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The Centenary Celebrations of the Baden-Württemberg Red Cross

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Walter Gruber*
Affiliation:
Secretary-General of the “Landesverband” Baden-Württemberg of the German Red Cross in the Federal Republic of Germany

Extract

The Centenary of the Red Cross of Baden-Württemberg was celebrated in 1963 by a number of events of which we will be reading an account below which we owe its Secretary-General. We would, however, like to refer to the historical background of a hundred years ago in relation to the recent celebrations in Stuttgart. The origin of the oldest Society of Aid to Military Wounded and Sick, founded in 1863, should in fact be recalled. The destinies of Württentberg were at that time in the royal hands of Wilhelm I, who agreed to send representatives to the International Conference convened in Geneva in October 1863. These were the Reverend Christoph-Ulrich Hahn, delegate of the Minister for War, accompanied by Dr. Wagner. For discussion and adoption was a “draft agreement” of the Committee of Five which was to be the basis of the Convention signed in Geneva a year later.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1964

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References

page 116 note 1 Articles were published, on the Louise, Grand Duchess, in the Revue Internationale, September 1960 Google Scholar and on the Empress Augusta in. the International Review, September 1961 Google Scholar.

page 118 note 1 Plate.

page 120 note 1 Plate.