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6 unusual facts about German Red Cross


Bund der Asienkämpfer

One of their main purposes was to investigate what had happened to entire missing German units of the Asien-Korps, including German nurses (German Red Cross Sisters), when the Palestine-Transjordan front collapsed at the end of September 1918.

Jon boat

The Wasserwacht branch of the German Red Cross has chosen jon boats for their civil protection units for use during floods.

Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict

The Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (German: Humanitäres Völkerrecht - Informationsschriften) is an academic journal of international law published quarterly by the Secretary General of the German Red Cross and the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict.

Ottomar Rodolphe Vlad Dracula Prince Kretzulesco

From his 46-room palace located in the town of Schenkendorf (Brandenburg), he organized so-called "blood-sucking parties" in conjunction with the German Red Cross at which guests were invited to donate blood.

Sabine Bergmann-Pohl

Since 1990 Bergmann-Pohl has been the Patron of the General Disabled Persons in Germany (ABID eV) and since 2003 President of the Berlin Red Cross.

Thilo Marauhn

Since 1995, Marauhn has been a member of the humanitarian international law committee of the German Red Cross, and since 2003 he has been a member of the scientific committee at the Hessian Foundation for Peace and Conflict Studies.


Uns geht's prima...

After 1983's EP "Zu schön, um wahr zu sein!" it was their second release and raised attention when the German Red Cross initiated a lawsuit against the use of their emblem on the album's cover.


see also

German rescue swimming badge

The German rescue swimming badge (German: Deutsches Rettungsschwimmabzeichen) is awarded by the Wasserwacht of the German Red Cross and the DLRG for proficiency in rescue swimming skills.