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Originally Posted by James Langham2
WW2 German "Ear, Nose & Throat" units also spring to mind...
I think there would be quite a few one armed troops in the front line and quite a few missing one or both legs in staff or logistic jobs.
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James, I remember one source called them "stomach" brigades, as having ulcers or other digestive problems.
And from Paul (The guy who knows absolutely everything about any kind of engine or mechanism -- but is 92 and barely ambulatory anymore, etc.) this harks back to the superlative mechanical wizard in The Road Warrior who no longer has use of his legs and is maneuvered in a chain-hoist bosun's chair for his work.