When you consider the history of the chainsaw you might imagine that it's only connection to medicine would be the average of approximately 28,000 chainsaw injuries reported in the US annually. But you would be wrong. The shocking history of the mechanically driven cutting tool with teeth set on a chain deserves to be remembered.
By September of 1944, the Western Allies had broken out of the Normandy beachehead, and suddenly and quickly moved across northern France . By September 7th, the 90th division was stretched across the northern sector on Patton’s Third Army’s left, advancing slowly northeast. As they did so the German defenders made a risky attack in an effort to spoil the allied advance, cutting through Allied lines in a surprise action at the small town of Mairy-Mannville.