German Red Cross Hewer Frog

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SKU: 70.GOR.04.03.003.000

Estimated market value:

$200 USD

  • German Red Cross Hewer Frog Obverse
  • German Red Cross Hewer Frog Reverse

Estimated market value:

$200 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Germany
  • Image Licensing
    The image of the German Red Cross Hewer Frog is attributed to Helmut Weitze Militärische Antiquitäten KG.

History


Following the First World War, the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, DRK) was threatened in its existence by the Treaty of Versailles, since the organisation was mainly focused on preparing its members for war and military-related medical service. This resulted in the DRK switching focus to social welfare activities during the time of the Weimar Republic.

The stipulations enforced by the Treaty of Versailles were declared null and void following the NSDAP’s consolidation of power in 1933. The new Reich Minister of the Interior, Wilhelm Frick, an NSDAP member, ensured that the DRK would be ready to support all of the Third Reich’s future military affairs and political ideologies. In 1938, the DRK was merged with the Ministry of the Interior’s Social Welfare Organisation, officially becoming an organisation under NSDAP oversight. The DRK also had ties to the SS, mainly due to high-ranking medical professionals serving in both organisations simultaneously.

The Enlisted Ranks Hewer was worn suspended from a bayonet-type black leather frog. The frog was attached to the belt on the left side of the service uniform. The obverse of the scabbard features a stud to fit into the opening of the pocket of the frog.

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