German War Graves Commission
The German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge in German) is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of German war graves in Europe and North Africa. Its objectives are acquisition, maintenance and care of German war graves; tending to next of kin; youth and educational work; and preservation of the memory to the sacrifices of war and despotism. Former head of the Bundeswehr Wolfgang Schneiderhan was elected President of the organisation in 2016, succeeding SPD politician Markus Meckel. The President of Germany, currently Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD), is the organisation's patron.
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German War Graves Commission
The German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge in German) is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of German war graves in Europe and North Africa. Its objectives are acquisition, maintenance and care of German war graves; tending to next of kin; youth and educational work; and preservation of the memory to the sacrifices of war and despotism. Former head of the Bundeswehr Wolfgang Schneiderhan was elected President of the organisation in 2016, succeeding SPD politician Markus Meckel. The President of Germany, currently Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD), is the organisation's patron.
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"Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräb ...... o. Ĝia sidejo estas en Kassel.
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De Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgr ...... vestigd in Kassel (Duitsland).
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Il Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgr ...... e di guerra. Ha sede a Kassel.
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Le Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgr ...... etz, en Lorraine, depuis 1991.
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Los cementerios de los caídos ...... armadas del país desde 1955.
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The German War Graves Commissi ...... is the organisation's patron.
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräbe ...... Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge.
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Ο Σύνδεσμος Φροντίδας Γερμανικ ...... ά 10% από το γερμανικό κράτος.
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Народный союз Германии по уход ...... ахоронений погибших и умерших.
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社団法人 ドイツ戦争墓地維持国民同盟 (ドイツ語: Volk ...... /51, 1864) の墓地や記念碑の維持管理を行っている。
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1919-12-16
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82,030 (2019)
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Work for Peace (in German: Arbeit für den Frieden)
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
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To locate, maintain, care for German war graves outside of Germany
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VDK
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5.1784E7
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German War Graves Commission Logo
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1919-12-16
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German
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President
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until 2012: Stimme & Weg, from 2013 on: frieden
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Work for Peace
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German War Graves Commission
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
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To locate, maintain, care for German war graves outside of Germany
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Europe and North Africa
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"Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräb ...... o. Ĝia sidejo estas en Kassel.
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De Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgr ...... vestigd in Kassel (Duitsland).
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Il Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgr ...... e di guerra. Ha sede a Kassel.
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Le Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgr ...... etz, en Lorraine, depuis 1991.
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Los cementerios de los caídos ...... armadas del país desde 1955.
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The German War Graves Commissi ...... is the organisation's patron.
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräbe ...... nesaktiviteter i samband med .
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Ο Σύνδεσμος Φροντίδας Γερμανικ ...... ά 10% από το γερμανικό κράτος.
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Народный союз Германии по уход ...... могилами — работа во имя мира»
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社団法人 ドイツ戦争墓地維持国民同盟 (ドイツ語: Volk ...... /51, 1864) の墓地や記念碑の維持管理を行っている。
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Cementerios de los caídos de guerra alemanes
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German War Graves Commission
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
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Σύνδεσμος Φροντίδας Γερμανικών Τάφων Πολέμου
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Народный союз Германии по уходу за военными захоронениями
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