The following intelligence report on a German sled used for evacuation of wounded was originally published in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 14, Dec. 17, 1942. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

GERMAN AMBULANCE SLED The evacuation of battlefield casualties over rough country always presents a major logistical problem. This is particularly true where evacuation must be made through deep snow; one solution to the problem of snow may be indicated in a photograph from a German newspaper showing a small snow-sled, evidently for use as an ambulance. It is equipped with three runners, one forward and two in the rear. It is powered by a small 7-cylinder radial airplane engine mounted on the back. The propeller is 2-bladed and made of wood. The propeller guard consists of what appears to be a tubular steel frame protecting only the lower half of the propeller's arc. The sled would probably carry a driver and two patients.

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