German Red Cross (DRK) Member Badge (Model 1937)

Product description

• Find Spot: The Stalingrad Pocket, area of the German field airfield «Pitomnik» (present-day Volgograd Region).
• Period: Winter 1942–1943.
• Historical Context: Belonged to the German military medical personnel of the rear services or field hospitals of the Wehrmacht’s 6th Army, which was encircled and destroyed during the Battle of Stalingrad. Pitomnik airfield served as the main hub for supplies and the evacuation of the wounded from the pocket.
• Material & Condition: Non-magnetic alloy (aluminum/tombac), hot enamel. Shows typical signs of being buried in the ground: the pin attachment is lost, with chips to the black enamel on the eagle’s wings and minor paint loss to the red enamel on the cross.