: "Comrade political commissar, there are also officers and soldiers of the 17th and 19th Infantry Brigade operating near the hospital. Please contact them. Assist us in evacuating the wounded in the hospital, and we must not let them fall into the hands of the Germans."
"Don't worry, Comrade Dean." Since the Dean was going to operate on the wounded, the political commissar knew that he had to contact friendly forces, so he had to do it himself. He patted his chest and promised: "I will definitely treat these wounded people." Move them out one by one."
The tank battalion commander who was sent was injured by a shell while organizing soldiers to block the enemy's attack. The director frowned when he saw the wounded man lying on the operating table covered in blood. He asked the head nurse who assisted him in the operation: "How is the wounded man's condition?"
"Not very good, Comrade Dean." The head nurse replied: "According to my observation, he has at least twenty wounds on his body. If surgery is not performed as soon as possible, there is no chance of survival at all."
"Operate immediately." The director said solemnly while washing his hands and disinfecting his hands, "I will try my best to save him. Whether he survives depends on his luck."
After the operation started, a nurse who was manning the table saw that the wounded man was bleeding all over his body, and he was so frightened that he shivered all over. When the dean saw this situation, he couldn't help but frowned. The head nurse standing nearby noticed the abnormality of the dean and quickly explained to him: "Comrade dean, this nurse was just recruited today. It is the first time I see this kind of scene. It is inevitable to feel scared. Please don’t mind.”
After listening to the head nurse's explanation, the director snorted softly, and then ordered her: "Since she has never seen blood, let her go out, so as not to frighten her. This wounded person's injuries are too serious , this body is in tatters and needs to be repaired everywhere, let alone her, it’s a bit scary to me.”
When the director was operating on the wounded in the operating room, the political commissar of the hospital contacted several small units that had been dispersed. He quickly called these small units together and said to them: "Comrades, I know you are preparing to join the team at this moment. Breakout operation, but there are still more than a thousand wounded in our hospital, please help us transfer them, we must not let them fall into the hands of the Germans."
Several hundred soldiers who were hastily gathered followed the political commissar into the hospital and began to transfer the wounded who were recovering there. But once the transfer began, the political commissar discovered that it was a difficult task. Without transport vehicles, lightly wounded people can still walk with the help of others or rely on their own abilities, but most of the seriously wounded people are unable to move while lying on stretchers and must be carried by other soldiers. Two people carry a stretcher, and hundreds of people can carry no more than 200 stretchers. In addition to the lightly injured people who can walk by themselves, the number of people transferred at one time does not exceed 500, and the speed is extremely slow, seriously Affected the normal marching speed of the troops.
Not long after the transfer of the wounded began, the leading troops of the Guards Division rushed to the vicinity of the hospital. The security company responsible for protecting the hospital immediately started a fierce exchange of fire with the rushing German troops. The soldiers were particularly tenacious in order to protect the wounded in the hospital. However, due to differences in weapons and equipment, their defense line did not last long before the Germans broke through.
When the chief of staff issued this order, he never thought about who called him and what the purpose of the call was. He only knew that if the headquarters was not moved as soon as possible, the enemy's tanks might rush to the door. He did not want the entire headquarters to become the result of the German army's victory.
What the chief of staff never dreamed of was that the person who called him was the director of the army field hospital. Seeing that the phone was disconnected before he finished speaking, the dean quickly ordered the communication soldier: "Check the line immediately, and be sure to restore communication with the headquarters in the shortest possible time."
After the hospital's political commissar waited for the signal troops to leave, he asked the dean: "Comrade dean, you said that our army is leaving Kharkov. Is this news reliable?"
"Absolutely reliable." The dean replied: "Half an hour ago, I heard from the head nurse that the 19th Infantry Brigade sent a squad of soldiers to pick up their political commissar who was recovering here."
"Even if the comrades of the infantry brigade picked up their political commissar, it wouldn't explain anything." The political commissar of the hospital asked in confusion: "How can it be related to the breakout?"
"Comrade Political Commissar," the director of the hospital said with a serious expression: "Although I have been staying in the hospital, judging from the sudden increase in the number of wounded in the past two days, the battle outside is very cruel, and our army's casualties are very heavy. The political commissar of the 19th Infantry Brigade had just undergone surgery the day before yesterday and was still unable to walk on the ground. If the situation was not critical, how could the soldiers of the brigade take him back?"
Hearing what the dean said, the political commissar also realized the seriousness of the problem. He asked in a panic: "Then what should we do?"
