F0866 — Noite de 2–3/11/1944: o Arno rompe as margens e inunda o 38th Evacuation Hospital em Pisa (água de 4 a 6 pés); os 495 pacientes são levados a 300 jardas, para um quartel semidestruído usado pela 12th Medical Depot Company (mais de 800 pessoas num espaço para ~200)
CONFIRMADO
- Trechos: "On the night of 2-3 November the flooding Arno River burst its banks, and a wall of water poured into the area occupied by the 38th Evacuation. Before morning the water was 4 to 6 feet deep in the hospital area. The495 patients in the hospital were hastily carried 300 yards to the relative safety of a partially destroyed barracks being used by the 12th Medical Depot Company. There, counting both patients and hospital personnel, more than 800 persons were housed in space designed to accommodate about 200." — S167 p. 440 · https://achh.army.mil/history/book-wwii-medsvcsinmedtrnmnrthrtrs-chapter11/ ; Altamira: "Os doentes e sala de operações evacuados primeiros. Sentia as tabuas do assoalho se elevando do solo, fluturando sobre as águas […] tudo isto foi feito em silêncio, no escuro e rápido." — S166 · https://centrodocumentacaoaltamira.blogspot.com/2020/11/02-de-novembro-de-1944.html ; F0836 (S163: 2/11, até 6 pés)
- Fonte: S167, S166, S163
- Status: CONFIRMADO (enchente na noite de 2–3/11 e evacuação dos pacientes: S167 + S163 + S166)
Fontes
- S167 Charles M. Wiltse, "Medical Service in the Mediterranean and Minor Theaters" (série United States Army in World War II), cap. XI (Gothic Line / inverno 1944–45), pp. 418–447
- S166 Blog Centro de Documentação Altamira — posts de nov/2020 com o diário de Altamira (1–30/11/1944): manuscrito e versão datilografada pós-guerra
- S163 "38th Evacuation Hospital" — histórico da unidade (WW2 US Medical Research Centre, med-dept.com)
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