Nurses of the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, DRK ) wearing paramilitary uniforms at a leadership school in 1939 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 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 would include helmets with special decals with the Red Cross eagle. Likewise, belt buckles were also issued with the same eagle.[1] [2]
Rank insignia 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 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 Vorhelfer Front helper Unteroffizier Helfer Helper Gefreiter Anwärter Candidate Soldat
Nurse ranks 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 Translation Heer equivalent 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 latch 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 . ^ a b "Uniform und Abzeichen des Deutsches Rotes Kreuz". Deutsche Uniformen . Leipzig: Verlag Moritz Ruhl. 1943. p. Table 14. Retrieved 4 January 2019 . ^ "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 . Uniforms Ranks and insignia
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