The German Red Cross (German: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) is the national Red Cross Society in Germany. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the world's largest group of humanitarian Non-governmental organizations The Movement Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
With over 4. 5 million members, it is the third largest Red Cross society in the world. The German Red Cross offers a wide range of services within and outside Germany. For instance, it is a the biggest operator of emergency medical services in Germany, it runs nursing homes and offers social services for teenagers and families. Also spends millions on humanitarian aid projects in the third world.
Voluntary societies of the German Red Cross
The majority of voluntary Red Cross members are part of the five voluntary societies of the German Red Cross.
- Bereitschaften (medical service units, about 130,000 members)
- Bergwacht (mountain rescue service)
- Wasserwacht (lifeguard service, about 130,000 members)
- Sozialarbeit (welfare work)
- Jugendrotkreuz (Red Cross Youth)
Presidents of the German Red Cross
- 1921 - 1933: Joachim von Winterfeldt-Menkin
- 1933 - 1945: Carl-Eduard Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
- 1950 - 1952: Dr. The Wasserwacht ('vasərvaxt is a German lifeguard service. It is one of the five voluntary societies of the German Red Cross. Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert in German Carl Eduard Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 19 July 1884 Otto Gessler
- 1952 - 1961: Dr. Heinrich Weitz
- 1961 - 1967: Hans Ritter von Lex
- 1967 - 1982: Walter Bargatzky
- 1982 - 1994: Botho Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
- 1994 - 2003: Prof. Hans Ritter von Lex was a German political figure and the President of the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz from 1961 to 1967 Botho Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein ( His Highness Prince Botho to Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein) ( 16 February 1927 in Eisenach Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Knut Ipsen
- since 2003: Federal minister (retired) Rudolf Seiters
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