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die Johanniter (pl.)
   the Johanniter (members of the Order of St. John); Johanniter ambulance service
die Malteser (pl.)
   the Malteser (members of the Order of the Knights of Malta); Malteser ambulance service
die Samariter (pl.)
   the Samaritans; first-aid service/volunteer

Insgesamt drei Hilfsorganisationen - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund und Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe - engagieren sich im Landkreis im Katastrophenschutz.
A total of three relief organizations – the German Red Cross, the Workers' Samaritan Federation, and Saint John Accident Assistance – are committed to dealing with disasters in the Landkreis [administrative district, county].
Die Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (JUH) ist eine evangelische Hilfsorganisation. Die JUH wurde im Januar 1952 gegründet. Die katholische Schwesterorganisation ist der Malteser Hilfsdienst.
The Saint John Accident Assistance (JUH) is a Protestant emergency organization. The JUH was established in January 1954. Its Catholic counterpart is the Malteser Emergency Service.

Related:
der Barmherzige Samariter (Bible) the good Samaritan
der Johanniterorden Order of St. John (Protestant)
der Malteserorden Order of the Knights of Malta (Catholic)
das Malteserkreuz the Maltese Cross
der Sanitäter EMT, ambulance/rescue worker; first-aid attendant

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WEB > Johanniterorden (Wikipedia)
WEB > Order of St. John (Wikipedia)
WEB > www.johanniter.de
WEB > www.malteser.de/


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