Germany Awards - 25 Years Medal in Volunteer Sanitation Convoy

This award was established by the Hessian Red Cross Land Union in 1900. Members of volunteer sanitary convoys were awarded after a faithful 25 years of service. Volunteer sanitary columns were organizations formed from national military unions. They were recruited from members of the Association who no longer belonged to the Reserve, Landwehr or Replacement Reserve, but placed themselves at the disposal of the Red Cross through their use. In wartime, volunteer sanitary columns were used to escort hospitals and hospitals. Except in cases, they maintained regular sanitation companies in the theater of war. In peacetime, they were used in accidents and accidents. At the same time, close cooperation was carried out with state and municipal authorities. The training was comparable to today's first aid course. By 1900, Germany had over 900 volunteer medical columns with over 14,000 members. By the time of mobilization in 1914, about 11,500 people were ready for voluntary departure. At the beginning of the century, medical columns merged into regional clubs.

Round bronze medal with raised border. Above is a regular eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

In
• upper 1/4 representation of a lying, facing left, connected head.
• The horizontal dividing line is in the form of a stretcher with an inclined head.
In
• the underlying box, 4-line, old font: - For - 25-year-old -/- true -
• - Services - B - B -/- Free - - Sanitary -/- Column -
• On the side next to the top line are flowers. Below along the edge are leaf-shaped ornaments.

Downside:

• On the edge is the old font, above: - Hessischer - ° - Landesverein -,
• Below are separated by 2 5-ray stars - from - ° - red - ° - cross -.
• Image of the Geneva Cross. Sides with edges shaded inside perpendicular.
In the
• corners of the sacrum, one flower.