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The reforms of the Prussian army in the second half of the 19th century resulted in the creation of a modern health care system for soldiers participating in combat, as well as those physically disabled in consequence of military operations. The introduced changes had also an influence on the economic-technical and administrative fields including health care institutions, i.e. field and military hospitals and supplies needed to run them. The fulfillment of this task was down to storehouses supplying field and military hospitals, as well as reserve field hospitals. The instruction for evacuation of field hospitals (Instruction über die Evakuation der Feld-Lazarethe) in the collection of the National Archives in Opole located in Opole District Starosty. It contains detailed instructions for the formation, management, administration and visit, as well as procedures for evacuation of field hospitals, of war and reserve hospitals, also appoints medical staff, support medical staff, and volunteer medical personnel for these facilities. It contains provisions regarding transportation of the wounded and sick, and formal procedures associated with the release from military service and return to active service, after convalescence.