Nurses of the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, DRK) wearing paramilitary uniforms at a leadership school in Nazi Germany in 1939. Photo from the Bundesarchiv.
The ranks and insignia of the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, abbr. DRK) were the paramilitary rank system used by the national Red Cross Society in Germany during World War II.
Insignia
Armband of the DRK as part of a nurse's clothing.
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Armband with the DRK version of the "eagle-and-swastika".
Men's uniforms and insignia of The German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, DRK) during The Nazi era (Ruhl: Deutsche Uniformen 1930s
Medics within the German Red Cross would wear helmets with special decals with the Red Cross eagle. Likewise, were the belt buckle issued with the same eagle.[1][2]
Rank Insignia
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Uniforms and rank insignia of male members of the German Red Cross during World War II. Book plate from Deutsche Uniformen ("German Uniforms") published around 1942.
| Shoulder insignia[3] | Name[3] | Translation | Heer equivalent[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Generalhauptführer | General Chief Leader | Generalleutnant |
 |
Generalführer | General Leader | Generalmajor |
 |
Oberstführer | Colonel leader | Oberst |
 |
Oberfeldführer | Senior field leader | Oberstleutnant |
 |
Feldführer | Field leader | Major |
| Hauptführer | Chief Leader | Hauptmann | |
| Oberwachführer | Senior Watch Leader | Oberleutnant | |
| Wachführer | Watch Leader | Leutnant | |
| Enlisted | |||
 |
Haupthelfer mit Zugführer Prüfung | Head Helper with Platoon Exam | Stabsfeldwebel |
 |
Haupthelfer | Head Helper | Oberfeldwebel |
 |
Oberhelfer | Senior Helper | Feldwebel |
 |
Vorhelfer mit Gruppenführer Prüfung | Front Helper with Group leader Exam | Unterfeldwebel |
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Vorhelfer | Front Helper | Unteroffizier |
 |
Helfer | Helper | Gefreiter |
| Anwärter | Candidate | Soldat | |
Nurse ranks
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Uniforms and rank insignia of female members and nurses of the German Red Cross during World War II. Book plates from Deutsche Uniformen c. 1942.
| Collar insignia[5] | Name[4] | Translation | Heer equivalent[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generalhauptführerin | General Chief Leader | Generalleutnant | |
| Generalführerin | General Leader | Generalmajor | |
| Oberstführerin | Colonel leader | Oberst | |
| Oberfeldführerin | Senior field leader | Oberstleutnant | |
| Feldführerin | Field leader | Major | |
| Hauptführerin | Chief Leader | Hauptmann | |
| Oberwachführerin | Senior Watch Leader | Oberleutnant | |
| Wachführerin | Watch Leader | Leutnant | |
| Haupthelferin | Head Helper | Oberfeldwebel | |
| Oberhelferin | Senior Helper | Feldwebel | |
| Vorhelferin | Front Helper | Unteroffizier | |
| Anwärter | Candidate | Soldat |
See also
References
- ↑ "German Red Cross". Germania International. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ "Deutsches Rotes Kreuz". Archived from the original on 25 November 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- 1 2 "Uniform und Abzeichen des Deutsches Rotes Kreuz". Deutsche Uniformen. Leipzig: Verlag Moritz Ruhl. 1943. p. Table 14. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- 1 2 3 Davis 1980, p. 223.
- ↑ "German Red Cross (Female)". Uniform Insignia. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- Davis, Brian Leigh (1980). German Uniforms of the Third Reich 1933-1945 (1st ed.). Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press. ISBN 0-7137-0881-6.
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