East German Red Cross DRK Women’s Utility Jacket

Here we have a very interesting and underappreciated uniform from the former DDR. These Red Cross utilities are built to withstand years of use. There are several distinct models spanning the 1960’s to 1980’s.

This Female version n of the DRK jacket has buttons under the collar for attaching a hood with drawstring. It is sold separately here: East German Red Cross DRK Hood for Women’s Jacket – camoLOTS.com

Models from early to late production:

1. 100% cotton, gray, 2-upper faux pockets, 2-lower patch pockets, No sleeve insignia.
2. Same as 1 but with added DRK sleeve insignia. These are mostly hand sewn because they were added post-production. The sleeve patch replaced an earlier removeable armband.
3. Poly-cotton blend fabric, blue-gray, 2-upper faux pockets, 2-lower patch pockets, machine-sewn sleeve insignia.
4. Same as 3 but without the upper faux pockets.

Here are the matching pants: East German Red Cross DRK Women’s Utility Pants – camoLOTS.com

Here is the matching hat: East German DRK Red Cross Garrison Cap – camoLOTS.com