To what degree, if at all, did combatants not shoot at medics on either side on the Western Front or in North Africa during World War II? To what degree were medics not armed?

by JollyRabbit

I remember seeing in various fictional works, movies, TV shows and video games how both sides supposedly were not supposed toshoot at medics, though this was usually a point of drama when the medic then got shot anyway. To what degree the combatants actually avoid shooting at medics? To what degree were medics actually not arm?

Georgy_K_Zhukov

I've written on this before, so this post might interest you.