Daily Archives: 13/12/2025

Forssmann

Frankfurt, October 1929 – Surgical Ward, St. Katharinen Hospital The corridor smelled of carbolic and fear. Werner Forssmann, 25 years old and already hated by half the staff for his arrogance, stood outside the catheterisation room holding a stolen ureteric catheter like it was Excalibur. A senior nurse, Sister Gertrud – built like a Panzer […]