DRK Verwendungsbuch – Hamburg
An original wartime Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) Verwendungsbuch issued to Wilma Elisabeth Warmburg, complete with its original attached portrait photograph and official issue stamps.
The booklet was issued in Hamburg on 22 July 1940 and served as the official service record for personnel employed within the DRK voluntary nursing service. It retains the original owner’s photograph, several official inspection stamps and signatures.
Wilma Warmburg was born on 21 November 1905 in Hamburg and is listed as a housewife (Hausfrau). Her husband is recorded as Reinhold Warmburg, residing in Hamburg-Bergedorf, with no children noted.
The booklet records her physical description, identification details and official registration within the DRK nursing organization. Unlike many later wartime examples, this booklet appears largely unused, with few subsequent service entries, making it a well-preserved early-war issue.
A desirable original DRK personnel document with excellent display appeal thanks to its original portrait photograph and early 1940 issue date.
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The Verwendungsbuch was the official service booklet issued to members of the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross) serving within the Freiwillige Krankenpflege (Voluntary Nursing Service). It functioned as both an identification document and an employment record, accompanying the holder throughout their wartime service.
This example belonged to Wilma Elisabeth Warmburg, born 21 November 1905 in Hamburg.
Issued on 22 July 1940, the booklet records her personal information, family status, physical description and registration into the DRK system. At the time of issue she was married to Reinhold Warmburg, lived in Hamburg-Bergedorf and was employed as a housewife before entering DRK service.
The document was officially issued in Wehrkreis X (Hamburg) under the authority of the Inspector of the German Red Cross, bearing official signatures and inspection stamps.
Unlike many surviving Verwendungsbücher that contain extensive hospital postings and late-war service entries, this example remains largely unused after issuance, preserving it in a clean and attractive state.
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