German War Graves Commission

German War Graves Commission
Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
	German War Graves Commission logo
Abbreviation	VDK
Formation	16 December 1919
Legal status	Association (e. V.)
Purpose	To locate, maintain, care for German war graves outside of Germany
Headquarters	Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Region served	Europe and North Africa (46 countries)
Membership	82,030 (2019)
Official language	German
President	Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Main organ	Until 2012: Stimme & Weg, from 2013 on: frieden
Budget	EUR 51,784,000 (2019)
Staff	556 (2019)
Volunteers	8,000 (2013)
Website	volksbund.de

The German War Graves Commission (German: Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge, pronounced [ˈfɔlksbʊnt ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈkʁiːksɡʁɛːbɐˌfyːɐ̯zɔʁɡə] ^ⓘ) is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of German war graves in Europe and North Africa.^[2] 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.

^ Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e. V. (Hrsg.): Arbeitsbilanz 2019 (Annual Report). Brochure. Kassel, April 2020.
^ "Über uns". www.volksbund.de. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[stimme-1] Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e. V. (Hrsg.): Arbeitsbilanz 2019 (Annual Report). Brochure. Kassel, April 2020.

[VDK-2] "Über uns". www.volksbund.de. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

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