Original Item: Only One Available. This is an original WWII era black leather Deutsches Rotes Kreuz medic pouch. Nicely stamped on the reverse: D.R.K. Sanitätslager Babelsberg 7. Shows some minor scuffing from wear and use but very good condition overall. Also included are the original medical supplies including:
– Medic Red Cross Armband.
– Bandages, Guaze, and all in original wartime packaging and many with 1940s dated labels.
A very nice German WWII DRK Medic’s field kit!
History of the German Red Cross (DRK)
The DRK, “Deutsches Rotes Kreuz” (German Red Cross), a voluntary civil assistance organization originally instituted in 1864, was officially acknowledged by the Geneva Convention in 1929. In December 1937 it gained status