Red Cross Museum, Nürnberg

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A little know museum tucked away in the north of the city (probably due to the limited opening hours). Split over 3 or 4 floors (can't quite remember exactly how many now) but on the top floor is hidden the Third Reich DRK section.

The guides are very helpful & enjoy explaining the various items. We visited last August (2008) & were the first British visitors they's ever had!!!!

Rotkreuz-Museum (Red Cross Museum)
Sulzbacher Straße 42
90489 Nuremberg

Opening times:
Wednesday: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Every 2nd and 3rd Saturday of the month: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment

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Documents & brooches

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Detail

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More docs

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Some long service awards & service brooches

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Closer...... Sorry for the glare of the flash

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Chocolate tin......

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A large display

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Another cabinet

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Some field equipment

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Crockery....... Fabulous stuff & very hard to come by!

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More

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They even had their own steins!

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A very rare award document for the DRK Honour pin (shown next to it).

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I have never seen this version of the 1937-'39 honour cross with a srewback fixing....... The case was custom to the piece with a round recess to fit it!

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A band display with penents

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This standard had to be over 5 foot across......

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Another banner

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Finally a tin box. There were hindreds of other items that I just didn't have the time to photograph, we were there long after closing (as I said the staff were very nice).

If anyone wants to see more dtails shots of any of these let me know, I had to crop them to fit them.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Don, well, I had never even heard of this Museum either!

There are some great items on display, I do like the beer stein and the chocolate tin.

I was interest too in the glass (?) shaped like a foot.

Cheers, Ade.

[RaymondG]

Wonderful thread, Don :thumbup:

I can see this forum as being of real benefit to members

Raymond

[scowen]

Hi Don, well, I had never even heard of this Museum either!

There are some great items on display, I do like the beer stein and the chocolate tin.

I was interest too in the glass (?) shaped like a foot.

Cheers, Ade.

Thanks Ade, I've no idea what it is. Here's a crop from the fullsize image.

Cheers
Don

[clevischi]

Its a nice museum. Do you know a internet site that i can learn a little more about the Red Cross in TR?

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I'm afraid not, very little has been produced on this area. There is a book by Angolia which features uniforms etc called In the service of the Reich, but most of the book is taken up with diplomatic stuff.

Cheers
Don

[ServerAdmin]

Awesome thread. Thanks for the pictures.

[derjager]

Wonderfull photos. Thanks for sharing. Wish I'd been there with you. :001_cool:

--dj--Joe

[Patrick-V]

i never heard of this museum either but i will pay it a visit in my next holiday in Germany . Thanks for sharing :thumbup1:

[lee-clark]

The glass shaped "like a foot" is a beer glass. Says something about, 70 years of can't read the rest! Boot shaped beer glasses are quite common over here.

[Jeroen]

Is the museum in Neuremburg itself?

[pegleg09]

They even had their own steins!

cool

[Waffenleite]

Don, thanks so much for the heads up on this wonderful museum displays. Probably the best concentation of DRK items that I have ever heard of and well displayed.
Did you speak with the curators and what was their attitude concerning TR items?

[MikeC]

Thanks Don, that museum is new to me. I would love one of those steins! Full, of course:001_tt1: