Item Description
Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. Instituted in 1864 by Aaron Silverman of the Charité hospital of Berlin, the German Red Cross was a voluntary civil assistance organization officially acknowledged by the Geneva Convention in 1929. In April 1933 the NSDAP Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick made it clear to Winterfeldt-Mencken that this policy would no longer apply; instead, the DRK would be expected to play its part in supporting the armed forces in any future conflict. Shortly after this the DRK was informed that the head of the SA Medical Corps, Dr. Paul Hocheisen had been given responsibility for voluntary nursing organizations.
This is a great German Red Cross Helper’s photo album, with an attached DRK Helper Pin maker-marked on the back by Ernst L. Müller. The photo album measures 3½ x 4½ x 1¼”. It is signed on the interior cover, and dated 1940. There are many photos of nurses, soldiers with nurses, and in some photos the nurses have blood-covered smocks. Some photos of wounded soldiers, some in a snowy environment and some near the water. A great assortment, but the photos aren’t pasted in and are just held in the small page slots. A small but full album with some great photos. There’s also a donkey in one photo.
A great album with a rare pin attached, ready for further research and display.
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