"That's why I called the headquarters." The director sighed softly and said: "There are more than 1,500 wounded people in the hospital now. If they are not transferred as soon as possible, I'm worried that they will In the hands of the Germans."
Although the director did not say what would happen if the wounded fell into the hands of the Germans, the political commissar knew very well that the Germans would definitely not waste precious medicines to treat their enemies, so the captured wounded would They were either killed or died painfully without medical treatment.
"Comrade Dean!" the political commissar asked anxiously: "Then what should we do? How do we move all the wounded out of the hospital?"
"There are only more than a hundred medical staff in the hospital, plus a security company, the total number of people is only more than two hundred." The director said with a serious expression: "With just the number of people we have, we cannot evacuate all the wounded. .The only way is to ask the Army Headquarters for help and ask them to send troops to help us evacuate the wounded."
After the communication corps restored the line, the director called the Army Headquarters again, but the call could not be connected. At this moment, the Army Headquarters was already under the cover of the troops directly under the Army Group and was breaking out from the east of Kharkov. There is no way of knowing the current plight of the field hospital.
Seeing that he could not contact the army headquarters, even the dean was panicked. At this time, a nurse rushed in from outside and said to him anxiously: "Comrade Dean, here is a seriously injured person. He is a battalion commander of the tank group army. He is seriously injured and needs you to perform an operation yourself." .”
Hearing that there were wounded people who needed to be operated on by themselves, the director decided to leave the transfer to the political commissar: "Comrade political commissar, there are also officers and soldiers of the 17th and 19th Infantry Brigade operating near the hospital. Please contact them. Assist us in evacuating the wounded in the hospital, and we must not let them fall into the hands of the Germans."
"Don't worry, Comrade Dean." Since the Dean was going to operate on the wounded, the political commissar knew that he had to contact friendly forces, so he had to do it himself. He patted his chest and promised: "I will definitely treat these wounded people." Move them out one by one."
The tank battalion commander who was sent was injured by a shell while organizing soldiers to block the enemy's attack. The director frowned when he saw the wounded man lying on the operating table covered in blood. He asked the head nurse who assisted him in the operation: "How is the wounded man's condition?"
"Not very good, Comrade Dean." The head nurse replied: "According to my observation, he has at least twenty wounds on his body. If surgery is not performed as soon as possible, there is no chance of survival at all."
"Operate immediately." The director said solemnly while washing his hands and disinfecting his hands, "I will try my best to save him. Whether he survives depends on his luck."
After the operation started, a nurse who was manning the table saw that the wounded man was bleeding all over his body, and he was so frightened that he shivered all over. When the dean saw this situation, he couldn't help but frowned. The head nurse standing nearby noticed the abnormality of the dean and quickly explained to him: "Comrade dean, this nurse was just recruited today. It is the first time I see this kind of scene. It is inevitable to feel scared. Please don’t mind.”
After listening to the head nurse's explanation, the director snorted softly, and then ordered her: "Since she has never seen blood, let her go out, so as not to frighten her. This wounded person's injuries are too serious , this body is in tatters and needs to be repaired everywhere, let alone her, it’s a bit scary to me.”
When the director was operating on the wounded in the operating room, the political commissar of the hospital contacted several small units that had been dispersed. He quickly called these small units together and said to them: "Comrades, I know you are preparing to join the team at this moment. Breakout operation, but there are still more than a thousand wounded in our hospital, please help us transfer them, we must not let them fall into the hands of the Germans."
Several hundred soldiers who were hastily gathered followed the political commissar into the hospital and began to transfer the wounded who were recovering there. But once the transfer began, the political commissar discovered that it was a difficult task. Without transport vehicles, lightly wounded people can still walk with the help of others or rely on their own abilities, but most of the seriously wounded people are unable to move while lying on stretchers and must be carried by other soldiers. Two people carry a stretcher, and hundreds of people can carry no more than 200 stretchers. In addition to the lightly injured people who can walk by themselves, the number of people transferred at one time does not exceed 500, and the speed is extremely slow, seriously Affected the normal marching speed of the troops.
Not long after the transfer of the wounded began, the leading troops of the Guards Division rushed to the vicinity of the hospital. The security company responsible for protecting the hospital immediately started a fierce exchange of fire with the rushing German troops. The soldiers were particularly tenacious in order to protect the wounded in the hospital. However, due to differences in weapons and equipment, their defense line did not last long before the Germans broke through.
