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".

Read more about German War Graves Commission:  Foundation in 1919, Members, Offices, War Graves Commissions in Further Countries, List of German Cemeteries By Country/conflict

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