Talk:German Red Cross

Zweiter Weltkrieg
The WW2 section either needs to be expanded and sourced or removed.71.59.115.214 14:41, 3 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Removed the section to the talk page to be discussed and updated before returning to the main page.
 * The Nazi-controlled German Red Cross refused to cooperate with the Geneva statutes, including blatant violations such as the deportation of Jews from Germany and the mass murders conducted in the concentration camps run by the German government. Luftwaffe (German Air Force in World War II ) were destroying polish hospitals (with Poles and Jews) with huge signs of polish red cross.

In accordance with notice on the main page:

1945 - 1952 period?
According to the article, the DRK was disbanded after the end of the war in 1945. A new (West German) DRK wasn't formed until 1952. Who performed the traditional social welfare and emergency support services that normal national Red Cross organizational performed during the 1945 - 1952 period? It could be assumed that the allied occupation authorities in what became West Germany organized or allowed to be organized local or regional groups along sector lines to perform the normal functions of the DRK. However, there is no mention of this. It would improve the article to cover some of these issues. --TGC55 (talk) 17:47, 9 December 2010 (UTC)


 * The above issues are covered in the German DRK article. At this point, I don't have time to translate and work the information into the section. (I know, I should have read it first.)--TGC55 (talk) 17:55, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Post-war convictions of DRK-Schwesters that were German citizens
How many DRK-Schwesters—that were German citizens—were convicted for their service during World War II? --Creambreek (talk) 18:14, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Five billion members?
Is there a source for this? The number of members cited in the introduction (5 billion) seems rather high compared with the population of the entire world, much less Germany. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 214.37.141.13 (talk) 21:03, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Karl Gebhardt President of the German Red Cross during part of WW2
Many sources, including the Nuremberg Doctor's Trial transcripts, indicated that Dr. Karl Gebhardt was President of the German Red Cross for part of the Nazi Period. Gebhardt was hanged for crimes against humanity in 1948. One wonders why Dr. Gebhardt is not mentioned or listed in this entry, despite the fact that he was in fact President of the German Red Cross for part of the Nazi period. I have been unable to determine the exact date of his appointment, but other evidence suggests that he was appointed sometime between 1942 and 1945. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.85.17.1 (talk) 03:40, 22 December 2021 (UTC)