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
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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
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| Shoulder insignia[3] | Name[3] | Translation | Heer equivalent[4] |
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Generalhauptführer | General chief leader | Generalleutnant |
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Generalführer | General leader | Generalmajor |
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Oberstführer | Colonel leader | Oberst |
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Oberfeldführer | Senior field leader | Oberstleutnant |
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Feldführer | Field leader | Major |
| Hauptführer | Chief leader | Hauptmann | |
| Oberwachführer | Senior watch leader | Oberleutnant | |
| Wachführer | Watch leader | Leutnant | |
| Enlisted | |||
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Haupthelfer mit Zugführer Prüfung | Head helper with platoon exam | Stabsfeldwebel |
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Haupthelfer | Head helper | Oberfeldwebel |
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Oberhelfer | Senior helper | Feldwebel |
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Vorhelfer mit Gruppenführer Prüfung | Front helper with group leader exam | Unterfeldwebel |
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Vorhelfer | Front helper | Unteroffizier |
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Helfer | Helper | Gefreiter |
| Anwärter | Candidate | Soldat | |
Nurse ranks
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| 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 latch leader | Oberleutnant | |
| Wachführerin | Watch leader | Leutnant | |
| Haupthelferin | Head helper | Oberfeldwebel | |
| Oberhelferin | Senior helper | Feldwebel | |
| Vorhelferin | Front helper | Unteroffizier | |
| Anwärter | Candidate | Soldat |
See also
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edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c 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.