[Medical service of the Red Army in Vislo-Oder strategic offensive]

Was characterized work of medical service of the Red Army in Vislo-Oder strategic offensive. To the beginning of the operation in divisions of the first echelon were deployed medical aid stations in dugouts and blindages in 1.5-3 km from the front line. Sanitarium casualties of troops of the 1st Byelorussian Front were 60 310 persons, 5.8% of it's quantity, including wounded--5.3%, ill persons--0.5%; of the 1st Ukrainian Front--89 564 persons, 8.3%, including wounded--7.5%, ill persons--0.8%. It's important to mark, that casualties on first fronts are more then 2 times, and on the second fronts are one and half times less than was supposed. On both fronts casualties of main group of troops achieved 60% of all casualties during the 1st stage of operation.