What was the nature of hostility towards combat medics from both sides during WWII?

I noticed something interesting when watching a clip of the storming of Omaha Beach from the movie Saving Private Ryan. During the clip, three combat medics were frantically attempting to patch up a fellow wounded soldier in the middle of all the mayhem that was D-Day. What I noticed was that the three combat medics did not seem to pay any attention to the gunfire around them, and made no attempt to shield themselves from the frontlines of the German machine-guns. What I took from that was, either the medics were being very ballsy while trying to save their mate, or for some reason they knew that they did not have to worry so much about being targeted by the Germans. Now I know this is from a movie and the placement and behavior of the medics were probably directed for a certain cinematic effect, but this made me wonder if medical personnel were really treated differently compared to typical combat personnel when it comes to the use of deadly force. During WWII were there ever any written or unwritten agreements of non-lethality against military personnel who served a purely medical function and who presented no kind of threat to the enemy?

Edit: I've included the post that I found the clip from in case anyone was interested.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/cvdh5n/in_saving_private_ryan_when_the_medics_are_trying/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

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What was the social standingu of oriental christians in the crusader states of the levant?

Edit - I'm sticking to the typo.

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What was life like for gay men in the Royal Navy?

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Has there been much precedent for suspending the British parliament since the Cromwellian era?

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At what point did the queen lose power and became a figurehead?

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I often read that passports and border controls appeared as a result of WWI. Does it mean that prior to then, it was possible to freely travel even between rival states such as the Austrian and Ottoman empires?

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In the show "Rome", theres a scene where Lucius Vorenus assures people that despite his barbarian features (blonde hair), he is Roman like them. Would a blonde haired, blue eyed Roman be looked down upon in that period (Late Republic, Early Empire)?

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St Nestor The Chronicler. How much of what he writes can be trusted or at least corroborated?

As the earliest extant works about Kievan Rus' The Primary Chronicle, Often attributed to St Nestor covers people who died long before he was born and his Chronicles are the only source which does. Rurik I is almost entirely based on these Chronicles.

How much can they trusted? if at all

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Latin inscription on a ring

https://imgur.com/a/E7Kep4Q
Hello everyone,
I have a question about particular ring in the picture. I know for a fact (or rather was told so) that the inscription says Anulus (annulus) Svant, which makes perfect sense. However I really can't see it there. Could anyone help me to learn to read?

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China had been conquered and occupied in its entirety twice by outside peoples of the steppe, the Mongols and Qing. So why would the concessions, opium, and treaty ports forced upon them by Europeans and Japanese become known as the Century of Humiliation?

Neither option is in any way, shape, or form ideal for a nation. But it seems like being completely conquered would be more humiliating then the terms the Japanese and Europeans forced on them. Was it do to the fact they were outsiders? Because they were white? Why?

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Did Nazi and Japanese medical experimentation during WW2 advance modern medicine in any way? If so, how?

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Can all the written documents of a specific type relevant to your field be read? If so, when does this not become the case?

Something that I still remember from Patrick Wyman's Fall of Rome Podcast is him saying there was a time that he could read all the existing documents of a certain type from the Roman Empire. If I recall correctly, these were letters between correspondents. That got me wondering if any of you can read all of the documents relevant to your work in a reasonable amount of time.

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Why did the immense popularity of Westerns, in the movies and on television, decline at the end of the 1960's?

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How did the Atlantis myth begin?

what is the earliest known documentation of atlantis?

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How much did medieval inns cost?

I'm mostly asking about how much did it cost to rent a room for a night. Like, is it a silver coin for a night or much more? I know, coins weren't all the same value, but I'm just asking about how much it would be. I'm writing a book, so I don't want to have a scene where characters pay a gold peice for something that costs a siver coin. Thanks.

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We use plastic boxes for takeout. Asians - modern and historic - used banana leaves. South Americans often wrapped food in corn husks. Did premodern Westerners have an equivalent disposable "takeout" container they would have used when getting food from a street vendor or when lacking plates?

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After the Salem Witch Trials, is there any evidence of witches moving elsewhere to continue their religion?

I recently finished reading a fictional story about Essex County, Massachusetts in which a detective discovers a modern day witch settlement that descends from the persecuted witches fleeing away from Salem. Now this is fiction but throughout history following the Salem Witch Trials is there evidence of other witch settlements around Massachusetts?

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Happy 8th Birthday to /r/AskHistorians! Join us in the party thread to crack a joke, share a personal anecdote, ask a poll-type question, or just celebrate the amazing community that continues to grow here!

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What book can I read to understand L 20th economic history which will teach me about macro / monetary policy?

I really want to deeply understand the Bretton Woods dissolution, central bank evolution in L20C (ideally in more than one country), capital flow control and why different govenments made different macro/monetary policy decisions during the L 20C period. I recently watched two documentaries 'The Spiders Web' and 'Princes of the Yen' about the history of UK offshore trust creation and Japanese lending controls in the 80s/90s/00s (as well as a bit about the ECB) - it taught me a bit about different kinds of central bank roles and I'd like to know more. Thanks!

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Why was Alexander the Great considered Greek even though he was Macedonian?

Alexander the Great and his father, Philip II, were Macedonian. So why is he considered Greek when it comes to all the stuff he conquered?

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Why did the Allies not declare war at USSR too in 1939 ?

As we know, Germany had a pact with the Soviet Union and they both invaded Poland in 1939. Britain and France then declared war on Germany but not on the Soviet Union. I know that Germany broke a promise they had with Chamberlain but Soviet Union invaded too, they killed too and they committed crimes too and Britain and France did not declare war.

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Did Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, or Andrew Jackson consider seeking a third term? Had Washington's example already become inviolable?

If they considered it, was Washington's example cited or did they decide not to run for other reasons? If Washington's tradition was considered so sacred already at that point, what changed that some later presidents were open to the idea?

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In 1082 Alexios I Komnenos made a chrysobull granting Venice a number of privileges. Amoungst these the Venetians were given the church of St Andrew in Durazzo. Were Venetian churches in Byzantine/medieval Roman territory under the authority of the Patriarch of Constantinople or the Pope of Rome?

I'm currently studying Byzantine diplomacy and I came across this clause (as well as a number of others in other chrysobulls between Byzantium and Venice from the ninth-twelfth centuries) which either actually gift Venice churches in Byzantine territory, or lay out a framework by which new territory conquered by Byzantium with Venetian military aid would also provide Venice with a church (in the newly conquered area - specifically this is the 1187 chrysobull).

Any insight by the community on this would be very helpful to my research!

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Which books do you suggest to understand the USA history?

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