Fieseler Storch of the (Luftwaffe) Sanitäts-Kompanie 220 operating in North Africa, here seen unloading a casualty for onward Ju 52 transport, presumably Sicily or Crete.. A "Sanitäts-Kompanie" was a German medical unit, specifically a medical company, responsible for providing medical care to soldiers in the field, including evacuation to field hospitals. Sanitäts-Kompanien worked closely with other medical units like the "Feldlazarett" (field hospital) and "Kriegslazarett" (war hospital) to ensure a continuum of care for the wounded. A Sanitäts-Kompanie would typically have a couple of Ju 52s and Fi 156s on strength..
